Job Description
Contract Analyst
What you will be doing:
The Contract Analyst is responsible for the creation of analytic deliverables to
support strategies to bring top value to the membership and revenue
opportunities for Premier. The Contract Analyst will be responsible for creating
high standard, reliable analytics and executing on-time deliverables to optimize
the value of the GPO, clinical tools, and services.
The Contract Analyst will work with the local Premier team ( Account Executives,
Account Support Managers and Senior Contract Analyst) to support the needs of
the member to ensure new technology & processes meet their needs. The Contract
Analyst will also maintain product and service knowledge and technical
competency in all products offered throughout Supply Chain Services. 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.
Key Responsibilities
Analysis – 90%
* · Creating high quality, member-ready analytic deliverables to support
members and revenue generation
· Identify and assist with issue resolution and troubleshoot data/tool issues
for escalation to the local team Manager for resolution
· Assist the local team to identify any gaps in member solutions including
Sourcing/Contracting, Technology and Analytics
- Adhere to data standard and governance guidelines
- 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)
- Conduct routine analytics required to demonstrate the value of Premier
contracts and to drive contract penetration.
· Be 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 to the Manager
MVE Analytics Development – 10%
* 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.
Required Qualifications
Work Experience:
Years of Applicable Experience - 2 or more years
Education:
High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Preferred Qualifications
Skills:
* · Business analytics
· Ability to Communicate using data to summarize market conditions, and make
recommendations.
· Intermediate/Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and
PowerPoint)
· 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
· Familiarity with Advanced Business Intelligence tools or data pulls for
strategic process creation
- In-depth understanding and knowledge of Premier data sources
- Ability to organize large amounts of data gathered during elicitation and
analysis, and to cope with rapidly changing information
- Large data set review skills
- Customer service skills (internal and external customers)
- Ability to troubleshoot and communicate data/tool issues
- Organizational skills
- Detail- 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:
- 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.
Education:
* High School Diploma or GED
Additional Job Requirements:
- Remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time
- Be adaptive and change priorities quickly; meet deadlines
- Attention to detail
- 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
Working Conditions: Hospital Environment
Travel Requirements: No travel required
Physical Demands: Sedentary: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally,
and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry,
push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work
involves remaining stationary most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if movement
is required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Premier’s compensation philosophy is to ensure that compensation is reasonable,
equitable, and competitive in order to attract and retain talented and highly
skilled employees. Premier’s internal salary range for this role is $62,000 -
$93,000. Final salary is dependent upon several market factors including, but
not limited to, departmental budgets, internal equity, education, unique
skills/experience, and geographic location. Premier utilizes a wide-range salary
structure to allow base salary flexibility within our ranges.
Qualified full-time and part-time employees also receive access to the following
benefits:
- Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
- 401k retirement program
- Paid time off
- Participation in Premier’s employee incentive plans
- Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Premier at a glance:
- Granted World's Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere, 2008-2026
- Named U.S. News & World Report, Best Companies to Work For (2023, 2024, 2025)
- Accredited by Forbes: America’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2024-2025
- Given Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultants- Healthcare
Management
* Awarded Cigna Workforce Designation Gold Level Recipient
(2016,2017,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2025)
For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition
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Employees receive:
- Perks and discounts
- Access to on-site and online exercise classes
Premier is looking for smart, agile individuals like you to help us transform
the healthcare industry. Here you will find critical thinkers who have the
freedom to make an impact. Colleagues who share your thirst to learn more and do
things better. Teammates committed to improving the health of a nation. See why
incredible challenges require incredible people.
Premier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination because
of their age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship
status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital
status, familial status, pregnancy status, genetic information, status as a
victim of domestic violence, covered military or protected veteran status (e.g.,
status as a Vietnam Era veteran, disabled veteran, special disabled veteran,
Armed Forces Serviced Medal veteran, recently separated veteran, or other
protected veteran) disability, or any other applicable federal, state or local
protected class, trait or status or that of persons with whom an applicant
associates. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories,
consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. In addition, as a
federal contractor, Premier complies with government regulations, including
affirmative action responsibilities, where they apply. EEO / AA / Disabled /
Protected Veteran Employer.
Premier also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a
disability or those who have a sincerely held religious belief. If you need
assistance in the application process, please reply
to diversity_and_accommodations@premierinc.com
[diversity_and_accomodations@premierinc.com] or contact Premier Recruiting at
704.357-0022.
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