Senior Contracts Manager (Project Management)

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Timely and appropriately prepare, negotiate and respond to modifications of standard and non-standard contracts including but not limited to; licensing, maintenance and services agreements, privacy agreements, non-disclosure agreements, requests for proposals, government solicitations, with customers, vendors, and partners with consideration of applicable business, legal and technical issues so as to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, company policies and business procedures and minimize company exposure and risk.
• Develop negotiation strategy and lead negotiations on assigned contracts with cross-departmental colleagues, customer legal counsel and other key customer decision makers during the negotiation process.
• Review contracts and modifications to contracts for completeness, compliance and accuracy and ensure final contract review, approval and execution are in accordance with corporate and/or business unit guidelines.
• Assess and evaluate contract risks and notify Executive Management of potential non-compliance and other findings with contracts that could have an adverse impact on the company.
• Make recommendations for modifications of new and existing contract templates to better meet the company's purposes as well as regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Provide expert guidance in interpretation and enforcement of contract clauses and recommendations for internal strategies.
• Prepare and communicate information regarding contract inquiries, status, risk, compliance, modifications, negotiations, and completion or termination, including all escalated contract and regulatory matters.
• Document all changes, including changes to standard company terms and conditions that arise during contract negotiation and execution.
• Serve as point-of-contact for all communications related to assigned contract inquiries, resolutions and disputes.
• Mentor and lead contracts team members by assisting in their daily work distribution, fostering positive collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, and by maintaining contractual agreements.
• Work with outside legal counsel as directed by Director of Contracts on contract matters.
• Serve as a resource to other members of the team and cross-departmental colleagues regarding contractual questions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Maintain an excellent knowledge of company policies and procedures.

 

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word).
• Must be able to read and interpret applicable regulatory and legal documents.
• Thorough understanding of applicable contract law and related contract issues and trends, particularly in the healthcare and software industry.
• Proven ability to make independent business decisions.
• Strong analytical skills with focus on issue identification and resolution, including problems complex in nature.
• Effective negotiation skills and strategies.
• Ability to draft/edit contractual documents (basic and complex in nature).
• Working knowledge of contractual concepts.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization, as well as with customers and business partners.
• Strong ability to organize and manage workload and multiple priorities without direct supervision.
• Possess excellent organizational and administration management skills.
• Ability to follow DI's policies and procedures and system usage practices
• Must comply with and pass initial background check and drug screening, as well as subsequent background checks, drug screenings and vaccine requirements as required by customer contracts
• Must comply with company vaccination policy

 

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field and at least 10 years of contract management experience.

 

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

While performing duties of this job, the employee is predominately functioning in a sedentary light office position with high frequency of keyboarding, and computer use.

 

Preferred skills and experience:

In addition to the above requirements, the ideal employee/candidate will have experience with the following:

• Experience working with Contract Management in the Healthcare or Software Industry – strongly preferred
• Certificate in Paralegal Studies or Certification in Contract Management
• Experience utilizing Microsoft SharePoint

 

Supervision Level

This person reports directly to the Director of Contracts and may supervise the work of others at the request of the Director of Contracts.

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