Remote Information Technology Assistant Jobs in Oregon

Your future role at a glance

Location: Remote

Department/Specialty: IT Contracting

Schedule: Day shift  l  Full-time

Salary Range: $87,463.00- $121,918.37 per year

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How you'll make an impact in this role

This position resides under The Resource Group, an end-to-end supply chain partner to healthcare organizations across the United States, wholly-owned by Ascension. At The Resource Group, we build strong relationships with provider teams, working alongside them to improve supply chain operations and lower non-payroll expenses, all in support of delivering quality patient care. Responsibilities for this role can be found below:

Negotiate contract pricing, terms, and conditions, including complex licensing models, with IT suppliers to minimize risk for all healthcare participants while achieving a competitive advantage in total cost, quality, technology, and supply continuity.

Conduct analyses of sourcing data, market trends, benchmarking, and IT-specific factors to develop, review, and ensure defendable sourcing strategies are continuously improved and aligned with category, technical, and organizational goals.

Ensure all sourcing strategies and supply chain processes are consistently applied, properly administered, and transparent in full compliance with all regulations, internal policies, and security requirements, while actively supporting risk mitigation.

Develop and facilitate collaborative working relationships with Finance, Legal, Corporate Risk, IT stakeholders, and other teams to validate vendor capabilities and ensure contract terms reflect operational, clinical, and security priorities.

Perform contract management and maintenance tasks throughout the lifecycle, including strategic review of new requests and expiration records, processing amendments, extensions, modifications, and renewals for both general and IT-specific agreements.

Provide regular updates on category and IT strategies, supplier relationship management programs, and status of process improvement initiatives, including key performance metrics related to cost optimization, innovation, and service performance.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

What additional requirements you'll need

• A Bachelor's degree
• 0-3 years of professional experience OR previous internship experience (healthcare supply chain, project management, or other relevant experience)

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME