Strategic Sourcing Sr Advisor - Clinical Platforms

HCSC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) leads procurement initiatives for clinical platforms and healthcare technology. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, clinical teams, IT leaders, and suppliers to align procurement with medical cost management, quality outcomes, member experience, and regulatory requirements.

The role focuses on sourcing strategy, supplier selection, contract oversight, and cost-reduction initiatives across complex spend categories, providing leadership and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years progressive experience in procurement, supplier management, category management.
• Proficient at MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strategic and innovative thinker able to influence and advise the business areas.
• Strong executive presence with outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills.
• Critical thinking, analytical skills and business acumen.
• Conflict resolution skills.
• Consistent thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing and category management for clinical platforms and healthcare technology solutions.
• Support needs analysis, supplier selection, negotiation, and contract oversight.
• Provide thought leadership using market intelligence, supplier roadmaps, and negotiation strategies.
• Support requirements facilitation, contract drafting, negotiations, and supplier partnership development.

Skills

Procurement experience

Supplier management

Category management

Strategic thinking

Executive presence

Analytical skills

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Flex

TX - Richardson

IL - Chicago

Full time

R0055751

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Job Summary

This role leads strategic sourcing and category management for clinical platforms and healthcare technology solutions. Candidates should bring a strong understanding of the healthcare payer clinical ecosystem and how health plans operate, including the relationship between procurement decisions, medical cost management, quality outcomes, member and provider experience, and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is comfortable evaluating and discussing SaaS solutions, platform architecture, API integrations, interoperability, data platforms, and other technology-enabled healthcare services while partnering with business stakeholders, clinical teams, IT leaders, and suppliers.

This position will perform category management around the identification, development, and execution of sourcing and procurement strategies. Key areas of focus include needs analysis, sourcing options, supplier selection, negotiation support, contract oversight, cost reduction initiatives, supplier risk management, and business relationship management. The role is expected to provide thought leadership across complex spend categories, leveraging market intelligence, supplier roadmaps, and negotiation strategies to support business objectives and procurement outcomes. This position will also support requirements facilitation, contract drafting, negotiations, and supplier partnership development.

Required Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

• 8+ years progressive experience in procurement, supplier management, category management

• Proficient at MS Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Strategic and innovative thinker able to influence and advise the business areas

• Strong executive presence with outstanding interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills

• Critical thinking, analytical skills and business acumen

• Conflict resolution skills

• Consistent thought leadership

Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Understanding of Payor clinical ecosystem

• Comfortable discussing SAAS, platform architecture, API integrations, data platforms, etc.

• Understanding of how health plans operate and connect procurement decisions to medical cost, quality, member/provider experience and regulatory requirements

• Management or team supervisory experience

• Knowledge of e-Procurement systems and tools; experience utilizing Procure-to-Pay and Contracting modules or similar procurement systems

• MBA, Masters Degree

This is a Flex (Hybrid) role: 3 days in office; 2 days work from home.

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Pay Transparency Statement:

At Health Care Service Corporation, you will be part of an organization committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees to support their life outside of work. From health and wellness benefits, 401(k) savings plan, pension plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, supplemental life insurance, employee assistance program, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, plus other incentives, we offer a robust total rewards package for employees. Learn more about our benefit offerings by visiting https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards .

The compensation offered will vary depending on your job-related skills, education, knowledge, and experience. This role aligns with an annual incentive bonus plan subject to the terms and the conditions of the plan.

HCSC Employment Statement:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Base Pay Range

$102,000.00 - $184,300.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

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