Director Biomedical Engineering

The director of biomedical engineering and capital asset planning/management is responsible for 1) overseeing the procurement and contracting of the biomedical engineering outsourced services and original equipment manufacturer service contracts and 2) overseeing medical equipment capital lifecycle and spend aggregation for better value including medical equipment capital negotiations, medical equipment retirement recommendations, and category/sub-category standardization efforts. Responsibilities Job Responsibilities: Biomedical Engineering Services Provide oversight to outsourced biomedical engineering vendor as a functional expert Provides and keeps abreast of the biomedical equipment management standards of The Joint Commission, CMS, and other applicable regulatory bodies Establishes key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure vendor performance. Prepares regular reports on vendor performance, customer feedback, and KPIs for senior management in FMOLHS markets Ensures timely start and end of service contracts when medical equipment is replaced Reviews invoices for appropriate charges per the contract Collaborate with hospital and clinic department leaders on the appropriate service level and vendor for both new and existing medical equipment Negotiate service contracts with outsourced biomedical engineering vendor and original equipment manufacturers for both installed base equipment and point of sale service contracts from original equipment manufacturers during capital acquisition Medical Equipment Capital Asset Planning/Management Develop multi-year medical equipment capital acquisition & replacement plan Create multi-year medical capital equipment acquisition plan by partnering with the regional market leaders to aggregate regional plans and take advantage of our collective size when going to market for new medical capital equipment Collaborate and communicate with key regional stakeholders on an on-going basis to ensure coordination and support Implement total cost of ownership framework for medical equipment capital acquisitions Develop and implement total cost of ownership model to provide the basis for medical equipment acquisition decision making Develop and implement ongoing utilization and biomedical engineering cost dashboard for key medical capital equipment categories Partner with clinical team members to manage supply utilization related to the medical capital equipment Lead medical equipment capital negotiations Serves as system leader and chief negotiator for capital medical equipment Leverages GPO agreements and group buy opportunities for system benefit Qualifications Minimum 10 years of leadership experience with a background in clinical engineering Bachelor's Degree required - Biomedical Engineering or related field Other Skills and Abilities- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills; In depth knowledge of standards established by the Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies; In-depth knowledge of many different types of patient care equipment #J-18808-Ljbffr