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Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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The Director of Materials Management reports to the Associate Chief Operating Officer and maintians 24/7 accountability to provide strategic, operational, and financial leadership to HUP Materials Management Department. The HUP Materials Management department is large and complex operation that serves multiple Penn Medicine entities and is spread across three (3) distinct and geographically dispersed locations totaling approximately 4 million square feet of serviceable space. This role oversees and maintains 24/7 responsibility for Materials Management operations at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania – Cedar Avenue, and the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine. In total this role is responsible for approximately 100 FTEs deployed across all service locations outlined above and oversees annual inventory transactions in excess of $50 million.

The HUP Director of Materials Management is responsible for delivering safe, effective, efficient, and service-oriented operations across all departmental receiving, storeroom, equipment decontamination, linen, distribution, and mailroom locations / operations. This role is responsible for ensuring an uninterrupted supply of goods and services to both clinical and non-clinical customers across the HUP enterprise. This role is also responsible for regular communication / collaboration with key internal stakeholders including but not limited to nursing leadership, medical staff leadership, perioperative services leadership, and corporate supply chain to identify leadership to evaluate, and pursue opportunities to improve, quality, service, and operational efficiency. The Director of Materials Management is an active member of the Environment of Care, Infection Control, and Patient Safety committees. This role is also the primary department liaison between Materials Management, the Hospital Executive Team, and Corporate Supply Chain.

The Director of Materials Management must maintain a highly collaborative and communicative relationship across multiple constituencies (staff, internal and external stakeholders). Furthermore, this role must be capable of navigating a highly complex and matrixed academic medical center environment and develop strong working relationships to ensure optimal departmental performance.

Minimum Requirements: Bachelor of Science degree in business or related field and/or equivalent experience in a health related specialty. 4 plus years leadership experience in a hospital setting. 5 years clinical expertise and experience managing a large team. Masters degree preferred. Seven plus years of Materials Management/ Supply Chain experience preferred.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

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We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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