Quest Diagnostics

Cross-Reference Analyst- Maryland Heights, Missouri

Posted on: 14 Apr 2021

St Louis, MO

Job Description

Job Description

Cross-Reference Analyst- St. Louis, MO or Chantilly, VA

Look for more than answers. Patients and Physicians rely on our diagnostic testing, information and services to help them make better healthcare decisions. These are often serious decisions with far reaching consequences, and require sensitivity, tact and a clear dedication to service. Its about providing clarity and hope.

You will work for the world leader in the industry, with a career where you can expand your skills and knowledge. Youll have a role where you can act with professionalism, you can inspire colleagues, and you can care about the work we do and the people we serve.

At Quest, we are on a continuous journey of discovery and development. Its this attitude that has made us an industry leader and the 1 Diagnostic Lab in the US. For those joining us, we offer exciting and fast moving career opportunities where you can affect change at a rate unheard of in many organizations of our size and scope. While we invest in and develop technology to drive our innovations, our ongoing success relies on our people.

Basic Purpose:

The general purpose of this position is to cross-reference laboratory services available in the marketplace to services available from Quest Diagnostics to enable the bidding process.

The individual is responsible for cross-referencing services to Quest Diagnostics service codes from various sources including information provided from clients, vendor websites and internal service compendiums.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1) Provide cross-reference analysis support to the sales function:

a) Support the Pricing Operations bidding process for Commercial channels including Group Purchasing Organization, Health System, Hospital, Commercial Reference Laboratory, Nationwide, Joint Venture directly with cross-reference analyses with an emphasis on identifying exact and closest available match recommendations.

b) Liaise with Clinical Franchise, Commercial, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Medical Professionals, Commercial and Marketing in identifying match recommendations.

c) Cross-reference analysis source material may include any combination of client provided documentation and service menu data points from Quest Diagnostics Business Units, Joint Ventures and competing vendors.

2) Provide cross-reference analysis support to the enterprise:

a) Support other Corporate, Enterprise-wide, Finance and Clinical Franchise initiatives as needed.

b) Provide cross-reference analytical support for special projects or other assignments at the Pricing Directors request.

c) Create and maintain cross-reference compendiums for competing vendors.

d) Develop, seed and maintain a library of cross-reference matches to support cross-reference dependent initiatives.

Due to the variety of duties and responsibilities and the wide array of individual seeking cross-reference analytical support (often with customer-driven deadlines), required working hours may not always conform to a typical work week.

Supervision Exercised:

NA

Qualifications:

Education Preferred:

Bachelors Degree, preferred degree in Medical Technology, Biological Sciences including Biology, Molecular Genetics, Cellular Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Anatomic Pathology, Chemistry; or Associates Degree in a Laboratory Science or Medical Technology, or previously qualified as a Technologist.

Work Experience:

Minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare industry, laboratory industry, hospital industry, referral testing, specimen

processing, medical technology, medical laboratory aide, hospital or laboratory database management and information system management. Experience must include familiarity with medical testing terminologies.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

Sitting for long periods of time

Other:

Proficient in Excel problem solving skills; analytical ability; planning and organization skills (including the ability to manage multiple priorities of multiple customers while exhibiting flexibility and teamwork); exceptional communication skills (needed to discuss technical aspects of cross-reference analyses with individuals from all levels of the enterprise); and the ability to work both as a of a team and independently.

Quest Diagnostics

Secaucus, NJ

Company Overview

Quest Diagnostics empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 46,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives.

At a Glance

Quest Diagnostics is the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services
Generated 2018 revenues of approximately $7.53 billion
Publicly trades common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: DGX). More in Investor Relations
Ranks as a component of the S&P 500
Touches the lives of 30 percent of American adults each year
Serves about half of the physicians and hospitals in the U.S
Access to approximately 90% of U.S. insured lives
Engages workforce of about 46,000 employees dedicated to putting patients first every day
More than 6,600 patient access points, the most extensive network in the U.S.,
including phlebotomists in physician offices and more than 2,250 of our own
patient service centers 
A medical and scientific staff of more than 600 M.D.s and Ph.D.s
Logistics capabilities, that include approximately 3,750 courier vehicles and 25 aircraft that collectively make tens of thousands of stops daily
Offers physicians a test menu that is industry leading in breadth and innovation.  Our test menu ranges from routine biological tests to complex and specialized molecular and gene-based testing as well as anatomic pathology 
Provides a broad range of solutions for employers, including workplace drug testing for employers and government agencies; the Blueprint for Wellness employee wellness service; and risk assessment services for the life insurance industry
Publishes original research in peer reviewed publications, at medical and scientific conferences, and as a public service. Quest Diagnostics Health Trends reports examine trends in diseases based on the company’s United States database. Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI) reports examine trends in workplace drug testing, and have been considered a benchmark for U.S. workforce drug positivity trends since 1988 

Recognition

Named to Fortune Magazine's 2019 World's Most Admired Companies list in the Health Care industry category of "Pharmacy and Other Services" for the third consecutive year
Among FORTUNE® Magazine's 2018 Fortune 500® companies
Ranked on the Forbes® 2018 Global 2000
Ranked on the “Barron’s 500” list of top-performing large companies for 2017
Named a member of the Dow Jones® Sustainability World and North America indexes since 2004 (DJSI World) and 2005 (DJSI North America). The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index represents the top 10% of the leading sustainability companies out of the biggest 2,500 companies in the Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index
Earned a place on the annual Newsweek Green Rankings, for the fourth consecutive year on the 2017 U.S. list
Consistently named one of the best places to work in U.S. business journal rankings, including Forbes® 2018 America's Best Large Employers 
Achieved Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, recognizing our important actions to reduce the cancer risk of employees and their families
Received a rating of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index, earning the distinction of being a "Best Place to Work for LGBT Equality"
Named a DiversityInc Noteworthy Company for the second consecutive year in 2018

Read more about awards and honors.

Read more about our Reputation Honors and Corporate Social Responsibility programs.

Products and Services

Diagnostics information services
Clinical trials
Healthcare IT
Wellness & risk management
Drug Screening 

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Operations

Headquarters in the U.S.: 500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094  
Approximately 2,200 patient locations and dozens of clinical laboratories throughout the U.S. 
In addition to the U.S., Quest Diagnostics operates clinical laboratories in laboratory facilities in Gurgaon, India; Heston, England; Mexico City, Mexico; and San Juan, Puerto Rico 

 

 

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