Client contract / intent to hire.
One interview process.
Client : Major St. Louis based regional healthcare system and one of the 25 largest in the U.S. operating over 90 medical facilities across 8 states employing over 2,000 physicians and over 44,000 employees with annual revenue earnings over $8B.
Modern Healthcare Magazine named as a top 100 places to work and four-time Watson Health Top 15 Health System.
Overview :
Manage the relationships between client and external vendor. Review, negotiate and administer contracts with IT hardware and software vendors.
Collect information about external marketplace (not limited to technology) and serves as a resource on this knowledge to the organization.
Provide information and advice about technology vendors, offerings, and options.
Role :
- Provide negotiation support of IT business functions facilitating contract review and negotiation of a wide variety of agreements, assisting in the contract management process.
- Review, negotiate complex legal agreements for a wide variety of purchasing needs including software purchase agreements, agreements for professional services, agreements associated with commercialization efforts, business associate agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
- Assist in due diligence efforts related to acquisitions and divestitures.
- Provide guidance to IT business units during audits.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with IT operations and plans.
Skills :
- Demonstrate thorough understanding of the fundamental tools and concepts of one of the information technology teams.
- Apply that understanding to make independent practical contributions to moderately complex IT work within a particular client department or function.
- Be accountable for addressing customer needs through individual action.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor''s degree.
- 8 10+ years experience in IT contract review / negotiation and IT procurement / purchasing.
- Strong experience negotiating software licensing agreements.
- Experience in an IT procurement setting.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with healthcare industry is a plus.