MedStar Health · 13 hours ago
VP Supply Chain Strategy & Business Operations
Columbia, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$276K/yr - $374K/yr
8+ years expMedStar Health is a healthcare organization seeking an innovative thought leader for the position of Vice President Supply Chain Strategy & Business Operations. The role involves providing executive leadership for supply chain operations, overseeing strategic sourcing and purchasing functions, and collaborating with various system leaders to ensure effective supply chain management and operational execution.
Health CareMedical
Responsibilities
In collaboration with the MedStar Health Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer plans organizes and directs the programs and operations of the supply chain departments to create and advance the supply chain value proposition. Establishes operational priorities and activities to facilitate and support system supply chain success. Ensures overall coordination of operational priorities and activities with Hospital Ambulatory and MedStar Medical Group and with all other components of the MedStar Health
Evaluates and supports the implementation of effective user-friendly supply chain processes that optimize the use of technology enhance practitioner workflow and provide MedStar Health a competitive advantage in the marketplace
In collaboration with the MedStar Health Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer develops and implements annual Supply Chain Business Transformation goals and initiatives. This includes fiscal planning results and controls. Collaborates directly with all system and entity executive leadership to develop opportunities and drive implementation
Serves as the primary leader for Supply Chain Business Transformation and serves as liaison with key Business Transformation partners including the Business Transformation Office, Finance and Performance Improvement & Analytics. Key owner and communicator of all business analytics and reporting for Supply Chain
Serves as a primary liaison with MedStar GPO partner Vizient to maximize all facets of the relationship including PPI Commit programs; Med-Surg Commit programs Purchased Services programs and fee share-back
Responsible for the strategy and operational execution of strategic sourcing functions both clinical and non-clinical value analysis and purchasing functions. Provides oversight of all facets of operational performance management key performance metrics and operational improvement
Partners directly with MMG clinical leadership and Nursing leadership to drive strategic sourcing and value analysis
Responsible for overseeing the physician savings reimbursement program with appropriate supply chain MedStar Medical Group Finance and hospital leadership. Effectively manages initiative approvals savings and savings awards
Participates in ensuring that supply chain develops and maintains a competitive advantage in the marketplace with leading-edge state-of-the-art technology and data & analytics resources and tools
Initiates and leads strategic planning discussions/sessions that identify systemic challenges and impact to business, develops potential solutions and identifies pathways to resolution to support patient experience
Provides leadership and expertise in meeting all regulatory accreditation licensure issues and full compliance with applicable laws regulations and standards
Establishes goals and policies for areas of responsibility subject to leadership team review, that is reviewed based on progress and goals achieved
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate to advance supply chain systemness. Participates in meetings, serves on committees, task forces and represents supply chain and MedStar Health with internal and external constituencies
Develops and maintains projects and activities that result in measurable outcomes for MedStar Health as well as an associated pipeline. Understands, consolidates and escalates risks as required for resolution and identifies opportunities for cross initiative collaboration and efficient execution
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in: Business, Healthcare, Industrial Engineering, Healthcare Systems Engineering or Public Administration required
5-7 years demonstrated experience in a team/department leadership role required
8-10 years increasingly responsible experience in a large-scale distributed healthcare system, acute care hospital or healthcare management and/or related healthcare operations management or consulting required
Experience leading large performance improvement initiatives required
Demonstrated results and achievements in areas of experience required
Company
MedStar Health
MedStar Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$29MKey Investors
American Medical AssociationAgency for Healthcare Research and QualityA. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation
2023-06-21Grant
2022-09-27Grant· $2M
2020-07-03Grant· $27M
Leadership Team
David Mayer
Executive Director MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Quality and Safety CEO Patient Safety Mo
Recent News
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