Welcome to Ovation Healthcare!
At Ovation Healthcare, we’ve been making local healthcare better for more than 40 years. Our mission is to strengthen independent community healthcare. We provide independent hospitals and health systems with the support, guidance and tech-enabled shared services needed to remain strong and viable. With a strong sense of purpose and commitment to operating excellence, we help rural healthcare providers fulfill their missions.
The Ovation Healthcare difference is the extraordinary combination of operations experience and consulting guidance that fulfills our mission of creating a sustainable future for healthcare organizations. Ovation Healthcare’s vision is to be a dynamic, integrated professional services company delivering innovative and executable solutions through experience and thought leadership, while valuing trust, respect, and customer focused behavior.
We’re looking for talented, motivated professionals with a desire to help independent hospitals thrive. Working with Ovation Healthcare, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with highly skilled subject matter specialists and operations executives, in a collegial atmosphere of professionalism and teamwork.
Ovation Healthcare’s corporate headquarters is located in Brentwood, TN. For more information, visit www.ovationhc.com.
Summary:
The Associate Vice President (AVP), Medical Device Advisory Services leads supplier and category strategy across the medical device portfolio within our healthcare spend management company. This senior role drives value creation through strategic supplier partnerships, portfolio optimization, and data-driven insights that enhance clinical and financial outcomes for member health systems. You will collaborate with sourcing, contracting, analytics, and clinical teams to develop innovative supplier strategies, manage key relationships, and ensure alignment between supplier performance and member priorities.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead category strategy and supplier relationship management for key medical device segments (e.g., surgical, cardiovascular, orthopedics).
Partner with suppliers to deliver innovation, cost optimization, and value-based solutions.
Support contracting and sourcing teams with market intelligence, supplier analytics, and performance insights.
Align supplier initiatives with member needs, clinical advisory input, and portfolio standardization goals.
Represent the Ovation – Spend Management at supplier meetings and industry forums, serving as a thought leader on medical device strategy and innovation.
Participate in prospective member (sales) presentations as needed
Participate in Client Engagement meetings and executive business reviews as needed
Provide guidance to Ovation development team in terms of maintaining a robust medical device database that provides hospitals with actionable insights
Partner with analytics team to develop client-facing dashboards on the Ovation Insights portal
Provide cost per case analysis / guidance to member hospitals
Work Experience, Education, and Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, Supply Chain, Healthcare Administration, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of experience in medical device supplier strategy, sourcing, or healthcare supply chain leadership.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Strong negotiation, relationship management, and analytical skills.
Proven success developing and executing supplier or category strategies in a GPO, health system, or medical device company.
WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Reliable high-speed internet connection is required for all remote/hybrid positions.
Must have access to stable Wi-Fi with sufficient bandwidth to support video conferencing, cloud-based tools, and other online work-related activities.
A HIPAA-compliant work environment is required, including a secure workspace free from unauthorized access or interruptions, no use of public Wi-Fi unless connected through a secure company-provided VPN, and
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