Project Manager

Vizient • Chicago, IL

12d

About The Position

When you’re the best, we’re the best. We instill an environment where employees feel engaged, satisfied and able to contribute their unique skills and talents while living and working as their authentic selves . We provide extensive opportunities for personal and professional development, building both employee competence and organizational capability to fuel exceptional performance through an inclusive environment both now and in the future. Summary: In this role, you will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of value-based utilization initiatives from concept through launch readiness. You will drive clarity, structure, and disciplined execution to ensure initiatives are clearly scoped, cross-functionally aligned, and positioned to achieve measurable clinical and financial outcomes. You will collaborate closely with analytics, clinical, sourcing, and implementation partners while maintaining strong ownership, precision, and accountability in complex, evolving environments.

Requirements

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 2 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Demonstrated project management experience, preferably within healthcare, supply chain, clinical, or operational environments.
• Experience working in highly cross-functional settings with analytics, clinical leaders, and implementation teams.
• Strong ability to influence without authority and engage senior, diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven track record of managing initiatives tied to financial and performance outcomes.
• Expertise in scope definition, stakeholder communication, and risk identification.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiative planning and execution from idea intake through implementation readiness.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across analytics, clinical stakeholders, sourcing, and implementation teams.
• Define and document initiative scope, including categorization, assumptions, and success metrics.
• Manage timelines, milestones, and deliverables while holding stakeholders accountable to prevent delays.
• Partner with Product Implementation Managers to ensure operational alignment and readiness.
• Validate reporting logic and outputs to ensure alignment with approved scope and definitions.
• Support identification and intake of new initiative opportunities with analytics and business stakeholders.
• Facilitate structured, action-oriented stakeholder meetings focused on outcomes.
• Conduct post-implementation debriefs and drive continuous process improvement.

Benefits

• Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan!
• Please view our benefits here: http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
• Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
• The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees