Manager - Surgeon-Facing Nurse/Supply Chain
Role: Supply Chain Manager / Manager - Surgeon-Facing Nurse/Supply Chain Duration: 12 months - convert to hire Experience: 5+ years Travel upto 50-75% Role Description: The surgeon-facing nurse/supply chain pro. Handles OR, implants, Cath Lab, cardiovascular — the high-dollar, high-resistance clinical categories.
- Negotiate implant pricing with device reps (Stryker, Zimmer, Medtronic, J&J, Abbott, Boston Scientific)
- Lead Value Analysis presentations to surgeons and physicians on product standardization
- Analyze physician-level utilization variation (e.g., "Dr. Smith uses 3x more sutures than peers")
- Run product evaluations and clinical trials for device conversions
- Present to OR committees, Cath Lab governance, Supply Chain Steering Committee
- Ortho/Spine: Joint implants, spinal hardware, trauma, sports medicine, biologics
- Cardiovascular: Stents, valves, pacemakers, leads, CRM devices
- Cath Lab / EP / IR: Ablation catheters, diagnostic catheters, peripheral vascular, closure devices
- Operating Room: Instruments, custom packs, energy devices, sutures, wound closure, staplers
- Endoscopy: Scopes, accessories, hemostasis devices
Required Skills:
- 5+ years healthcare supply chain or clinical value analysis
- 3+ years managing PPI categories (implants, devices, surgical)
- Has engaged surgeons/physicians directly on product changes — must be credible in the OR
- Track record of delivering quantified savings through product conversions
This is a remote position.