Remote IT Vendor Manager

Primary City/State:

Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name:

IT Security Governance-Corp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Information Technology

Primary Location Salary Range:

$35.70/hr - $59.50/hr, based on education & experience

In accordance with Colorado’s EPEWA Equal Pay Transparency Rules.

Find your path in health care. We want to change the lives of those in our care – and the people who choose to take on this challenge. If you’re ready to change lives, we want to hear from you.

The IT Vendor Management team is responsible for the sourcing and governing of IT contracts for Banner Health. IT Vendor Management partners with internal business and IT stakeholders and legal to ensure that key terms are incorporated into IT contracts to protect Banner Health and meet strategic business needs. In addition, this team monitors the ongoing performance of strategic IT vendors.

As an IT Vendor Manager you will act as an integral team member to review, analyze, and negotiate IT contracts and work in partnership with multiple stakeholders at all levels. An ideal candidate would possess a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience in IT Contracting with analytic, negotiation, collaboration, and strong communication skills and has the ability to multitask effectively.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefits to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

This can be a remote position if you live in the following states only: AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IA, MO, ND, NE, NV, TX, UT, WA, WI, SC & WY

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position is responsible for delivering IT vendor management objectives for sourcing of IT contracts that align with organizational and business needs. This includes gathering and analyzing requirements, business needs, and data in support of the negotiation of IT contracts. This individual is competent to work at the highest practical understanding of the Essential Functions across the IT Vendor Management organization. You will be required to apply proven communication, analytical, negotiation, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the benefit of vendor management practices. Provides all customers, both internal and external, of Banner Health with excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Lead effort to contact customer regarding an IT contracting need, gather information and develop strategy, complete third-party analysis, implement the negotiation plan, conduct negotiations, and collaborate with key stakeholders.

2. Ability to work independently and as a team with minimal oversight to identify and establish scope and parameters of required analysis to develop a strategy and plan for contract negotiations.

3. Ability to determine key data points from raw data and generate information to create a meaningful analysis for review by IT leadership.

4. Ability to translate complex, technical specifications into understandable and actionable business requirements to support contracting needs.

5. Ability to complete financial analysis and market research on potential sourcing of IT contract opportunities to support negotiation efforts.

6. Conduct research and analysis to make recommendations and to support decision making with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization.

7. Ability to interpret, evaluate, manage, and strategize vendor relationships.

8. Ability to resolve vendor disputes or issues quickly and efficiently

9. Under general direction, this position requires engagement across multiple departments system-wide and requires interaction at all levels of staff and management.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Banner Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE: The core functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Banner Health Leadership will strive to uphold the mission, values, and purpose of the organization. They will serve as role models for staff and act in a people-centered, service excellence-focused, and results-oriented manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess strong knowledge of business, cybersecurity, information technology and/or computer science as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree. Certification may be required in at least one of the following areas within one year of entering the position. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP), Payment Card Industry - Internal Security Assessor (PCI-ISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), HealthCare Information Security & Privacy Practitioner (HCISSP), CompTIA Security or other certification designated by the Information Security Leader.

Must possess four years of experience in a healthcare or related environment or an equivalent combination of relevant education, technical, business and healthcare experience. Must demonstrate expertise in information technology and healthcare. Needs experience in medium to large scale project planning and reporting either individually or in a team. Requires communication and presentation skills to engage technical and non-technical audiences. Requires ability to communicate and interact across facilities and at various levels. Ability to balance project workloads with customer support and on-call demands. As is typical in this industry, variable shifts and hours and carrying/responding to a pager may be required.

Demonstrate proficiency with the Microsoft Suite of products and other tools depending on position requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced degree may substitute for work experience.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.