Sr. Service Line Associate-Healthcare Technology Management

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Summary:

In this role, you will partner with KP's Healthcare Management Technology Team for sourcing initiatives, providing sourcing and contracting support by utilizing strategic sourcing practices and processes to achieve annual savings targets and timely completion for member accounts. You will support Service Line Directors in providing guidance and contracting expertise for the sourcing of professional services categories, interfacing with stakeholders and approval committees as needed. You increase the understanding of sourcing process and builds sourcing skills for strategy creation, identification of relevant stakeholder groups, and contract negotiations.

Responsibilities:

• Execute sourcing initiatives including RFIs, RFPs, and contracting efforts, primarily on KPS templates.
• Support Service Line Directors for in RFP creation and review for HTM Terms.
• Collaborate with Vizient Legal, KP Category Managers, and SEs to support contract language negotiation and redlines.
• Consolidate fragmented contract landscape (200+ standalone agreements) into unified MSAs and support custom KP agreements.
• Support operational workflows and integration with HTM databases.
• Assist in creating standardized templates, sourcing playbooks, and educational materials to support contract strategy training.
• Track sourcing activity, timelines, and deliverables in Wrike.
• Contribute to future team development by documenting repeatable processes to support scale (e.g., justifying additional SEs under future SLD structure.e).

Qualifications:

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in strategic sourcing, healthcare procurement, or contract support required.
• Proven experience with RFP/RFI development, supplier engagement, and contract execution.
• Familiarity with Kaiser Permanente contracting processes, or similar custom agreement structures (KPS/KP Direct).
• Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools; experience with Wrike, OnTrack, or Nuvolo a plus.
• Willingness to travel.

Estimated Hiring Range:

This position is also incentive eligible.

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