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Vizient

Healthcare performance improvement and supply chain

Infrastructure Engineer 1

Full-Time
$59.6k - $101.2k/yr+ Incentive eligible
Junior
Bachelor's
Chicago, IL, USA
In Person
IT OperationsIT Service Desk & End User Support

About the job

Requirements
  • A relevant degree, technical certification, or equivalent work experience is preferred.
  • At least 2 years of experience in IT support, Service Desk, desktop support, or a related technical support role is required.
  • Experience with an enterprise application environment is required.
  • Working knowledge of Windows operating systems, Microsoft 365, endpoint devices, remote support tools, and common enterprise applications is required.
  • Experience with ticketing systems and IT service management processes, including incident, request, knowledge, and escalation management, is required.
  • Understanding of user access management, multifactor authentication, password resets, and permissions troubleshooting is required.
  • Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and apply documented solutions or sound troubleshooting practices is required.
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional IT teams is required.
Responsibilities
  • Provide support for escalated incidents and service requests from the Service Desk.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve moderately complex hardware, software, access, network, and application-related issues using documented procedures and approved tools.
  • Document troubleshooting steps, customer communications, resolutions, and follow-up actions in the ticketing system.
  • Manage assigned tickets to meet service level expectations, including prioritization, timely updates, and appropriate escalation.
  • Provide user account, access, and permissions support in accordance with security policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Collaborate with Service Desk agents, application teams, infrastructure teams, and other resolver groups to drive timely issue resolution.
  • Identify recurring issues, trends, and knowledge gaps and recommend improvements to knowledge articles, support processes, or escalation procedures.
  • Support onboarding, device setup, software installation, troubleshooting, and basic endpoint configuration activities.
  • Communicate technical information clearly to technical and non-technical users while maintaining a customer-focused approach.
  • Follow established incident, request, change, asset, and knowledge management processes.
Desired Qualifications
  • Tier 3 level troubleshooting experience is preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with a commitment to customer service.

About the company

Vizient, Inc. helps healthcare providers improve performance and lower costs. It serves academic medical centers, health systems, community and rural hospitals, and ambulatory care groups by delivering knowledge, solutions, and expertise through members. The company’s main products are in supply chain management, clinical and operational performance improvement, and strategic consulting. It uses data analytics and industry insights to help members optimize operations, increase efficiency, and improve patient outcomes. Revenue comes from membership fees, consulting services, and performance improvement programs, and the company expands capabilities through acquisitions such as Intalere to better serve its member base.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$2B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1977

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What believers are saying

  • Empierus adds IT spend management just as 2026 IT inflation hits 5.66%.
  • Q3 2025 renewals included UNC Health, Duke-adjacent networks, and Hawaii Pacific Health.
  • Vizient's Winter 2026 outlook warns indirect spend inflation remains structurally elevated through 2027.

What critics are saying

  • Premier and HealthTrust attack Vizient's core GPO contracts as hospitals consolidate in 2026.
  • Endure's 2026 antitrust fight shows suppliers keep challenging Vizient's contracting power.
  • Hospitals can insource analytics and direct sourcing, shrinking Vizient's relevance and fees quickly.

What makes Vizient unique

  • Vizient serves more than two-thirds of U.S. acute care providers as member-owned infrastructure.
  • Its $156 billion contract portfolio creates unmatched purchasing leverage and pricing data.
  • Empierus, Kaufman Hall, and Syntellis deepen analytics, IT contracting, and advisory breadth.

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Benefits

  • Five weeks (25 days) of PTO
  • Nine paid company holidays & one floating holiday
  • Four weeks to work from anywhere in the U.S.
  • High-deductible health plans
  • Dental and vision coverage
  • Health savings account with company contribution
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Headspace wellness app
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 5 percent
  • Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Short-term illness and long-term disability coverage
  • Tuition assistance program

Company News

Business Wire
Jun 15th, 2026
Vizient Acquires Empierus to Expand IT Spend Management and Cost Optimization Capabilities

The acquisition builds on Vizient’s continued investment in specialized expertise across indirect spend categories.

FinancialContent
Jun 11th, 2026
Vizient acquires Empierus to boost IT spend management for healthcare organisations

Vizient has acquired Empierus, a healthcare-focused advisory firm specialising in information technology contracting and cost optimisation. The acquisition strengthens Vizient's capabilities in managing indirect spend categories as healthcare organisations face mounting financial pressures, particularly in technology-related areas. With healthcare organisations spending over $55 billion annually on IT across cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence and digital transformation, the acquisition aims to help clients bring more technology spend under contract and reduce avoidable costs. Empierus delivered over $36 million in savings for Vizient clients in 2025 through an established partnership. Empierus employees will join Vizient's team of over 250 experts across indirect spend and purchased services categories. Existing client relationships and contracts will remain unchanged.

Associated Press
Apr 20th, 2026
Vizient unveils integrated supply chain platform to strengthen healthcare purchasing governance and performance

Vizient is showcasing integrated supply chain capabilities at the Spring IDN Summit in Orlando, designed to help health systems strengthen trust across purchasing, analytics and strategic partnerships. The capabilities include Procure-to-Pay, the only ISO 9001 certified healthcare solution managing the full purchasing process from order through payment; Procedural Analytics, which links pricing and patient data to identify variation and connect supply chain decisions to patient outcomes; and the Vizient Partnership Program, packaging analytics, contracting, purchasing and advisory services to improve enterprise non-labour spend. The healthcare performance improvement company serves over two-thirds of the nation's acute care providers. Its contract portfolio represents $156 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Business Wire
Jun 26th, 2024
Vizient to Acquire Kaufman Hall, Expanding Advisory Expertise for Healthcare Industry

Vizient announced that it has exercised its option to acquire the remaining interest in Kaufman Hall, a strategic advisor to the healthcare industry.

Business Wire
Oct 31st, 2023
Vizient Announces Acquisition of PrefTech OR, a Next-generation Physician Preference Card Management Technology

Vizient announces it has acquired PrefTech OR's next-generation, cloud-based preference card management software for healthcare providers.