Full-Time

Vice President – Engineering

Consulting

Posted on 5/9/2026

Vizient

Vizient

1,001-5,000 employees

Healthcare performance improvement and supply chain

Compensation Overview

$187.8k - $348.3k/yr

+ Incentive Eligible

Hopkins, MN, USA + 1 more

More locations: Irving, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Engineering Management (1)
Required Skills
Microsoft Azure
Agile
DevOps
Databricks
Requirements
  • Strong technical background (e.g., cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, Azure, Databricks)
  • 10+ years of related experience
  • Experience with large-scale data systems and HIPAA-compliant solutions
  • Effective people manager and mentor with experience scaling team leadership
  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audience
  • Experience in healthcare, clinical systems, or data-intensive environments
  • Familiarity with product operating models (dual-track agile, empowered teams)
  • Experience with metrics-driven continuous improvement (e.g., DORA, SPACE)
Responsibilities
  • Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of software aligned to domain priorities
  • Support teams in Agile execution with a focus on velocity, quality, and value
  • Monitor and improve lead time, defect rates, and team health
  • Use DORA/SPACE metrics to optimize deployment frequency and mean time to recovery
  • Set and enforce technical standards across teams by using the most effective and efficient tools, technologies, and processes
  • Ensure modern architecture patterns and DevOps practices are in use
  • Guide teams through complex technical trade-offs and scaling challenges
  • Oversee solution architecture for clinical systems, including integration with Azure, Databricks, and large-scale data systems
  • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement
  • Partner with EA and Solutions to determine the right solution design for our products, applications and services
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree preferred

Vizient helps healthcare providers improve efficiency and patient outcomes through data-driven solutions. It serves academic medical centers, health systems, community and rural hospitals, and ambulatory care providers. Its offerings include supply chain management, clinical and operational performance improvement, and strategic consulting, delivered through a membership model with access to analytics and expert guidance. By combining data analytics, industry insights, and scale, Vizient aims to help members reduce costs and deliver high-quality, cost-effective care.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$2B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1977

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 2024 Kaufman Hall acquisition expands high-margin advisory services across domains.
  • PrefTech OR buyout adds cloud-based preference card management for point-of-care efficiency.
  • $156 billion contract portfolio leverages supplier negotiations for analytics revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Premier Inc. steals members with superior $68 billion volume pricing within 12-24 months.
  • GHX AI platform captures procedural analytics market share in 6-12 months.
  • 2022 Safe & Reliable integration causes 20% client attrition from cultural clashes.

What makes Vizient unique

  • Vizient's Procure-to-Pay platform holds ISO 9001 certification for full purchasing governance.
  • Procedural Analytics links pricing data to patient outcomes for value-based decisions.
  • Serves 97% of U.S. academic medical centers with specialized research solutions.

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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

Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, hotels & much more

Company News

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.

Business Wire
Aug 2nd, 2022
Vizient Acquires Safe & Reliable Healthcare, Creates New Streamlined Solution for Sustained Delivery of Safe Healthcare

Vizient has acquired Safe & Reliable Healthcare, a leading provider of high reliability services for sustained delivery of safer patient care.