Optimum Healthcare IT · 7 hours ago
VMO Analyst
Edison, NJ
Contract
Hybrid
Mid LevelOptimum Healthcare IT is seeking a VMO Analyst to serve as a strategic business partner to Health Applications leadership. This role involves driving vendor management and commercial governance for health applications vendors, managing contract negotiations, and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Health CareInformation Technology
Hiring Manager
Susan Duenkel
Responsibilities
Serve as a strategic business partner to Health Applications leadership, driving vendor management and commercial governance for a portfolio of health applications vendors, including EHR (Epic preferred), integrated clinical applications, interoperability-related services, and managed application services providers
Structure, negotiate, and manage contract vehicles including MSAs, SOWs, order forms, amendments, and BAAs, ensuring appropriate protections for healthcare compliance (HIPAA/HITECH), data privacy and security requirements, and clear downstream vendor obligations (including flow-down terms for subcontractors)
Lead vendor engagement strategy and planning for new initiatives and expansions, translating business and clinical goals into clear scopes, deliverables, assumptions, acceptance criteria, and operating governance
Coordinate and facilitate RF(x) sourcing events, vendor selection activities, and negotiation cycles in collaboration with DTS leadership and Strategic Sourcing
Support contracting and negotiation efforts for EHR modules, professional services SOWs (implementation, optimization, upgrades), and application managed support engagements, ensuring commercial clarity, pricing transparency, and risk-appropriate terms
Partner with clinical and operational stakeholders to align vendor deliverables to clinical workflows and operational readiness, supporting upgrade planning, go-live execution, hypercare support, and stabilization activities
Establish and operationalize vendor performance management frameworks, including SLAs (availability, response, resolution), escalation paths, service reporting requirements, issue triage models, and KPI scorecards
Drive vendor accountability through recurring operating cadences (weekly checkpoints, monthly reviews, QBRs), ensuring issues are surfaced early and remediated with documented corrective action plans
Coordinate cross-functional alignment with Clinical Leadership, HIM, Privacy, Security, and Legal for matters related to interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR), data exchange, security controls, audit readiness, and compliance obligations
Build and maintain executive-ready reporting on vendor performance, risk, renewal timelines, financial stewardship, and value realization; develop dashboards and presentations for senior stakeholders
Identify opportunities to reduce cost and risk through vendor rationalization, contract optimization, rate-card governance, improved commercial terms, and standardization of vendor engagement models
Maintain templates, playbooks, and operating procedures that improve consistency, reduce cycle time, and strengthen governance across Health Applications vendor engagements
Other duties and projects as assigned; adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
Qualification
Required
Experience in vendor management and commercial governance for health applications vendors, including EHR (Epic preferred)
Ability to structure, negotiate, and manage contract vehicles including MSAs, SOWs, order forms, amendments, and BAAs
Knowledge of healthcare compliance (HIPAA/HITECH), data privacy and security requirements
Experience in leading vendor engagement strategy and planning for new initiatives and expansions
Ability to coordinate and facilitate RF(x) sourcing events, vendor selection activities, and negotiation cycles
Experience in supporting contracting and negotiation efforts for EHR modules and professional services SOWs
Ability to partner with clinical and operational stakeholders to align vendor deliverables to clinical workflows
Experience in establishing and operationalizing vendor performance management frameworks, including SLAs
Ability to drive vendor accountability through recurring operating cadences
Experience in coordinating cross-functional alignment with Clinical Leadership, HIM, Privacy, Security, and Legal
Ability to build and maintain executive-ready reporting on vendor performance and risk
Experience in identifying opportunities to reduce cost and risk through vendor rationalization and contract optimization
Ability to maintain templates, playbooks, and operating procedures for vendor engagements
Company
Optimum Healthcare IT
Optimum Healthcare IT is a leading healthcare IT consulting services company.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-07-22Acquired
Leadership Team
Susie Morgan
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2024-05-21
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