Full-Time

Director – Contract Services

Pharmacy

Posted on 4/4/2026

Vizient

Vizient

1,001-5,000 employees

Healthcare performance improvement and supply chain

No salary listed

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: Irving, TX, USA

Hybrid

Three days on-site per week at Irving, TX or Chicago, IL.

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • Pharmacy/Pharmacist Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) required.
  • Master’s in business is a plus.
  • 7 or more years of experience required.
  • Experience in a pharmacy sourcing and/or supply chain management strongly preferred.
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) required.
  • Must possess strong leadership skills.
  • Willingness to travel.
Responsibilities
  • Manage and negotiate a large portfolio of pharmaceutical, vaccine, services, and technology agreements, including renegotiations, renewals and extensions.
  • Accountable for actively engaging in negotiations with suppliers on a regular basis and continuing to drive for additional value.
  • Collaborate and align with committees, peers, councils and key stakeholders to drive additional value.
  • Execute on business strategies and negotiation strategies set by manager.
  • Manage business unit reports and finance reports.
  • Develop and mentor team members (direct and non-direct reports).
  • Review and identify categories for clinical innovation and new business opportunities.
  • Manage the team and contracts to Company compliance standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master’s in business is a plus.

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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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.

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