About the position Vendor Implementation Manager-Vendor Relations Locations: The selected candidate must reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the designated posting location(s): California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia (Washington, DC), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. Hybrid 1 : This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. The Vendor Implementation Manager is responsible for Provider Network vendors. Manages more complex new vendor and vendor operational enhancement program implementations for multiple states or a single state. How you will make an impact: Ensures successful Enterprise Vendor Management implementations including workflow process development, performance metric development and maintenance, operational issue management resolution for ongoing relationships, planned initiatives to achieve cost of care savings for a state and/or complex regional initiatives. Identifies, resolves and implements operational vendor processes that ensure appropriate vendor payments and data needs for multiple states with similar system platforms, or a state or a more complex regional initiative. Serves in a project management role with responsibility for resource estimates, expected ROI with in resource and project costs, timelines, system and business impacts, and stakeholder management for assigned implementations. Supports the Project Management Office initiatives. May be responsible for more complex vendor and internal business affiliate performance metric development and ongoing monitoring of operational workflow processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensures successful Enterprise Vendor Management implementations including workflow process development, performance metric development and maintenance, operational issue management resolution for ongoing relationships, planned initiatives to achieve cost of care savings for a state and/or complex regional initiatives.
• Identifies, resolves and implements operational vendor processes that ensure appropriate vendor payments and data needs for multiple states with similar system platforms, or a state or a more complex regional initiative.
• Serves in a project management role with responsibility for resource estimates, expected ROI with in resource and project costs, timelines, system and business impacts, and stakeholder management for assigned implementations.
• Supports the Project Management Office initiatives.
• May be responsible for more complex vendor and internal business affiliate performance metric development and ongoing monitoring of operational workflow processes.

Requirements

• Requires a BA/BA degree and a minimum of 3 years of business analysis, process improvement, project management, network management or related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice-to-haves

• Provider background strongly preferred.

Benefits

• In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).