Director - Contracts & Utilization

Job description

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways. At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today! This job negotiates contracts, maintains high contract compliance, and manages supply utilization for their book of business. Drives cost redirection initiatives throughout the health system by serving as a project manager and consultant to clinical and non-clinical areas, drives organization-wide product change, and serves as an internal advocate of product standardization/utilization initiatives. Assists with coordinating new product introduction and overall product change initiatives on behalf of end users, manages towards procuring the highest quality, clinically appropriate items at the lowest total cost, and serves as a liaison and advisor to procurement leadership. To perform this job succ...