Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals
SUNY Upstate Medical University
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The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals procures pharmaceutical-related goods and services for University Hospital and SUNY Upstate Medical University. The role coordinates the procurement cycle, evaluates purchasing practices and vendor performance, conducts cost analyses and bid evaluations, negotiates terms, and prepares contract and bid packages for state approval. It requires a bachelor's degree with two years of procurement experience or an associate's degree with four years; several pharmacy, healthcare procurement, and state-contract qualifications are preferred.
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Job Summary:
The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals is responsible for all aspects of procuring pharmaceutical related goods and services for University Hospital and SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse. The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals directs and coordinates all aspects of the procurement cycle, while continually evaluating services provided in terms of best purchasing practices, customer satisfaction, vendor performance, and quality initiatives. Complete cost analyses and bid evaluations; gather information on market conditions; determine reliability of suppliers and their services; negotiate discounts, contract terms/conditions and payment. Prepare contract/bid packages to be submitted to the NYS Attorney General's office and the Office of the State Comptroller for approval. The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals must have knowledge of the State procurement system, including, but not limited to, SUNY Item 7553, NYS Finance Law, Public Officer's Law, and stay current with any process/procedure changes within the State and/or the department of purchasing procedures. The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals must be proficient in the use of the State web sites provided by the Office of General Services and the Office of the State Comptroller including the receipt and review of any automated updates which may be applicable. The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals will report to the Director of Hospital Purchasing with a dotted line to the Director of Retail Operations. The Purchase Associate for Pharmaceuticals works in coordination with other purchase associates, support staff, and customers in achieving goals consistent with the goals of the Purchasing Department, University Hospital, and the State of New York.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree and two years procurement related experience or Associates degree and four years procurement related experience required. Must have excellent written/oral communication, interpersonal skills, and demonstrable proficiency with Microsoft Office, specifically Excel.
**Candidates with a Bachelors Degree and one year procurement related experience or Associate's Degree and three years procurement related experience will be considered for a Junior Purchase Associate position at a commensurate title and salary.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree, previous pharmacy knowledge and/or an understanding of 340B including the difference between hospital and retail pharmacy setting, 340B ACE and/or CPHT certification, experience in hospital/medical/surgical or healthcare procurement, working knowledge of NYS procurement requirements, working knowledge of contracts/contract language, and NYS contract experience preferred.
Work Days:
M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm
Message to Applicants:
Recruitment Office: Human Resources
How this job compares
Set against the 5,377 open Procurement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New York median$85–129K/yr203 salary ranges
- New York median$24–30/hr37 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 314 open Procurement jobs in New York and 5,377 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Procurement postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,234 postings).
- Education
- 2,413 of the 5,377 open Procurement jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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