Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Gifthealth is a company dedicated to revolutionizing healthcare experiences. They are seeking a Commercial Contract Specialist to support the sales team by managing the contract process, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and collaborating with various internal teams to finalize agreements.
Responsibilities
- Supports contract management by initiating draft NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and amendments; coordinating scope development with Sales and Operational SMEs; assisting Legal with document formatting and tracking; and maintaining accurate contract files and status updates in the Contract Tracker
- Utilizes corporate templates as provided by the Legal team
- Analyzes proposals and/or other materials to identify requirements and ensures legal requirements, scope, timeline, and budget of the agreement are drafted appropriately
- Analyze and review externally provided client and certain vendor agreements, and evaluate, and determine if requests for changes to any Gifthealth agreements are acceptable in accordance with our company legal policies and practices
- Utilize Contract SOPs to track and initiate renewals and maintain accurate records
- Leads the full contract development process—including document creation, SME and leadership coordination, review cycles, and feedback integration—and manages final preparation and submission to the appropriate client, vendor, or business development channels
- Maintains contract libraries and templates to streamline development and record keeping practices
- Participates in Commercial Team meetings, provide input and support as required
- Completes other tasks as assigned
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in life sciences, marketing, business administration, or related field
- 7+ years of experience in patient access support, contract management, client management
- Proficiency with document management and contract management systems (Office 365 and Google Suite)
- Knowledge of contract administration principles and processes; budgeting, and pricing fundamentals; commercial pharmacy industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; CRM and related digital technologies
- Procurement laws, regulations, and industry standards
- Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical-related commercial contracting regulations
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Advanced organizational, time management, and project coordination skills
- Advanced analytical skills and attention to details
- Ability to interpret complex contract requirements and documents
- Ability to maintain accurate records and manage end-to-end contract workflows
- Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to changing conditions
- Knowledge of federal and state contracting policies and regulations, particularly as pertains to HIPAA and patient privacy
- Ability to contribute to contract strategy and improve processes
- Ability to foster cross-functional collaboration
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