Director, Spend Analytics
Ovation Healthcare
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- Define and execute the spend analytics strategy aligned to GPO contracting and member value initiatives.
- Identify and quantify cost savings opportunities through price benchmarking, utilization analysis, and contract optimization.
- Drive standard methodologies for savings identification, tracking, and reporting across member organizations.
- Enhance visibility into supply chain performance to support data-driven decision making.
- Oversee development of dashboards, reporting, and advanced analytics focused on purchasing, utilization, and pricing performance.
- Ensure data integrity through strong governance, standardization, and alignment of item and supplier data.
- Partner with technology teams to improve data pipelines, accessibility, and reporting efficiency.
- Leverage tools such as SQL and Power BI/Tableau to deliver scalable, user-friendly insights.
- Partner directly with member hospitals and internal teams to translate analytics into actionable recommendations.
- Present insights in a clear, executive-ready format that drives adoption and decision making.
- Support clinical and supply chain leaders with data to inform product selection and utilization.
- Analyze contract utilization, compliance, and pricing effectiveness.
- Provide benchmarking insights against peer organizations and market data.
- Support sourcing teams with analytics for RFPs, negotiations, and supplier performance reviews.
- Lead and develop a team of analysts and BI resources (or serve as a player-coach depending on scale).
- Establish clear KPIs tied to analytics adoption, savings delivery, and data quality.
- Build a culture focused on practical, outcome-driven analytics.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Supply Chain, Healthcare Administration, Analytics, or related field required; Master’s degree (MBA, MHA, MS Analytics, or similar) preferred.
- 7–10+ years of experience in healthcare analytics, supply chain, or consulting, with experience in a Healthcare GPO, IDN, or consulting environment preferred.
- 3–5+ years of leadership experience (direct or matrixed).
- Strong understanding of healthcare supply chain, purchasing data, and contract structures, including familiarity with item master data, pricing, and classification standards (e.g., UNSPSC).
- Proven experience building and delivering reporting and analytics solutions that drive business outcomes.
- Proficiency in data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau) and working with large, complex datasets; experience with SQL and exposure to advanced analytics or predictive modeling preferred.
- Exposure to AI/automation in analytics or cost optimization initiatives preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
spend analyticscost savings analysisprice benchmarkingutilization analysiscontract optimizationdata governancedata integrityreporting solutionsadvanced analyticspredictive modeling
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationdata-driven decision makingteam developmentcollaborationpresentation skillsanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingoutcome-driven focus
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree (MBA, MHA, MS Analytics)