Senior Legal Contracts Manager

What you will be doing: At Premier, we take pride in the business of serving patients by serving the healthcare providers who meet the needs of those patients, in every area of their care. As a group purchasing organization (GPO), we negotiate contracts for the goods and services our members use every day, and those contracts are where our commitments to members and suppliers become real. This role exists because that paper has to be accurate, readable and defensible — often on a short clock. Reporting to the [ Associate General Counsel or Senior Corporate Counsel ], the Senior Contract Specialist is a senior, hands-on contracting professional who works alongside Premier’s attorneys to support the day-to-day contracting needs of Premier’s supply chain service lines. In this role you will draft and revise straightforward commercial agreements, amendments, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, legal correspondence and internal policy documents; review and disposition contract redlines returned from negotiations across all Premier supply chain service lines; and lead or participate in negotiations directly with business counterparts and counterparties. You will also help maintain the templates, fallback language and playbooks that make the team faster over time. The person in this role works independently on routine and moderately complex contracting matters with limited direction, escalating novel, high-risk or ambiguous issues to counsel with a clear summary and a recommended path. This position requires work in a fast-paced and business-competitive GPO environment and interacts with business unit leaders and their management, sourcing and field teams, Premier members, and suppliers of goods and services to Premier’s members. Success in this role depends as much on business fluency as on drafting skill: you will be expected to learn Premier’s supply chain service lines well enough to articulate the business case behind each contractual engagement and to discuss legal risk with business leaders in their own language. In this role, you may choose to work from our Charlotte, NC office according to your preferred schedule, or remotely. We will consider candidates whose experience may not align perfectly with every qualification listed below as a combination of relevant skills, experience, and potential for success may be equally valuable. If this role interests you and you believe you can make a meaningful contribution, we encourage you to apply. Current Premier employees with sourcing, contracting or field operations experience are also encouraged to apply. This position does not practice law or provide legal advice; all work is performed under the supervision of licensed Premier attorneys. Key Responsibilities Responsibility #1– 40% Contract Development and Management Draft and revise straightforward commercial contracts, amendments, order forms, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, legal letters and internal policy documents, working from approved templates and from scratch, for Premier’s supply chain service lines and our member-facing contracting. Read, interpret and explain contracts and other legal documents independently, including identifying obligations, termination and renewal mechanics, pricing and fee terms, and inconsistencies across a document set. Prepare clear written summaries and recommendations for counsel and business owners; escalate novel, high-risk or ambiguous issues with a proposed resolution. Responsibility #2 – 40% Review contract redlines returned from negotiations across all Premier supply chain service lines; identify substantive changes, departures from Premier’s approved positions and unacceptable risk shifts; and recommend or apply responsive language. Lead negotiations directly with business counterparts and counterparty representatives on assigned agreements, and participate in more complex negotiations alongside attorneys and business owners. Track open issues, deal status a…

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