Value Analysis Clinical Resource Manager

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

10d • $94,957 - $147,183 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the general direction of the System Director of Sourcing, Contracting and Value Analysis, this position is responsible for evaluating medical products, services, and technologies to optimize cost-effectiveness while maintaining or improving patient care quality. This role involves conducting comprehensive analyses to support evidence-based decision-making in healthcare procurement, technology adoption, resource allocation, and financial mitigation strategies. Using objective research and clinical outcome data, the position provides clinical and business/financial strategic expertise that facilitates supply expense management while continuously reviewing and improving processes that support clinical patient care. This position will work with system clinical care and supply chain teams to assist them in contract implementations and conversions. Acts as a primary liaison between leadership (executive, divisional, departmental, and clinical), front line clinical, and supply chain staff to ensure cost-effective utilization of products, services, and processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related clinical specialty, healthcare business, finance, economics or equivalent experience highly required.
• 5-10 years’ experience in clinical healthcare setting
• Minimum 3-5 years in a healthcare organization that provided experience in areas such as healthcare finance, supply chain, clinical operations, and/or leadership role.
• Previous project management experience, demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects that required developing project milestones and monitoring that lead to successful completion.
• Familiarity with medical devices, pharmaceuticals, or healthcare technologies.
• Project and change management skills, including initiating, planning and design, executing, monitoring, closing and post-event evaluating.
• Ability to work in an independent proactive manner.
• Analytic skills.
• Ability to document finding and analyses, including system and business relationships.
• Ability to proactively prioritize responsibilities and goals.
• Previous experience using health care data sets to make data-driven decisions.
• Knowledge of Integrated Delivery Networks, hospital organizational structures, and hospital staff structures including but not limited to clinicians (physicians and nurses), peri-op, cardiovascular interventional services, laboratory, radiology/IR, pharmacy, other clinical disciplines.
• Ability to use good judgment when performing the functions of the job or when interacting with others.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint; and has the ability to learn new software programs.
• Functional working knowledge of clinical and surgical supply, supply chain processes, and SKU maintenance processes.

Nice To Haves

• Active RN licensure or equivalent
• Prefer knowledge of healthcare reimbursement systems and regulatory requirements

Responsibilities

• Evaluating medical products, services, and technologies to optimize cost-effectiveness while maintaining or improving patient care quality.
• Conducting comprehensive analyses to support evidence-based decision-making in healthcare procurement, technology adoption, resource allocation, and financial mitigation strategies.
• Providing clinical and business/financial strategic expertise that facilitates supply expense management while continuously reviewing and improving processes that support clinical patient care.
• Working with system clinical care and supply chain teams to assist them in contract implementations and conversions.
• Acting as a primary liaison between leadership (executive, divisional, departmental, and clinical), front line clinical, and supply chain staff to ensure cost-effective utilization of products, services, and processes.
• Managing multiple concurrent projects involving internal customers, external suppliers, and other shareholders.
• Performing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), cost/benefit, and financial feasibility analysis.
• Documenting findings and analyses, including system and business relationships.
• Proactively prioritizing responsibilities and goals.
• Making data-driven decisions using health care data sets.
• Establishing and maintaining long-term customer relationships, building trust and respect by consistently meeting and exceeding expectations.
• Communicating clearly, with concise dialog to all team members, delivering accurate information and direction with the ability to communicate effectively with clinical health care professionals.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level