Dir System Vendor Management

Marshall Medical Centers; Madison (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital Health System is seeking a Director of System Vendor Management to lead vendor relationships and optimize performance across the patient liability workflow. Reporting to the Executive Director, Revenue Cycle, you will drive strategic planning, data analysis and process improvements in collaboration with IT and operations.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 3–5 years in healthcare financial operations, vendor management, or related areas, and strong leadership,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3–5 years managing healthcare financial operations or vendor-related functions.
• Experience with hospital Revenue Cycle operations, patient liability, and payer relations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and optimize vendor relationships and performance.
• Lead and manage patient liability processes and related workflows.
• Support vendor selection, contracting, and negotiation efforts.
• Drive data analysis and process improvements to enhance vendor value.

Skills

Vendor management

Policy development

Data analysis

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Overview

Under the direction of the Executive Director, Revenue Cycle, the Director of System Vendor Management is a leadership role focused on overseeing and optimizing a company's relationships and operations with its vendors and the patient liability process. This includes managing vendor performance and workflow, managing the patient liability issues and concerns, liability legal process and ensuring alignment with overall business goals. The role often involves strategic planning, data analysis, and driving process improvements to enhance vendor performance and value and supporting the vendor selection and contract negotiation process.

Qualifications

Education required: Bachelor’s Degree. Advanced degree preferred. Comparable combinations of education and experience may be considered

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years working experience as manager of healthcare financial operations. (i.e. Vendor operations, Patient liability, hospital based billing, insurance collections, or payer relations).
• Direct working knowledge of hospital Revenue Cycle operations, patient liability, and management.
• Ability to gather and apply regulatory requirements for collecting, coding, and insurance payors (i.e. Medicare, Alabama Medicaid, etc.).
• Extensive experience in policy development and process improvement initiatives.
• Manage multi-tasks in a high volume producing work environment.
• Understanding of IT workflow of EDSI files.
• Experience coordinating outsourced services of the patient accounting function.
• Strong leadership and management skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

Additional Skills/Abilities:

• Day to day applications and proficiency in EXCEL and WORD
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Demonstrated organizational skills including ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to utilize PowerPoint and ACCESS at a basic level
• Ability to review staff members work, audit results, and take corrective action as needed
• Experience in utilizing interoffice e-mails, report management, and database report writer (I.e., Crystal reports, Medefinance, EPSI, or Access)
• Experience in utilizing 10 – Key calculator
• Experience in vendor management, procurement, or a related field.
• Proven ability to develop and implement vendor strategies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and compliance requirements.
• In essence, a Vendor Operations Director plays a critical role in ensuring that a company's vendor ecosystem is efficient, effective, and aligned with its strategic objectives including file management, working with IT departments,
• Extensive experience in policy development and process improvement initiatives
• Ability to mentor and develop staff

About Us

At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve. Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025.

Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings.

Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

Huntsville Hospital Benefits:

We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401Korganization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discountsto phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

Learn more about Huntsville Hospital Health System:

• Careers: https://careers.hhsys.org/careers-home
• Benefits: https://careers.hhsys.org/why-hh-health/benefits/benefits-at-huntsville-hospital/
• Education & Professional Development: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/education
• Life In Huntsville: https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/about-huntsville-al