Strong fit for candidates with healthcare supply-chain experience who manage decentralized inventory environments and collaborate across departments.
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Original posting from Niramedical via Ashby
Overview
Nira Medical is a national partnership of physician-led, patient-centered independent practices committed to driving the future of neurological care. Nira's mission is to enable clinicians to provide access to life-changing treatments so you can provide the best possible patient outcomes. Founded by neurologists who understand the unique challenges of the field, Nira Medical supports practices with cutting-edge technology, clinical research opportunities, and a collaborative and comprehensive care network dedicated to advancing the standard of care. As we enter the next phase of growth, our focus is on scaling our teams, services, and elevating customer experience!
Position Summary:
The Inventory Manager is responsible for the end-to-end inventory management of specialty medications and related clinical supplies used across the organization’s infusion clinics and physician offices. This includes high-cost infused and injected therapies serviced in the infusion clinics and physician-administered medications such as Botox.
The role oversees medication procurement, inventory management, purchasing controls, par-level optimization, drug availability, product transfers, shortage management, waste reduction, and supply chain reporting across multiple practice locations.
Key Responsibilities:
· Maintain appropriate ordering processes and purchasing controls across wholesalers, specialty distributors, manufacturers, and other approved vendors.
· Evaluate purchasing patterns, utilization trends, lead times, and clinic schedules to determine appropriate medication ordering quantities.
· Ensure medications are purchased through approved vendors and accounts and in accordance with organizational purchasing policies.
· Partner with finance, pharmacy, and manufacturer relations leadership to evaluate purchasing opportunities, contract performance, and acquisition-cost trends.
· Develop and maintain standardized inventory management processes across infusion clinics and physician offices.
· Conduct or coordinate routine physical inventory counts and reconciliation.
· Investigate inventory discrepancies and develop corrective action plans when necessary.
· Manage product transfers between locations when operationally and legally appropriate to prevent waste and improve medication utilization.
· Maintain inventory controls for medications that require special handling or storage.
· Support supply-chain integration of newly acquired practices and new infusion locations. Assess existing drug inventory, vendors, purchasing accounts, storage capabilities, and inventory workflows. Coordinate transition to organizational purchasing standards and approved vendors.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of healthcare supply-chain, medication inventory, pharmacy operations, infusion operations, physician-practice operations, or related experience.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Experience managing multiple locations or a decentralized inventory environment.
- Experience with specialty pharmaceutical wholesalers or distributors.
- Ability to analyze medication utilization and translate demand into purchasing and inventory requirements.
- Strong understanding of inventory controls, purchasing processes, and medication expiration management.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
Work Environment & Location:
This position will be remote, with 30% travel required for site visits, training, and team meetings.
Source: Niramedical careers (Ashby)