Sr. Procurement Associate

Privia Health™ is a technology-driven, national physician enablement company that collaborates with medical groups, health plans, and health systems to optimize physician practices, improve patient experiences, and reward doctors for delivering high-value care in both in-person and virtual settings. The Privia Platform is led by top industry talent and exceptional physician leadership, and consists of scalable operations and end-to-end, cloud-based technology that reduces unnecessary healthcare costs, achieves better outcomes, and improves the health of patients and the well-being of providers.

The Senior Procurement Associate (SPA) will support both the corporate and care center-focused operations of Privia’s Procurement Team. The work of the SPA will lend to ensuring Privia and its care centers are procuring goods and services in a manner that provides them with best value for money.

• The SPA will facilitate approval and signature for various vendor contracts, focusing on events contracts. And as needed, the SPA will draft agreements and facilitate their approval and signature, including amendments, certain physician leadership agreements, third party access agreements, business associate agreements and pricing agreements.
• The SPA will collaborate with Privia’s Operations Team, care centers, and vendors to support growth of care center cost savings related to discounted pricing for medical supplies, equipment, and pharmaceuticals, and other goods and services. The SPA will serve as Privia's point of contact for travel management vendor, meeting with them on a recurring basis to ensure we're aware of and connected to advantageous pricing. Specifically, they'll be responsible for:
• Monitoring of care centers link to discounted pricing and cost savings analyses
• Quarterly reporting of participation figures
• Conducting calls with Operations Team members and care centers to discuss available savings opportunities
• Responding to procurement-related inquiries from care centers
• Providing pricing information as needed to support internal teams
• Recurring calls with vendors to manage the general relationship and discuss status for contract linking and cost savings analyses completion
• Ensuring Approved Vendors are aware of their badge status and the related Third Party Vendor Marketing Terms and Conditions
• Conducting research to support our annual ESG Report
• Ensuring Savings Guide is up to date
• Communicating new savings opportunities across Privia
• Bachelor's degree preferred OR equivalent relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience, preferably within the healthcare industry.
• Experience with Word and Excel.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

The salary range for this role is $77,000 to $85,000 in base pay and exclusive of any bonuses or benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance, 401K, paid time off, and other wellness programs) . This role is also eligible for an annual bonus targeted at 10%. The base pay offered will be determined based on relevant factors such as experience, education, and geographic location.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Technical Requirements (for remote workers only, not applicable for onsite/in office work):

In order to successfully work remotely, supporting our patients and providers, we require a minimum of 5 MBPS for Download Speed and 3 MBPS for the Upload Speed. This should be acquired prior to the start of your employment. The best measure of your internet speed is to use online speed tests like https://www.speedtest.net/ . This gives you an update as to how fast data transfer is with your internet connection and if it meets the minimum speed requirements. Work with your internet provider if you have questions about your connection. Employees who regularly work from home offices are eligible for expense reimbursement to offset this cost.

Privia Health is committed to creating and fostering a work environment that allows and encourages you to bring your whole self to work. We understand that healthcare is local and we are better when our people are a reflection of the communities that we serve. Our goal is to encourage people to pursue all opportunities regardless of their age, color, national origin, physical or mental (dis)ability, race, religion, gender, sex, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.