Position Title: Item Master Analyst, Pharmacy and Sourcing
Reports to: Director of Pharmacy and Sourcing
Location: Employees in this role can work from our Boston, MA office, remotely within the U.S. or hybrid of these two options, up to10% travel preferred
Employment Type:Full Time
Please note that we are not able to sponsor U.S. work authorization for this role.
Position Overview: The Item Master Analyst plays an important role in the optimization of Partners In Health’s (PIH) product catalogue and Global Formulary. As part of the Pharmacy and Sourcing team within the International Operations department, the analyst will execute day-day operations related to product creation, product management, and data optimization. The Analyst will work closely with members of PIHs programs and clinical teams to understand requirements for new items and procurement activities. This individual must be detail oriented, organized, and proactive, with a service-oriented mindset and strong communication skills.
Responsibilities:
Item Master Management (70%):
- In collaboration with technical leads, manageand reviewthe creation of all new items in PIH’s electroniclogistics management informationsystem,OpenBoxes.Ensure items are named in accordance with PIHs product naming standards, and that relevant data points are captured.
- Actively managevendor andsourcing data in OpenBoxes, including the creation of sources after approval/qualification and ensure that sourcing information remains accurate.
- Maintain up to datepurchasingcontract data in OpenBoxes.
- Undertake regular data cleaningof the item master,ensuring pertinent informationis accuratefor catalogueand global formularyitems, including but not limited tostorage requirements,item pictures, program tagging information, hazard class and other data points as required
- Ensureproduct changeswithin the Global Formulary arecommunicated to end usersthroughout the PIH network.
- With support from technical leads across PIH, act as the focal point for Global Formulary queries from end users, including costing and item availability
- Maintain product substitution and association data (i.e., linking medical equipment with required consumables and spare parts)
- Assist with the creation and updating of site-based stock lists as needed, including implementingglobal formulary changes
Process Optimization: (30%)
- Contribute to data quality improvement initiatives
- Conduct data analysis and prepare reports as needed
- Contribute to the design of new OpenBoxes features and newautomatedreports
- Contribute to budget preparation and grant reporting
- Identify and implement process improvements to optimize themanagement of the PIH Item Master
- Act asItem Masterpoint person for assigned sites and departments; communicate site needs and priorities to colleagues and managers.
Qualifications
Required:
- 3-5 years relevant work experience or a combination of work experience and education in procurement, sourcing, logistics, international development, healthcare administration or similar field
- Demonstrated success managing large orders or data sets with high attention to detail
- Experience usinglogistics management informationsystems or proven ability to learn new electronic systems quickly
- Ability to follow established processes and experience implementing process improvements
- Willingness to do important repetitive tasks and data entry and ability to see their connection to larger team and organizational goals
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills(lookups, index-match, data validation, and conditional formatting)
- Demonstrated success responding to a high volume of requests with a customer service approach; ability to react to needs based on changing priorities and with a sense of urgency
- Excellent organization and communication skills
- Ability to work well with a diverse team, honoringconcernsand priorities of field-based staff
- Interest in social justice and health equity
Preferred:
- Experience with international pharmaceutical and/or medical supply procurement
- Ability and willingness to travel up to10% of the time
- Proficiency in French and/or Haitian Creole
Organizational Profile
Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. PIH focuses on those who would not otherwise have access to quality health care. PIH partners with the world’s leading academic institutions to create rigorous evidence that shapes more sound and all-inclusive global health policies. PIH also supports local governments’ efforts to build capacity and strengthen national health systems.
As of today, PIH runs programs in 11 countries (Haiti, Peru, Rwanda, Mexico, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Malawi, Lesotho, Kazakhstan, Navajo Nation), where it provides direct care to millions of patients, through public facilities and community engagement.
Partners In Health (PIH) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. It is the policy of PIH not to discriminateon the basis ofrace, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex and gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.PIH works in and witha number ofgovernments in and outside the U.S., and to the extent applicable, this statement is intended to incorporate the prohibition of any unlawful discrimination covered by applicable laws in such countries, states and municipalities.
Partners In Health participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity tocontact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.
The expected starting salary range for new hires in this position is between $55,000 and $60,000/year and may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market for the position, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The position belongs to a class of roles that have a salary range between $55,000 and $65,000/year.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan with employer match, as well as participate in organization-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Full time employees will receive 15 days of vacation, 12 sick days, 3 personal days, and 3 volunteer days in addition to paid time off during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the week of July 4th, and 11 additional holidays annually.