Senior Contract Analyst

Premier Healthcare Solutions•New York City, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Contract Analyst is responsible for the creation of analytic deliverables for the Member Value Enablement (“MVE”) division to support strategies to bring top value to the membership and revenue opportunities for Premier. The Senior Contract Analyst will be responsible for creating high standard, reliable analytics deliverables and executing on-time improved analytics deliverables to optimize the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services. The Senior Contract Analyst will be responsible for assisting the Manager in the training, prioritization of tasks, complex issue resolution and troubleshooting. The Senior Contract Analyst will work with the Director, Manager, and Contract Analysts to support the needs of the member and commercial team nationwide to ensure new technology & processes meet their needs. In addition, the Contract Analyst will be responsible for awareness and knowledge of other business groups to better serve accounts and to drive additional member engagement.

Requirements

4 or more years of applicable work experience
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Health Care Business analytics
Communication and presentation skills
Intermediate/Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint)
Familiarity with Advanced Business Intelligence tools or data pulls for strategic process creation
Ability to organize large amounts of data gathered during elicitation and analysis, and to cope with rapidly changing information
Customer service skills (internal and external customers)
Deep knowledge of spend & supply market analysis concepts
Analytical skills to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information into more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
In-depth understanding and knowledge of Premier data sources
Ability to mentor and train less experienced staff members
Large data set review skills
Ability to manage and lead cross-functional team collaboration
Ability to prioritize member needs and provide coverage
Ability to troubleshoot and communicate data/tool issues
Organizational skills
Detailed oriented
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Knowledgeable of Sourcing strategy and ability to integrate with analytics
Ability to work independently and be self-accountable
Experience in healthcare and IT environment preferred.
Similar analytic experience preferred.
Ability to prepare and present clinical and/or financial data utilizing Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Premier tools to share cost management and/or clinical performance improvement opportunities.
The expectation is that Senior Contract Analysts will have demonstrated capable performance in a Contract Analyst role for a period of 2-3 years or will have equivalent experience for the same amount of time outside of Premier.
Bachelor’s degree
Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
Operate computer programs and software
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences in person and in electronic formats.
Day-to-day contact with others (co-workers and/or the public)
Making independent decisions
Ability to work in a collaborative business environment in close quarters with peers and varying interruptions

Responsibilities

Creating high quality, member-ready analytic deliverables including complex contract categories management to support members and revenue generation
Identify and assist with complex issue resolution and troubleshoot data/tool issues for escalation to the Manager for resolution
Assist the Manager to identify any gaps in member solutions including Sourcing/Contracting, Technology and Analytics
Adhere to data standard and governance guidelines
Train and onboard new MVE staff on reports and processes
Follow Member Operation Plans outlining nuances for report creation
Maintain an understanding of all the revenue driving and value add products and services offered to the membership
Understand data flow, large data set review, and cleanup issues (ex: UOM)
Prioritize tasks and provide support on complex deliverables to ensure timely completion
Generate a variety of other ad-hoc analytical work products required to manage the account.
Conduct routine analytics required to demonstrate the value of Premier contracts and to drive contract penetration.
Become an expert on Supply Chain ITS tools. This includes the collection, uploading, management, and manipulation of all related data.
Respond to issues quickly and correctly and ensure they are resolved or escalated within the account management team
Support the development of MVE goals of enabling Premier members to realize their supply chain and clinical improvement potential, optimizing the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services.
Support an evolving analytics model by providing insights about data, optimization, performance, and technology.
Participate in cross functional teams across Business unit’s regional operations teams as requested
Understand organizational structure and related product offerings
Understand how supply chain collaboratives work, including rules and member and contract eligibility.