Senior Director, Information Services Strategic Sourcing

MUSC Health; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSC Health is transforming Supply Chain into an enterprise strategic function. This role serves as the chief commercial advisor to the CIO, shaping strategy, evaluating markets, and negotiating large enterprise contracts to advance technology initiatives.

You will develop multi-year category strategies, monitor market trends in software, cloud, cybersecurity, and managed services, and lead executive-level supplier reviews to realize measurable value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• 12+ years strategic sourcing experience with significant professional services procurement.
• 7+ years leadership experience.
• Experience managing complex enterprise negotiations.
• Large Healthcare Setting or Fortune 500 procurement leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal commercial advisor to the Chief Information Officer and direct reports, translating enterprise technology priorities into executable sourcing, supplier, and commercial strategies.
• Participate in strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and investment discussions before procurement activities begin to influence technology roadmaps and acquisition strategies.
• Develop multi-year category strategies that balance innovation, cybersecurity, operational resiliency, and total cost of ownership.
• Lead negotiations that optimize enterprise value through commercial flexibility, implementation support, performance guarantees, and measurable value realization.
• Develop a best-in-class enterprise technology supplier ecosystem that advances innovation and long-term strategic partnerships.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Executive leadership

Contract negotiations

Market intelligence

Healthcare procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree; graduate degree preferred

Job description

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health is transforming Supply Chain into an enterprise strategic business function. This role exists to serve as a trusted executive advisor who helps business leaders shape strategy, evaluate markets, optimize commercial models, and build supplier partnerships that accelerate organizational priorities across Information Services, helping craft and execute technology strategies through responsible procurement, market surveillance, supplier innovation, and sophisticated commercial negotiations.

Job Description Summary

MUSC Health is transforming Supply Chain into an enterprise strategic business function. This role exists to serve as a trusted executive advisor who helps business leaders shape strategy, evaluate markets, optimize commercial models, and build supplier partnerships that accelerate organizational priorities across Information Services, helping craft and execute technology strategies through responsible procurement, market surveillance, supplier innovation, and sophisticated commercial negotiations.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Cost Center

CC002366 SYS - Strategic Sourcing

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-38

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Work Shift

Job Description

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred.
• 12+ years strategic sourcing experience with significant professional services procurement.
• 7+ years leadership experience.
• Experience managing complex enterprise negotiations.
• Large Healthcare Setting or Fortune 500 procurement leadership.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the principal commercial advisor to the Chief Information Officer and direct reports, translating enterprise technology priorities into executable sourcing, supplier, and commercial strategies.
• Participate in strategic planning, portfolio reviews, and investment discussions before procurement activities begin to influence technology roadmaps and acquisition strategies.
• Develop multi-year category strategies that balance innovation, cybersecurity, operational resiliency, and total cost of ownership.

Technology Strategy & Market Intelligence

• Continuously monitor software, cloud, AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure, digital health, and telecommunications markets for emerging capabilities and supplier innovation.
• Benchmark MUSC Health against leading academic medical centers and integrated delivery networks to identify modernization and optimization opportunities.
• Provide executive leaders with actionable market intelligence, supplier assessments, pricing trends, and commercial recommendations.

Commercial Strategy Development

• Develop sourcing strategies supporting ERP optimization, cloud transformation, cybersecurity modernization, AI enablement, enterprise infrastructure, and managed services.
• Evaluate enterprise agreements, strategic partnerships, cooperative purchasing, competitive sourcing, and outcome-based commercial models.
• Lead negotiations that optimize enterprise value through commercial flexibility, implementation support, performance guarantees, and measurable value realization.

Supplier Ecosystem & Governance

• Develop a best-in-class enterprise technology supplier ecosystem that advances innovation and long-term strategic partnerships.
• Lead executive business reviews, innovation councils, supplier scorecards, and governance forums focused on continuous improvement.

Value Optimization

• Apply total cost of ownership methodologies, value engineering, and lifecycle cost analysis to technology investments.
• Challenge licensing models, implementation strategies, and service delivery approaches to improve financial and operational performance.

Executive Expectations

• Shape business strategy before sourcing events begin.
• Bring external market intelligence and benchmarking into executive decision making.
• Challenge conventional approaches through data, commercial insight, and supplier innovation.
• Develop long-term category strategies rather than execute transactional procurements.
• Build executive-level supplier relationships that create measurable enterprise value.
• Measure success through business outcomes, transformation, and value realization-not negotiated savings alone.

Additional Job Description

Physical Requirements

• Mobility & Posture

Standing: Continuous, Sitting: Continuous, Walking: Continuous, climbing stairs: Infrequent, working indoors: Continuous, working outdoors (temperature extremes): Infrequent, working from elevated areas: Frequent, working in confined/cramped spaces: Frequent, Kneeling: Infrequent, bending at the waist: Continuous, Twisting at the waist: Frequent, Squatting: Frequent

• Manual Dexterity & Strength

Pinching operations: Frequent, Gross motor use (fingers/hands): Continuous, Firm grasping (fingers/hands): Continuous, Fine manipulation (fingers/hands): Continuous, reaching overhead: Frequent, Reaching in all directions: Continuous, Repetitive motion (hands/wrists/elbows/shoulders): Continuous, Full use of both legs: Continuous, Balance & coordination (lower extremities): Frequent.

• Lifting & Force Requirements

Lift/carry 50 lbs. unassisted: Infrequent, Lift/lower 50 lbs. from floor to 36”: Infrequent, Lift up to 25 lbs. overhead: Infrequent, Exert up to 50 lbs. of force: Frequent

• Vision & Sensory

Maintain corrected vision 20/40 (one or both eyes): Continuous, Recognize objects (near/far): Continuous, Color discrimination: Continuous, Depth perception: Continuous, Peripheral vision: Continuous, Hearing acuity (with correction): Continuous, Tactile sensory function: Continuous, Gross motor with fine motor coordination: Continuous.

• Selected Positions:

• Olfactory (smell) function: Continuous
• Respirator use qualification: Continuous

Work Environment & Conditions

Effective stress management: Continuous, Rotating shifts: Frequent, Overtime as required: Frequent, Latex-safe environment: Continuous.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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