You’ll want to join Billings Clinic for our outstanding quality of care, exciting environment, interesting cases from a vast geography, advanced technology and educational opportunities. We are in the top 1% of hospitals internationally for receiving Magnet® Recognition consecutively since 2006.

And you’ll want to stay at Billings Clinic for the amazing teamwork, caring atmosphere, and a culture that values kindness, safety and courage. This is an incredible place to learn and grow. Billings, Montana, is a friendly, college community in the Rocky Mountains with great schools and abundant family activities. Amazing outdoor recreation is just minutes from home. Four seasons of sunshine!

You can make a difference here.

About Us
Billings Clinic is a community-owned, not-for-profit, Physician-led health system based in Billings with more than 4,700 employees, including over 550 physicians and non-physician providers. Our integrated organization consists of a multi-specialty group practice and a 304-bed hospital. Learn more about Billings Clinic (our organization, history, mission, leadership and regional locations) and how we are recognized nationally for our exceptional quality.

Your Benefits
We provide a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to all full-time employees (minimum of 24 hours/week), including Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching, Defined Contribution Pension Plan, Paid Time Off, employee wellness program, and much more.

Magnet: Commitment to Nursing Excellence
Billings Clinic is proud to be recognized for nursing excellence as a Magnet®-designated organization, joining only 97 other organizations worldwide that have achieved this honor four times. The re-designation process happens every four years.

Contract Analyst
SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS (Billings Clinic Main Campus)
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Shift: Day
Employment Status: Full-Time (.75 or greater)
Hours per Pay Period: 1.00 = 80 hours (Non-Exempt)
Starting Wage DOE

The Contract Analyst position analyzes contract renewal pricing and spend on products utilizing existing tools to extract the required data and complete the analysis. Based on the analysis the analyst will present recommendations to a reviewing committee. Contract Analyst will also prepare and review benchmark pricing to help Billings clinic ensure it is getting the best pricing available. Analyst will prepare and send out RFP’s (requests for proposal) to vendors for products or services and complete the analysis of the RFP’s to determine which vendor offers the best value.

Contract Analyst is required to work independently with minimal supervision and is responsible for continual analysis, development, maintenance improvement and evaluation of supply data system applications. Works closely with the Supply Chain, Clinic, and vendor staff to assist and support the performance of value and cost analysis on medical/surgical supply and capital purchase considerations to help determine best pricing and quality to facilitate accurate and timely organizational decision making. Responsible for extracting, understanding, sharing and presenting information from supply systems with Billings Clinic and/or subsidiary leadership, management, medical staff and all others as necessary.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports and demonstrates behaviors consistent with Billings Clinic’s mission, vision, values, code of business conduct and service expectations. Meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements. Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency standards as it relates to the environment, employee, patient safety or job performance.
• Gathers data from various sources and analyzes cost, quantities, and value adds to determine best value and pricing for medical/surgical products requests for Billings Clinic. Participates in the analysis to determine product standardization and other cost containment strategies. Collects and submits statistics to support analysis through use of spreadsheets, Word documents, Power Point, and verbal presentations.

Assist with monitoring of GPO contract pricing to ensure best price for Billings Clinic from all sources. At assigned intervals (at least monthly) this would entail documenting increases or decreases of contract pricing and making recommendations for standardization and product changes.
Assist with identifying contract price discrepancies. Communicates discrepancies to SCO Leadership to ensure timely and accurate resolutions.
Provides analytical support for product and contract changes. Collects data in support of product changes in new/revised contracts.

• Enters data into computer information systems. Maintains/updates spreadsheets and Power Point presentations. Summarizes and interprets data and supporting recommendations based on findings.
• Identifies the data required and the internal/external means to gather that data. Prepares quantitative and qualitative analyses within required deadlines.
• Identifies end user needs for information and designs, implements and monitors systems that collect the information. Provides timely and meaningful financial analysis and assistance to all levels of management and other customers.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for leadership, department management and appropriate staff regarding the inter-relationships of data.
• Takes proactive approach to identifying problems and opportunities and recommending solutions that support the strategic direction of the department or the organization.
• Utilizes performance improvement principles to assess departmental and organizational gaps in performance and identify ways to improve quality and reduce waste.
• Identifies needs and sets goals for own growth and development; meets all mandatory organizational and departmental requirements.
• Maintains competency in all organizational, departmental and outside agency environmental, employee or patient safety standards relevant to job performance.
• Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Minimum Qualifications
Education

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  2 Year / Associate Degree Associates degree or higher in business, accounting, financial management or related field

Experience

• One (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience or healthcare experience related to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered

Other Minimum Qualifications

• Analytical thinker who can develop, organize and interpret data
• Prior experience with computers and Microsoft Office applications
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience relating to the above tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered

Billings Clinic is Montana’s largest health system serving Montana, Wyoming and the western Dakotas. A not-for-profit organization led by a physician CEO, the health system is governed by a board of community members, nurses and physicians. Billings Clinic includes an integrated multi-specialty group practice, tertiary care hospital and trauma center, based in Billings, Montana. Learn more at www.billingsclinic.com/aboutus

Billings Clinic is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. All policies and processes are designed toward achieving fair and equitable treatment of all employees and job applicants. Employees are encouraged to discuss any concerns they have in this regard with their immediate supervisor and/or the Vice President People Resources. All employees and job applicants will be provided the same treatment in all aspects of the employment relationship, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, genetic information or disability.