Manager Pharmacy Contracts
Oct 2023 - Oct 2024
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Master of Science in Administration, Healthcare Supply Chain Management, Sourcing Specialist, Contracting, Healthcare Analytics
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Master of Science in Administration, Healthcare Supply Chain Management, Sourcing Specialist, Contracting, Healthcare Analytics
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St Clair Shores, Michigan, United States
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Robin Barr is listed as Master of Science in Administration, Healthcare Supply Chain Management, Sourcing Specialist, Contracting, Healthcare Analytics based in St Clair Shores, Michigan, United States. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Robin Barr.
Robin Barr previously worked as Manager Pharmacy Contracts at Premier Inc. and Sourcing Specialist at Corewell Health. Robin Barr holds Master Of Science In Administration, Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Central Michigan University, Graduate Studies.
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About Robin Barr
I am a Contract Manager at Premier Inc, a group purchasing organization advocating for our members. I have over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, and a master's degree in healthcare administration. My mission is to deliver value and quality to my clients and stakeholders through strategic sourcing and contract management.At Premier, I oversee 30+ Suppliers, managing their generic drug contracts, keeping pricing competitive for our members, and adding new drugs to their portfolio. While with Corewell Health/ Beaumont Health, I would review and approve over 1700 capital requests per year, totaling over $300M in spend for 8 acute care and 100+ off sites. I negotiated over $5M in cost avoidance and rebates, and serve as a liaison between the suppliers and departments. I also lead system-wide RFPs, summarize results, and work with senior leaders to issue recommendations. I leveraged my skills in electronic health records, process improvement, and orthopedics to support the organization's goals and initiatives.
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Robin Barr work experience
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Sourcing Specialist
- Participate with SEAR Pools for CH-E, W, S for budgeting purposes; Responsible for Capital Equipment and Service for the above mentioned commodities
- Reviewed over 1700 capital requests (previously anything over $1000 and 3 years life expectancy - Now $15K), contracts, and quotes in 2021, consisting of over $300M in capital spend, negotiated over $5M in cost.
- Jointly with legal counsel, make decisions on behalf of Beaumont Health, serving as a liaison between the supplier and the department
- Review national benchmarks on capital products, compare to current quotes to make sure pricing is consistent with national averages
- Work with CFOs, VP and Directors, throughout the health system to issue Request for Proposals (RFP), review, analyze, negotiate and recommend outcomes of the RFP for improved patient safety and outcomes (examples IV.
- Serve on ad hoc committees throughout the organization to discuss capital budgets, planning, and implementation (ICOC,
Feb 2014 - Oct 2023
Contract Services Manager, Capital
Beaumont Health
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Contract Administrator, Capital
Beaumont Health
See duties above in addition to the following:Filled in for Director of Capital, in her absence.Ran Capital Standardization Subcommittee. Co managed Capital buyer and assist buyer.
Apr 2016 - Dec 2021
Supply Chain Analyst Iii
Beaumont Health
- Oversee, manage/assist Analyst II’s with projects.
- Attend business reviews with Suppliers, present quarterly data.
- Develop dashboards, project management templates, for analytics area
- Pull and review spend data for entire health system level, research and compare benchmark pricing, analyze data for pricing and utilization opportunities
- Identify contract maximization opportunities in all areas of the hospital
- Utilize Oracle to generate spend reports; analyze for utilization and benchmarking opportunities; Produce graphs and charts; interact with Suppliers for pricing opportunities, cross references, supportive data
May 2015 - Apr 2016
Supply Chain Analyst Ii
Beaumont Health
- Identify contract maximization opportunities in all areas of the hospital.
- Utilize Oracle to generate spend reports; analyze for utilization and benchmarking opportunities; Produce graphs and charts; interact with Suppliers for pricing opportunities, cross references, supportive data
- Utilize online tools from UHC/Novation, Cardinal, Advisory Board, ECRI to identify savings, support analyses
- Track spine savings through negotiated agreement; prepare data, graphs, and charts to be presented to Ortho and Neuro surgical physicians.
Feb 2014 - May 2015
Senior Analyst
Analyze contracting/purchasing data to identify opportunities for cost savings through pricing, conversion, standardization, and utilization for VHA supply chain initiatives in all areas of the hospital. Perform contract analysis, savings tracking, and performance measurement. Job performance includes analyzing hospital data against Novation and local.
Jul 2009 - Jan 2014
Contracting Value Analyst
- Developed Ortho and Spine common nomenclature and definition for cost savings for orthopedic, spine initiatives, and physician preference items.
- Served on a team that communicates between the OR/ Materials Directors and suppliers/GPO Contracts at the national level for approximately 70 hospitals across the United States.
- Developed PowerPoint presentations containing reports and graphs.
- Attended quarterly business reviews with Suppliers, comparing data and savings.
- Met with Suppliers looking for potential contracting/savings opportunities.
- Worked extensively with Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access.
Mar 2002 - Jun 2009
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Robin Barr education
Master Of Science In Administration, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Central Michigan University, Graduate Studies
Pre Pharmacy/ Pre Nursing
Wayne State University
B.S., Community Development/Public Administration
Central Michigan University
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Robin Barr is listed as Master of Science in Administration, Healthcare Supply Chain Management, Sourcing Specialist, Contracting, Healthcare Analytics.
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Robin Barr is based in St Clair Shores, Michigan, United States.
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Robin Barr has worked for Premier Inc., Corewell Health, Beaumont Health, Vha, and Ascension Health.
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Robin Barr holds Master Of Science In Administration, Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Central Michigan University, Graduate Studies.
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