GNYHA Services, Inc. is currently looking to fill the position of Director of Contract Operations.

The Director of Contract Operations will report directly to the Vice President of Contract Operations for GNYHA Services Inc. and will be responsible for running the contracting program for newly added classes of trade including, but not limited to, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, freestanding labs, and animal medical centers. This position includes contract development and execution of contracting strategies for these classes of trade.

Qualifications:

• Experience with healthcare contracting, including preparation of bid/RFP specifications
• Ability to analyze bid responses
• Excellent verbal, written, communication, presentation skills and analytical ability
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Benefit Level:

• Executive

If interested, please contact John Vivenzio, Vice President, Contract Operations at vivenzio@gnyha.org

We are currently seeking to fill the position of Coordinator-Operations within our Business Intelligence group.  Business Intelligence is a focused service unit within the organization that specializes in the review and analysis of data, which it provides back as knowledge and intelligence back to our internal and external customers.

• Basic project management experience
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously
• Proficient with Microsoft Project
• Strong relationship management skills
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills
• Ability to work independently 
• Comfortable interacting with multiple levels of management within an organization
• Strong facilitation skills and excellent written and verbal communications
• Strong team building and conflict resolution skills
• Basic understanding of health care, Group Purchasing Organizations, contract  management or Supply Chain Management

Qualifications

• Years of Experience: At least 3–5 years experience with more than 2 years experience in leading/managing multiple projects
• Required Degrees/Majors: B.A./B.S. in Health Care Administration, Business Administration, or other related fields
• Over 2 years experience in health care and/or supply chain activities
• Specific Technology Skills: Fluent in Microsoft Office Suite i.e.: Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and Projec
• Business Development Skills: Ability to assist in proposal development   and support. Good writing and presentation development skills
• Client Service Skills: Strong interpersonal skills: Ability to participate in presentation creation. Strong writing skills: ability to develop quality client deliverables. Analytical skills: Ability to analyze business and technical problems and create innovative solutions, ability to conduct research and analyze data. Ability to work effectively in a team environment. Ability to learn quickly and demonstrate creative thinking. Build positive client/peer relationships. An effective team worker. Flexible.
• Business Knowledge: Experience in large organization supply chain operations. Health care provider and/or consulting supply chain operations preferred.
• Functional Knowledge: Fluency in PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, project management software (e.g., MS Project), and Flowcharting software (Visio).

This position reports to the Director of Client Services. The Implementation Project Manager will be responsible for managing and completing tasks related to implementing our program with our members. Responsibilities include, reporting, communication and updates to key project stakeholders, both GNYHA and our members. This position requires excellent organizational and communication skills. This includes creating and updating tracking logs, project plans, memo, project meeting agendas and presentations and progress reports. To follow are major responsibilities:

• Updates and manages project plans, task list and other project documents.
• Prepares and manages data requests.
• Reviews provided data for required elements and forwards to Business Intelligence for analysis.
• Maintains log reports for project status.
• Identifies and communicates issues and progress thru written communication, project plan updates, action lists, conference calls, etc.
• Interacts closely with our members project leads to obtain required data or other information to complete tasks and meet timelines.
• Works closely with our members, and the GNYHA team (Client Services and Business Intelligence) to coordinate tasks and obtain updates for reporting/communication.

Qualifications

• College degree required

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong computer skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Prior project management experience preferred

If interested, please contact Jay Fligstein, Assistant Vice President, Client Service Operations at fligstein@gnyha.org.