Join Us in Shaping the Future of Health Care

Whats in it for you:

• Growth opportunities to uplevel your career

• A people-centric culture embracing and celebrating diverse perspectives backgrounds and experiences within our team

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits focused on well-being

• An opportunity to shape the future of health care by joining a team recognized as a Best Place to Work For in the NY Capital District one of the Best Companies to Work For in New York and an Inclusive Workplace.

Youll contribute to our humble pursuit of excellence by bringing curiosity to spark innovation humility to collaborate as a team and a deep commitment to being the difference for our customers. Your role will reflect our shared goal of enhancing health care delivery and building healthier more vibrant communities.

About the Opportunity

MVP Health Care is seeking a highly skilled professional to lead the full lifecycle management of critical vendor relationships from implementation through steady-state operations and eventual deimplementation or transition. This role is central to ensuring that vendor engagements deliver measurable value remain compliant with regulatory and contractual requirements and align with MVPs enterprise strategy and optimization efforts.

This is a highly collaborative role that partners closely with Procurement Legal Compliance Health Management Network Digital/IT Finance Business Owners and key stakeholders both internally and externally to ensure medical and network vendors are selected governed and overseen in a disciplined transparent and value-driven manner.

• What Youll Do

  • Own end-to-end vendor lifecycle management including intake risk assessment contract development onboarding/implementation ongoing governance performance optimization renewal and deimplementation or termination for medical and network vendors

  • Lead structured implementations deimplementations and transition planning to mitigate member provider operational financial and regulatory risk

  • Partner with key stakeholders and Legal to develop and manage contracts including MSAs SOWs SLA/PGs amendments and renewals

  • Ensure SLAs are measurable enforceable and aligned to business requirements including remedies credits and escalation thresholds

  • Monitor vendor performance against PGs SLAs financial commitments and compliance requirements; drive corrective action plans when gaps are identified

  • Collaborate with cross-functional internal and external teams to identify root cause and resolve vendor related issues

  • Act as a trusted advisor to business owners helping them structure vendor engagements for long-term success

  • Present vendor insights risks and recommendations to senior leadership and governance committees

  • Other duties as assigned by leadership

Skills and Experience

• Education Licensures & Certifications

  • BA/BS degree or the equivalent amount of education and directly related experience

• Years of Experience (Required & Preferred)

  • Two years of experience in vendor management or related field preferred

  • Clinical or administrative health care experience preferred

• Required Job Skills

  • Strong program and project management capabilities across multiple concurrent initiatives with ability to prioritize tasks effectively

  • Advanced contract development and SLA/PG interpretation skills; ability to translate legal terms into operational controls.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills including SLA/PG development performance analysis and executive reporting

  • Exceptional communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence without authority

  • Proven ability to manage risk ambiguity and cross-functional dependencies

  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills

• Preferred Job Skills

  • Understanding of vendor management best practices and regulation

Knowledge of contract law and regulations preferred

Pay Transparency

MVP Health Care is committed to providing competitive employee compensation and benefits packages. The base pay range provided for this role reflects our good faith compensation estimate at the time of posting. MVP adheres to pay transparency nondiscrimination principles. Specific employment offers and associated compensation will be extended individually based on several factors including but not limited to geographic location; relevant experience education and training; and the nature of and demand for the role.

We do not request current or historical salary information from candidates.

MVPs Inclusion Statement

At MVP Health Care we believe creating healthier communities begins with nurturing a healthy workplace. As an organization we strive to create space for individuals from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life to have a voice and thrive. Our shared curiosity and connectedness make us stronger and our unique perspectives are catalysts for creativity and collaboration.

MVP is an equal opportunity employer and recruits employs trains compensates and promotes without discrimination based on race color creed national origin citizenship ethnicity ancestry sex gender identity gender expression religion age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation family responsibilities familial status physical or mental disability handicapping condition medical condition pregnancy status predisposing genetic characteristics or information domestic violence victim status political affiliation military or veteran status Vietnam-era or special disabled Veteran or other legally protected classifications.

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