Technology & Services Procurement Specialist

Athenahealth is seeking a Senior Procurement Associate to lead sourcing and purchasing for technology, services, and operations supporting our healthcare clients. In this role, you will manage vendor relationships, negotiate contracts, and optimize spend across categories aligned to EHR and cloud-based solutions. You will analyze usage data, ensure compliance with procurement policies, and partner with Finance, IT, and Operations to forecast needs. You’ll drive process improvements, support RFPs, and help implement tools that increase transparency and efficiency in our mission-driven, collaborative environment., * Lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement for key technology, services, and operations categories

• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and SLAs to optimize cost, quality, and risk
• Manage vendor relationships and performance, supporting healthcare and cloud-based solutions
• Analyze spend and usage data to identify savings, efficiencies, and compliance gaps
• Partner with Finance, IT, Operations, and stakeholders to forecast and plan demand
• Support and manage RFP/RFI processes, evaluations, and vendor selection
• Ensure adherence to procurement policies and regulatory/compliance requirements
• Drive continuous improvement of procurement processes, tools, and reporting
• Support implementation and optimization of procurement/ERP tools
• Provide guidance to stakeholders on sourcing best practices and supplier strategies

• Strategic sourcing
• Vendor management
• Contract negotiation
• Healthcare procurement
• Data analysis and reporting
• RFP/RFI management
• Cost reduction and optimization
• ERP/procurement systems (e.g., Coupa, SAP Ariba)
• Compliance and risk management
• Financial acumen and budgeting