Pharmaceutical Sourcing Agent
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Job Description
Pharmaceutical Sourcing Agent negotiating supplier contracts for Ascension, a nonprofit Catholic health system. Developing healthcare supply-chain strategies that improve value, continuity, compliance, and cost efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate contract pricing, terms, and conditions with suppliers to mitigate risk and achieve competitive total cost, quality, and supply continuity.
- Develop sourcing strategies by analyzing sourcing data, market trends, and benchmarking best practices.
- Ensure sourcing strategies and supply chain processes comply with internal policies and external regulations.
- Support risk mitigation through contractual reviews.
- Develop collaborative relationships with Legal, Finance, Corporate Risk, internal teams, and end-user stakeholders.
- Manage the full contract lifecycle, including amendments, extensions, and product additions or deletions.
- Provide leadership and stakeholder updates on category strategies, supplier relationship management, performance metrics, process improvement, and cost-reduction initiatives.
Requirements:
- High school diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience, or an Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree, or 4 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience required
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- 0–3 years of professional experience or previous internship experience preferred
- Pharmacy sourcing experience preferred
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Employer-matched 403(b)
- Planning and hardship resources
- Disability and life insurance
- Pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ongoing professional development and online learning
- Employee Assistance Program
- Counseling and peer support
- Spiritual care and stress management resources
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance and family benefits
- Optional legal and pet insurance
- Transportation savings
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