Principal Healthcare Supply Chain Specialist - Infusion and Acute Care

ECRI; Plymouth Meeting (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ECRI seeks a Principal Healthcare Supply Chain Specialist to oversee sourcing and capital projects, ensuring technical accuracy and clinical focus. The ideal candidate will have a strong nursing background and experience with medical equipment, playing a crucial role in supporting healthcare organizations. Join ECRI to contribute to patient safety and effective healthcare solutions.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Paid time off and holiday pay

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance program

Access to LinkedIn Learning

Paid volunteer program

Qualifications

• Five years' experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute hospital.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with medical equipment.
• Ability to manage changing priorities for multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee work on large projects related to capital and supply products.
• Lead sourcing projects and coordinate calls with analysts and clients.
• Review, edit, and approve comparative capital and supply reports.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN), Business, Life Sciences, Health Policy, English, Mathematics, or Supply Chain/Procurement

Tools

Microsoft Office 365 Suite

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Corporate Headquarters - Plymouth Meeting, PA

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Travel Percentage: 10%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category: Supply Chain

Description

WHY CHOOSE ECRI?

ECRI is an inspiring place to work. We share a common mission to help healthcare organizations make smart, compassionate, and ethical decisions for patients. Consider these additional benefits of joining the ECRI team:

• Industry leadership: We have a long history and proven reputation in patient safety and medical technology research.

• On-the-job-learning: You will have the opportunity to work with specialists across medical science, patient care, healthcare management, and technology.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, and disability coverage.

• Retirement Savings: Our employees can participate in an employer-matching 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.

• Additional benefits: ECRI offers additional benefits to our employees, including paid time off and holiday pay, paid leave for parents, tuition assistance, employee assistance program, access to LinkedIn Learning, and other voluntary benefit programs (e.g. accident insurance, identify theft insurance, flexible spending accounts).

• Volunteer Program: ECRI Cares, our employee volunteer program, provides a framework for us to work together and make a difference in the lives of others. All employees are provided 16 hours annually of paid time to volunteer at preapproved ECRI Cares charities during normal business hours.

ABOUT ECRI

At ECRI, our passion for safe, effective, and efficient care is ingrained into the fabric of who we are and why we are here. For more than 50 years, the people of ECRI have been unyielding in their work to protect patients from unsafe and ineffective medical technologies and practices. Now, with the acquisition of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), we have created one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world.

As a non-profit, independent organization, we utilize an unbiased, evidence-based approach to develop guidance, and maintain our principles of integrity and transparent work. Our ethical standards have led us to adopt the industry's strictest conflict-of-interest policies, and they are why tens of thousands of healthcare leaders worldwide rely on ECRI to guide their clinical, operational, and strategic decisions across all sites of care.

The Most Trusted Voice in Healthcare

ECRI is proud to serve the healthcare industry, from providers and insurers to government agencies, and medical associations. Our areas of focus include:

• Patient Safety: empowering leaders to eliminate patient harm through the dissemination of best practices, guidance, benchmarking, and recommendations.

• Evidence-Based Medicine: providing clinical evidence to inform and support decisions on the effectiveness of medical technologies, procedures, genetic tests, and clinical practice guidelines.

• Technology Decision Support: arming hospital systems with unbiased insights, so they can optimize their supply chain.

ECRI is the only organization worldwide to conduct independent medical device evaluations, with labs located in North America and Asia Pacific. ECRI is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

At ECRI, our passion for the truth drives us to go further and dig deeper in our pursuit to advance effective, evidence-based healthcare globally.

The success of our organization relies on the kind of creative thinking that can only result from a diverse team of individuals. ECRI is proud to be an employer of choice with an inclusive environment for all employees. As part of this goal and in compliance with various laws and regulations, ECRI provides reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees.

It's what makes ECRI unique, and why we are the most trusted voice in healthcare.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Principal Healthcare Supply Chain Specialist will oversee work on large projects related to capital and supply products and will lead Sourcing projects, which will include coordinating calls with ECRI analysts, engineers, and clients; reviewing vendor RFP responses; and making purchase decision recommendations based on technical specifications, quoted pricing, and proposed service and support options. The Specialist will be responsible for reviewing, editing, and approving comparative capital and supply reports to ensure technical accuracy and proper clinical focus before they are sent to clients. In addition, the Specialist will work with Team Managers to develop new reports and service offerings, will support the Sales team by performing demos and providing sales pitch and selling strategies, and will attend and present at trade shows and conferences. The Principal Healthcare Supply Chain Specialist is a subject matter expert who will assist in all aspects of developing the Global Supply Chain Solutions team to represent ECRI’s mission-driven values and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of ECRI’s member organizations.

ECRI is seeking a highly experienced Clinical Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a strong background in acute care nursing and knowledge related to the use of all types of equipment used in the hospital setting. The SME will work with ECRI’s technology teams and managers to create, edit, and review a variety of written reports to assist healthcare facilities when acquiring medical equipment and supplies. The SME will also assist ECRI members by providing clinical guidance, addressing technical questions, and recommending equipment, models, and products that best meet their requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

•	Analyzes medical technology price quotations for capital, supply, and services from a financial perspective and provides hospitals with information and resources to facilitate price negotiations with vendors.
•	Analyzes utilization trends cross department and/or facility to reveal opportunities for utilization optimization that may result in cost savings and/or reduced waste.
•	Analyzes market alternatives and market share data to reveal potential opportunities for standardization/market shifts or to mitigate disruptions with technologies or supplies.
•	Identifies purchase, lease/rental, and service contract pricing benchmarks using ECRI’s internal database applications.
•	Assists ECRI member facilities with capital inventory, planning, and budgeting
•	Routinely surveys client requests and feedback to identify trends, deficits, etc. Proactively encourages the use of services to clients in correlation with other requests when opportunities present themselves. Collects specific client feedback whenever possible.
•	Reviews/edits/approves comparative capital and supply reports before they are sent to clients. Works with individual analysts as needed to ensure technical accuracy and proper clinical focus in all reports
•	Oversees and coordinates work on large projects related to capital and supply products. Provides input and assistance on projects and reports involving multiple technologies
•	Leads Sourcing projects and coordinates calls with ECRI analysts, engineers, and clients. Reviews and analyzes vendor RFP responses and makes vendor/product purchase recommendations based on technical specifications, quoted pricing, and proposed service and support options
•	Works with Team Managers to develop new reports, as well as new service offerings to help the team keep evolving in meeting client needs
•	Educates new analysts and APAC team on capital and supply databases, the ECRI Website, and department and organization protocols
•	Assists during the interview, selection, and training process when new personnel are hired
•	Serves as liaison for development efforts related to GSCS, with regard specifically to development initiatives, testing, and issue resolution
•	Supports sales team using web conferencing to perform demos and provide additional sales pitch and selling strategies to help reps close sales
•	Establishes and maintains relationships with vendors; hosts technology demonstrations and webinars on updated and new products
•	Attends and presents at trade shows and conferences relevant to their subject matter expertise to promotes ECRI as a thought leader in the healthcare arena to help drive ECRI’s continued growth and expansion
•	Provides subject matter expertise within capital, supply, and services to be able to provide guidance throughout ECRI
•	Ability to work well with colleagues across departments in the organization
•	Demonstrates exceptional customer service, written communication, and presentation skills
•	Establish and maintain excellent relationships with clients by routinely keeping them informed of project status and developments

Additional Responsibilities:

•	Other duties, as assigned.

Accountability Metrics:

•	Demonstrate independent thinking with a clear, logical line of reasoning; issues are well thought out, clearly presented, and escalated as appropriate.
•	Exceptional time management, prioritization, and critical thinking skills.
•	Maintain a positive attitude and work well under pressure.
•	Complete all assigned projects with an on-time completion rate of 95% or greater.

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

Five years' experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute hospital; or having a demonstrated understanding of industry standards pertaining to acute care equipment orrelated field desirable. Specific experience working in an Intensive Care, Operating Room, or Nursing Education setting preferred (Strong knowledge of all current nursing procedures, methods and practices, preferred).

Patient care experience and clinical certifications (preferred but not required). Previous experience evaluating new typesof equipment and supplies, providing input during trials, and assisting during implementation and training. Extensive knowledge and experience working with various types of medical equipment, including infusion pumps, patient monitors, hospital beds, medication dispensing cabinets, POC test devices, etc.

Ability to express self effectively and concisely both orally and in writing and to quickly grasp the operating principles of previously unfamiliar technology.

Should be able to independently, reliably, and effectively manage changing priorities for multiple simultaneous tasks.

Education:

•	Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN), Business, Life Sciences, Health Policy, English, Mathematics, or Supply Chain/Procurement preferred.

Computer Skills:

•	Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 Suite of products (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Certifications and Licenses:

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred One or more of the following nursing certifications preferred: Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

POSITION COMPENSATION

The salary range for new employees in this position is $70,252.97 - $79,737.12, based on background, experience, and skills. In addition, new employees in this position are eligible for all of our benefit offerings, including, but not limited to, health and welfare benefits, 403(B) retirement savings, and paid time off (PTO).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position operates in a remote environment and requires the individual to remain in a stationary position, whether sitting or standing, before a desk or other fixed workspace, most of their workday. In addition, this position requires the individual to occasionally move about their workspace to access and inspect work-related materials, such as file cabinets with physical files and standard office equipment. This position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment, including, but not limited to, a laptop, keyboard, mouse, webcam, and phone, as well as effectively communicate information and ideas to a wide variety of audiences in written and oral form.

ADA STATEMENT

ECRI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ECRI complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.

EEO STATEMENT

ECRI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status. We value diversity and believe that a diverse workforce enhances our ability to succeed. ECRI complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment based on these protected characteristics.

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