Associate Manager, Integration

at  Ascension

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience. OR Associate’s degree/Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required. 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

The Resource Group, a subsidiary of Ascension, is a business transformation services organization that specializes in resource and supply chain management. The Resource Group transforms the resource and supply function within healthcare by delivering value to its customers and remaining rooted in the ideals of hospitality. We know success is measured by the satisfaction of our customers and believe in:
1) Hiring talent from all industries and demographics to foster innovation and diversity of thought
2) Investing in people who deliver long-term success to our Participants
3) Cultivating a culture of curiosity to encourage continuous learning and, in turn, transform the organizations we serve

This role falls within The Resource Group’s Change Management Solution. The Change Management Solution sustains value for our Participants through direct end-user engagement, clear communication, and connecting across the organizations we serve through C-suite representation. The associates within Change Management Solution collaborate to elevate resource and supply management ‘from the basement to the boardroom’ through their range of responsibilities. Information about the responsibilities for this role can be found below:

• Collaborates with the local Integration team to support national initiatives and achieve local goals and savings targets through analytics, project planning, strategic communication, and tactical assistance
• Leads in the identification, documentation, and reporting of local supply and purchased services savings
• Aligns closely with regional Integration leaders, clinical end-users and key stakeholders to facilitate new product review and selection through local decision teams
• Partners with local contracting counterparts to ensure alignment with national commitments, and helps drive contracting strategies to completion
• Supports Integration team with case cost analysis to support market service line and clinical leaders in development of operational savings targets and department growth strategies
• Leads market-level business reviews with key stakeholders to ensure alignment to meet business objectives
• Develops support tools using advanced technical skills for implementation support, tracking, and reporting of performance metrics for supply expense improvement initiatives
• Supports the recruitment, training and mentoring of new team members, to include summer Interns