Supply Chain Operations Director (Legal)

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Excellent interpersonal skills including a proven ability to successfully interact and foster open dialogue with physicians, internal departments, supplier management, and all levels of internal personnel including C-level executives.

Overview:

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization. 

 

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.  

 

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: 

 

• Clinical quality 
• Integrity 
• Service excellence 
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Continuous improvement 
• Inclusion 

 

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.    

 

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

 

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will. 

Accountabilities / Responsibilities:

• Maintain SCA contracting standards, boilerplate language, and negotiation playbooks to strengthen protections related to pricing, supply continuity, audit rights, force majeure, liability, and other contract terms as needed.

• Partner with Category Managers and serve as the senior business lead in negotiations with supplier legal teams, driving resolution of contractual issues while balancing risk and business objectives.

• Negotiate high-value supplier agreements, amendments, extensions, and strategic partnerships across Master Purchase/Service Agreements, national, and regional contracts.

• Support Category Managers in executing contracting strategies that support cost reduction, supply assurance, operational performance, and long-term supplier partnerships.

• Review, redline, and approve contractual terms, ensuring consistency with organizational policies and risk tolerance with an emphasis on speed to execution while maximizing value for SCA.

• Lead contract governance initiatives that improve contract cycle times, standardize terms and conditions, and increase adoption of preferred contractual language.

• Identify and mitigate commercial, operational, financial, and regulatory risks embedded within supplier agreements.

• Collaborate with Supply Chain Operations, Finance, Clinical Leadership, Compliance, and Legal teams to align contracting strategies with enterprise objectives.

• Mentor and develop contracting and sourcing professionals while fostering advanced negotiation capabilities across Supply Chain.

• Manage strategic relationships and develop new suppliers to ensure best-in-class cost and performance using world-class techniques (supplier score cards, supply chain risk assessment, etc.)

• Assess and monitor supplier performance by developing meaningful technical and financial objectives (Scorecard) that are measurable and achievable. Develop and implement action plans with follow-up for suppliers failing to meet performance expectations.

• Manage and develop new procedures to ensure efficient administration of contracts, including appropriate filing and record management and professional purchasing practices and techniques.

• Understand, communicate, and effectively promote the value proposition of the sourcing strategies for SCA.

• Addresses operational areas of weakness (i.e. financial control, customer satisfaction, cycle times, etc.) by implementing appropriate short and long-term remedies.

• Ability to navigate and execute in a complex environment.

Qualifications:

• JD degree required.

• 7-10+ years progressive strategic sourcing and category management experience.

• Strong understanding of the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) or healthcare industry preferred.

• Experience working with Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) preferred

• Expert in Microsoft applications with working knowledge of industry standard contract management, materials management, and reporting software.

Skills Required:

• Proven ability to reduce contracting cycle times.

• Demonstrated success in improved contractual protections and risk mitigation.

• Expert negotiator capable of developing and closing complex sourcing agreements that will ensure supplies meet standards in delivery, cost, quality, and service, and will meet specifications and ethical standards of SCA.

• Extensive applicable healthcare supplier network.

• Experience in conducting industry and product research through a variety of sources, such as suppliers' financial statements, industry reports, competitor analysis, etc., and the ability to synthesize and present information.

• Excellent interpersonal skills including a proven ability to successfully interact and foster open dialogue with physicians, internal departments, supplier management, and all levels of internal personnel including C-level executives.

• Ability to quickly establish credibility and organizational relationships while building consensus.

• The ability to work independently in completing assigned tasks and project management while managing competing priorities.

• Integrity, professionalism, optimism and energy. Exceptional problem-solving and results-driven orientation.

• Customer centric focus.

• Ability to work effectively with a variety of personalities and styles.

Min: USD $146,638.00/Yr. Max: USD $181,432.00/Yr.