Principal, Strategic Projects and Vendor Manger

Verdegard Administrators, LLC.; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdegard Administrators, LLC. seeks a Strategic Projects & Vendor Manager to lead vendor management, new business service development, and project governance for vendor programs.

You will handle RFI/RFP processes, contract negotiations, and multi-disciplinary project teams to deliver new services and improve processes. A PMP and extensive SDLC experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree and 9+ years experience, with SME in relevant areas.
• Proficient in MS Office and MS Project; PMP preferred.
• Strong vendor and project governance background.

Responsibilities

• Vendor management across RFI/RFP processes and negotiations.
• Manage project lifecycle for new vendors and offerings.
• Lead cross-functional project teams; coordinate with stakeholders.
• Develop workflows and policies for vendor programs.
• Produce status reports and ensure compliance with SLAs.

Skills

Vendor management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Education

BS/BA degree in a related field

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Job description

Exemption Status: United States of America (Exempt)

Exemption Status: $114,622 - $160,472 - $206,321

“Pay scale information is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any selected candidate or employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, qualifications, and other factors. A full review of our comprehensive pay and benefits will be discussed at the offer stage with the selected candidate.”

Verdegard is looking for extraordinary people to join our team! Why join Verdegard? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

Job Description Summary

The Strategic Projects & Vendor Manager works with the Verdegard Teams to provide vendor management, new business service development, project planning, project management and project governance of vendor and program implementations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Vendor Management:
  • Evaluates potential vendor's services, reputation, resources and expertise through the Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
  • Ensure that selected vendors support the Company's business objectives.
  • Handles contract negotiations. Works closely with Contracts Management to approve contracts.
  • Works closely with departments and vendors on vendor renewal contracts and related business terms, pricing and vendor service level agreements.
  • Manages external vendor relations (such as Zelis, Claims Bridge, AHH, ICM, and Recuro) for all lines of business within Verdegard.
  • Serves as the liaison between vendors and internal stakeholders.
  • Ensures that the enterprise-wide requirements for vendors are met by confirming due diligence, risk assessment, audit reviews, and continuous vendor monitoring.
  • Ensures vendors are performing in-line with expected contractual service levels and related performance guarantees.
  • Troubleshoots any vendor issues with sub-standard performance; presents issues and solutions to management as needed.
  • Identifies and implements continuous efficiencies associated with vendor product or service fulfillment.
• Project Management for New Vendors:
  • Manages the entire project management cycle to include initiation of projects, planning, and execution, monitoring and close out of the project phase.
  • Leads the efforts of multi-disciplinary project teams through various stages of the vendor and project development lifecycle, including vision and scope, required analysis and partnership with various departments throughout the duration of projects.
  • Reviews project proposals and plans to determine timing of deliverables, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing projects, staffing requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of projects; establishes work plans, schedules, resources for each phase of projects
  • Participates in the formulation of workflow processes, methods and policies for new vendors.
  • Develops project prioritization, project scope, project plan, project tracking and other project-related activities and associated documentation; guides project stakeholders in defining project scope.
  • Communicates with staff to outline work plan, assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
  • Coordinates and interfaces with other departments to secure project team resources.
  • Responsible for completeness of project documentation throughout the project lifecycle and for obtaining appropriate approvals at each phase of the project.
  • Manages project progress by establishing regular meetings scheduled with project teams.
  • Assesses project progress versus milestones and identifies areas of potential concern in adequate time in order to mitigate risk.
  • Creates and communicates status reports for management, clients and key stakeholders.
• Project Management for New Product Offerings:
  • Follows best practices in project management and works across multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate and guide small to large scale projects.
  • Develops new service offerings within, including new process development, organization, communications while leading the execution across all stakeholder departments.
  • Identifies and implements continuous process improvement as well as operational efficiencies.
  • Supports project through project close out and transitions to maintenance of business owners.

Education and/or Experience

BS/BA and 9+ years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience, and 6 years' of SME in respective areas

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) and Microsoft Project.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

PMP certification strongly preferred. Six Sigma/Lean background desired.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Excellent working knowledge and experience in the role of industry vendors, TPA offerings, and sales strategies.
• Experience in all phases of systems development lifecycles (SDLC) and/or business process engineering methodologies.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, and clients.
• Executes and delivers within the confines and timeframes provided by regulatory agencies.
• Good understanding of Policy & Procedure associated with purchase contracts such as indemnification and amendments.
• Familiarity with legal and contractual best practices.
• Very good listener who demonstrates a preference for highly analytical approaches to problem solving, and the ability to be personable and tenacious as the situations requires.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Language Skills

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.

Competencies

Business Acumen Directing Others Organizational Agility Conflict Management Drive for Results Political Savvy Customer Focus Innovation Management Strategic Agility Decision Quality Managerial Courage

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Ability to maintain clear near visual acuity at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., “close vision”) to accurately read fine print, view computer screens, and handle small objects. Requires adequate color vision and depth perception to support safety and precision in detail-oriented tasks.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position may regularly be exposed to or encounter moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Location

This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements). Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.

Working Hours

This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required. Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business. Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel

This position requires domestic travel of up to 20% of the time.

The Perks

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays
• Incentive Compensation
• 401K with Company match
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego, California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Male/Female/Disabilities/Veterans OSHA/ADA: To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. MedImpact was founded more than three decades ago by a pharmacist and independent drug store owner who saw firsthand how families struggled with the high cost of prescriptions, and how it impacted their lives, financial security, and health. So, he started MedImpact to make prescription benefits understandable and accessible. While we have grown to be one of the leading PBMs in America, we remain as committed to these principles today as we did when it all began.