Clinical Vendor Partnerships Specialist

Clinical Vendor Partnerships Specialist I

Location:

Brooklyn, OH – hybrid remote.

Supports the development and maintenance of long‑term relationships with clinical vendors. Collaborates with the team to understand capabilities, gather information and data needed for contracts, amendments, and scorecards. Drives completion of deliverables with business teams and clinical vendors to meet established timelines, quality commitments, and other performance objectives.

• Supports the development and maintenance of relationships with clinical vendors and collaborates with the team to understand capabilities.
• Follows established processes to gather information and data needed to prepare for weekly, monthly, and ad‑hoc meetings with vendors to ensure alignment on performance expectations and continuous improvement/innovation strategies.
• Assists with vendor performance reviews, invoice reconciliation, and documents discrepancies.
• Assesses and escalates risks associated with clinical vendors throughout the contract cycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in business, health administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, may consider an equivalent combination of education/training and experience.
• Up to 1 year of experience or academic project work in vendor/relationship management, procurement, or a related role preferably in a health plan or health care setting.

• Project Management or other industry‑recognized certification a plus.

• Fundamental understanding of relationship and project management.
• Basic task management and time‑management skills.
• Clear and concise oral and written communication skills and ability to create simple presentations.
• Basic knowledge of negotiating and writing contracts, amendments, and service level agreements.
• Basic to intermediate Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) skills. Basic knowledge of data/vendor management systems and ability to develop proficiency.

Location:

Brooklyn, OH – hybrid remote.

Develops and maintains long‑term relationships with clinical vendors. Understands capabilities, negotiates contracts and amendments collaboratively, and ensures timely delivery of high‑quality products and services. Serves as the liaison between the clinical businesses and external clinical vendors to meet performance objectives.

• Builds and maintains relationships with clinical vendors, understands their capabilities and creates tailored solutions to meet business needs.
• Prepares and leads weekly, monthly, and ad‑hoc meetings with vendors to ensure alignment on performance expectations.
• Reviews vendor performance reports, conducts invoice reviews to reconcile discrepancies and identify issues, proposes solutions, and escalates issues to senior leadership as needed.
• Acts as the single point of contact for clinical business units and clinical vendors, addressing inquiries and resolving issues.
• Collaborates cross‑functionally to source, implement, and monitor performance to ensure contractual service levels are met or exceeded.
• Proactively identifies and mitigates risks associated with clinical vendors throughout the contract cycle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in business, health administration, finance, accounting, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, may consider an equivalent combination of education/training and experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a Clinical Vendor Partnerships Specialist or equivalent proven experience in vendor/relationship management, procurement, or a related role, preferably in a health plan or health care setting.

• Project Management or other industry‑recognized certification a plus.

• Good business partnership and project management skills.
• Good analytical skills to assess vendor performance and key performance indicators.
• Good written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of negotiating…