Director, Supply Chain Value Analysis

Help shape the future of healthcare value, quality, and operational excellence at UVA Health.

UVA Health is seeking a strategic and collaborative Director, Supply Chain Value Analysis to lead enterprise-wide initiatives that improve clinical outcomes, optimize resources, and strengthen financial stewardship. Reporting to the Chief Supply Chain Officer, this leader will play a pivotal role in advancing evidence-based decision-making, clinical product standardization, and operational performance across our growing academic health system.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished healthcare leader to build and advance a comprehensive value management program, influence decisions across clinical and operational disciplines, and create measurable improvements in quality, cost, and patient care.

The Role As Director, Supply Chain Value Analysis, you will provide strategic direction and leadership for UVA Health's value management program, partnering with physicians, nursing leaders, Finance, Supply Chain, and operational executives to ensure clinical and business decisions deliver meaningful value.

You will lead multidisciplinary initiatives spanning clinical products, purchased services, technology, utilization management, and resource optimization. Your ability to translate complex clinical and financial information into actionable strategies will be essential to driving sustainable improvements across the organization.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop UVA Health's enterprise-wide value management program, establishing governance structures, strategic priorities, performance measures, and accountability frameworks.
• Drive clinical and operational value optimization through evidence-based product evaluation, standardization, utilization management, and resource stewardship.
• Partner with physicians, clinical leaders, and operational stakeholders to evaluate products, technologies, and services based on clinical outcomes, quality, cost, and organizational priorities.
• Build strong physician and clinical partnerships, engaging clinical champions to support informed decisions, organizational alignment, and successful implementation of improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Contracting to identify opportunities for innovative solutions, cost optimization, and improved patient experiences.
• Lead multidisciplinary value analysis committees, facilitating transparent, data-driven discussions and recommendations.
• Analyze complex clinical, operational, and financial data, including cost-benefit analyses, financial feasibility, utilization trends, and performance outcomes.
• Establish meaningful performance indicators to measure value analysis cycle times, project implementation, stakeholder engagement, and realized improvements.
• Organize and support value management activities across clinical service lines, including perioperative services, ambulatory care, laboratory services, and other operational areas.
• Champion change management, continuous improvement, and accountability while fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Present strategic recommendations and performance results to executive leadership, physician groups, and multidisciplinary committees.

The ideal candidate brings a strong clinical background, management experience, and demonstrated success leading complex improvement initiatives. Experience in healthcare value analysis, supply chain, clinical product optimization, or related operational improvement is particularly valuable.

This role requires an influential leader who can navigate complex healthcare environments, challenge established practices constructively, and build consensus among stakeholders with competing priorities.

Why UVA Health At UVA Health, we are committed to advancing exceptional patient care through innovation, collaboration, research, and responsible stewardship of resources. As an academic health system, we bring together clinical expertise, education, and research to continuously improve how healthcare is delivered.

The Director, Supply Chain Value Analysis will have a unique opportunity to influence how UVA Health evaluates, selects, and utilizes the products, technologies, and services essential to patient care.

What makes this opportunity compelling:

• Enterprise-Wide Strategic Influence: Partner directly with the Chief Supply Chain Officer and senior clinical and operational leaders to shape value management priorities across UVA Health.
• Opportunity to Build and Lead: Help establish and advance a comprehensive value management program, including governance, multidisciplinary engagement, and measurable performance expectations.
• Meaningful Clinical Impact: Influence decisions that balance patient outcomes, clinical quality, operational efficiency, and financial sustainability.
• Strong Physician Partnerships: Collaborate with clinical experts and physician champions to advance evidence-based practices and product standardization.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to introduce new technologies, improve utilization, and strengthen organizational performance.
• Leadership Visibility: Present recommendations to executive stakeholders and help guide decisions with significant clinical and financial implications.
• Collaborative Academic Environment: Work alongside professionals across clinical care, research, operations, finance, and supply chain in a health system dedicated to advancing medicine.

This is more than a traditional supply chain leadership position. It is an opportunity to connect clinical excellence with financial and operational strategy, helping ensure UVA Health delivers high-quality care while making responsible, evidence-based decisions about its resources.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor's degree. Master’s degree in business or a health-related field preferred. Experience: 8 years of relevant experience, to include 4 or more years of formal managerial experience Licensure: None required, unless specified by position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The pay range for this role is $140,000.00 - $197,715.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Retirement Savings
• Long-term and Short-term Disability
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and Education Support

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.