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Clinical Director
What you will be doing: The Clinical Director for the Surgical service line will be primarily responsible for managing and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to design and launch purchasing contracts for medical and surgical products and services. This role has leadership responsibility for the team creating and managing contracts resulting in the highest quality at the lowest cost for the members. The role includes evaluating relevant products and services, providing clinical input on product attributes and functionality, and developing short- and long-term contracting strategies resulting in revenue growth and member savings.
Responsibilities also include:
* Ensuring the long-term clinical viability and competitiveness of the Surgical contract portfolio. To ensure best in
class standards and supply resiliency, candidate needs professional network and market knowledge to anticipate trends,
capture emerging markets and recruit supplier partners.
* Leading the activities of the Surgical member advisory committee to encourage a peer-to-peer network and voice of customer
critical to building a market leading contract portfolio.
* Managing the contracting team to achieve on-time completion of respective sourcing work, service line growth and member
value and satisfaction.
* Performing data cleansing and cross-referencing of products for market basket financial analysis and/or creating scenarios
for capital comparisons.
* Recommending educational opportunities and joint projects for members and field to improve contract compliance and
clinical and operational success.
* Supporting members and field force in clinical questions, supply alternatives, problem solving and best practices.
* Creating and implementing strategies to create revenue growth and value to Premier members and suppliers.
* Oversight of portfolio revenue forecasting and critical contract negotiations and management of direct reports responsible for
contract management and negotiations.
* Other duties as assigned. Key Responsibilities IResponsibility #1- 15% Product Research and Evaluation
* Provide clinical analysis and evaluation of assigned product categories for souricng process.
* Research medical products for new innovations, interface with suppliers to access product pipeline.
* Consolidate and present information on products and categories for internal and committee use during the sourcing cycle, including kick-off, mid-process and award.
* Create portfolio recommendations, content and present to committees for award selection.
* Conduct assigned sourcing tasks and perform administrative duties via the sourcing platform. Responsibility #2 - 20% Member Committee Leadership
* Act as leader and liaison to member advisory committee.
* Create and distribute committee meeting materials including agendas, meeting minutes, presentations and other deliverables.
* Participate in annual recruiting and onboarding of new committee members.
* Design and facilitate face-to-face committee meetings. Responsibility #3 - 15% Project Management
* Accountable to meet timelines for category completion based on the bid calendar for their clinical area.
* Develop and monitor project work plans and resolve day-to-day issues in the service line categories.
* Standardize the processes and the deliverables of their clinical product area for use by Negotiation team, the clinical committees, contract promotion team for product launch, and our field force.
Maintains solid working relationships and coordination between team members. Responsibility #4 - 15% Portfolio Growth
* Interface with suppliers, members, Premier field force and third party relationships to enhance and ensure viability and competitiveness of Premier portfolio.
* Enhance portfolio via addition of new categories and suppliers.
* Engage membership in migrating from off-contract to on-contract suppliers. Responsibility #5 - 10% Cross-Referencing and Data Cleansing
* Perform cross-referencing of products for market basket analysis and/or create scenarios for capital comparisons.
* Ensure products are categorized correctly in various databases and Premier solutions. Required Qualifications Work Experience: Years of Applicable Experience - 7 or more years
Education: Bachelors (Required)
Preferred Qualifications Skills: * Experience in Surgical Products, with Nursing also a plus
* Administrative experience including project management, ideally in a hospital or surgical setting.
* Strong leadership and interpersonal skills Experience: * Clinical area of expertise - clinical experience in surgical products such as Endoscopy, Anesthesia, Implantable Ports, Instruments and accessories, etc. with certification via respective professional organizations such as value analysis or AORN.
* Purchasing, negotiations and budgeting experience
* Experience in product management/ marketing implementation (applications training) and/or sales Education:
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: Remote
Travel Requirements: Travel 1-20% within the US
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 $99,000 - $185,000. 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.
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:
Ranked #1 on Charlotte's Healthiest Employers list for 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 and 21st Healthiest Employer in America (2023) Named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for the 16th year in a row Modern Healthcare Best in Business Awards: Consultant - Healthcare Management (2024) The only company to be recognized by KLAS twice for Overall Healthcare Management Consulting
For a listing of all of our awards, please visit the Awards and Recognition section on our company website. Employees receive:
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 or contact Premier Recruiting at 704.816.5200.
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Premier, Inc
paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
May 30, 2025