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Penn Medicine Associate Director: Value Management in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Entity: Corporate Services
Department: Materials Management Administration
Location: Remote (Based out of Centre Square West Tower- 1500 Market Street)
Hours: (must live reasonable distance from location) M-F (8:00 – 4:30)
The Associate Director, Value Management provides leadership, analytic insight, and administrative support to Penn Medicine leaders on Value Management initiatives within the Penn Medicine System. The Associate Director will be expected to liaise with Executives, Physician leaders and other internal experts to address projects as appropriate.
The Associate Director, Value Management will manage a portfolio of Value Management projects and apply their consultative, analytical, and stakeholder management skills to drive positive change for Penn Medicine. The Associate Director, will work directly with the Corporate Director Value Management, Penn Medicine Executive and Physician leaders and provide support and direction to their respective teams.
Accountabilities
Act as an active and visible leader within the department
Hiring, management, and mentoring of less experienced analysts
Actively supports department Corporate Director in resolving operational issues
Oversee system support for assigned clients (e.g., service line, department, Disease Team, clinical team)
Primarily responsible for major Value Management system and entity projects, as assigned
Key elements of both client support and project management include:
Triaging, tracking, and ensuring delivery of requests
Serving as primary point of contact and team representative to the relevant client group
Working with stakeholders to identify potential issues or opportunities and develop data-driven work plans to address them
Executing analysis and/or overseeing analysis consistent with the work plan
Coordinating with team leadership and others as assigned to ensure project deliverables and analytics are aligned with system imperatives
Building consensus around key actions arising from their research analysis
Providing active, visible, independent leadership on assigned initiatives
Support maintenance and improvement of Penn Medicine Value Management data, analytics, and reporting infrastructure as directed by team leadership
Facilitate sharing of best practices across entities, service lines, and departments
Maintains market leading information about new product developments, and market trends. Identifies emerging technologies
Assures an enterprise wide view and inclusion of all entities in all initiatives and relevant programs
Partners with Hospital leadership and Corporate Materials Management to review non-clinical sourcing and identify opportunities for improvement
Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization
Minimum Requirements
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree(Business, Supply Chain, RN/Clinical area, or related field preferred) is required.
Master’s Degree is preferred.
10+ years of professional work experience in health care value analysis, periop services, or hospital supply chain, including supervisory experience.
2+ years of Consulting experience is preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications
- CVAHP or CMRP is preferred
Required Skills and Abilities
PROJECT/CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Ability to manage concurrent projects while meeting project deadlines
COMMUNICATION: Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff
COMMUNICATION: Able to translate complex information into simple explanations
PROJECT/CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Ability to drive multiple projects with overlapping timeframes
COMMUNICATION: Ability to communicate with internal and external constituents
Motivated, high-energy individual; anticipates and removes roadblocks to meet deadlines and deliver work products efficiently
Able to lead and influence a cross-functional group of leaders to consensus and action on a complex, politically sensitive initiative
Ability to ‘manage up’ effectively and gracefully
Demonstrates innovative approaches in addressing business challenges that have not been solved by more traditional measures
Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution, based on project requirements
Demonstrated ability to conduct data entry, validate data, look for data anomalies, and provide solutions for improving data integrity
Experience in the healthcare industry, ideally with a strong understanding of clinical care delivery, provider financials, and major industry trends impacting health care providers
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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