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Senior Contracts Manager
Posted: 07/08/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Job Category: Clinical Contracts/Finance
Job Number: 5138
Job Description
Looking for a problem solver who shapes and carries out contract execution and archival strategies on a high volume and wide array of agreements by displaying inquisitiveness, the ability to spot issues, get to the heart of a matter and articulate plans to address through collaboration, relationship building and direct communication.
Proactively identify unique business scenarios found throughout all aspects of the contract lifecycle, formulating executive-level recommendations and implementing process improvements to drive speed and simplicity by gaining credibility, influencing and partnering across a diverse array of cross-functional teams.
Basic Qualifications:
Proactively identify unique business scenarios found throughout all aspects of the contract lifecycle, formulating executive-level recommendations and implementing process improvements to drive speed and simplicity by gaining credibility, influencing and partnering across a diverse array of cross-functional teams.
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including Master Services Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Statements of Work, Change Orders, License and Subscription Agreements, etc.
- Craft innovative approaches for handling complex terms in a wide range of transactions by balancing the opportunities and risks created for various functional teams who look for solid analysis, sound judgment and creative and practical contractual guidance.
- Self-starter, ability to communicate effectively in order to establish relationships with internal and external customers.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with key customers both internal and external in order to deliver customer-centric contracting solutions.
- Coordinate the full contract lifecycle among various functional teams with great follow-through, tactical and strategic advice, the ability to manage expectations and employ sound judgment and business sense to escalate to management.
- Consistently display a strong desire and ability to develop and implement tools and automation in contracting operations in order to increase the speed and simplicity of contracting processes.
- Influence contract policies and procedures to ensure they scale with changing business requirements while meeting evolving requirements.
- Driven to develop new skills and learn new concepts which form the basis for leading edge innovative negotiation strategies and professional development.
- Proficient in handling both external and internal inquiries with a high level of professionalism and efficiency.
- Possess strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to provide ad-hoc metric reporting to effectively track and assess contract performance.
- Proficient in managing high-value contracts through meticulous attention to detail and effective utilization of standard operating procedures and legal regulations.
- Assumes the responsibility of being the primary liaison for internal stakeholders, ensuring proactive communication of business expectations, news, goals, and values.
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills by providing secondary training and mentoring to newly hired contract managers, ensuring they are familiar with department procedures and expectations through designated 1:1s and training documents.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or substitute 5 years of relevant experience
- Minimum of 5 years of contracts or project management experience
- Well-versed in MS Office software programs
- Able to effectively interface with high level management
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong awareness of what type of communication is appropriate for what audience
- Comfortable operating in both structured and unstructured environments
- Attention to detail and a high level of organization
- Ability to work in multiple systems (ie. Smartsheet, Oracle, DocuSign, iCertis)
- Understand and articulate the business case behind decisions