Overview
The organization is seeking a Manager, Contracting Specialist to join the Provider Contracting team within the Legal Department.
Location: Melville, NY, USA
This role provides leadership and operational oversight for provider contracting activities, ensuring effectiveness, consistency, and quality of contract work across the team. The manager also serves as the first level of review and escalation for contractual issues that fall outside established parameters or require additional judgment.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate non-standard terms, proposed revisions, business priorities, and contractual risks to determine appropriate resolution paths and when Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, or leadership review is required.
- Act as the primary resource and first point of escalation for complex, unusual, sensitive, or non-standard contracting matters that cannot be resolved through established procedures or standard language.
- Oversee the quality, consistency, responsiveness, and accuracy of departmental contracting activities and ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, and standards.
- Draft, review, revise, and support negotiations of complex or material contract terms; provide guidance on interpretation and application of approved language, templates, and organizational standards.
- Perform data management duties, including maintaining accurate information in CONGA for each clinical provider.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, leadership, and other internal stakeholders to resolve contractual issues, facilitate timely decision-making, and support organizational objectives.
- Provide direct supervision, coaching, performance management, and day-to-day leadership to Contracting Specialists, supporting employee development and team effectiveness.
- Draft contracts, amendments, and letter agreements for clinical new hires, existing employees, and independent contractors.
- Track departmental workload, contract status, performance trends, and relevant metrics; communicate significant issues, priorities, and departmental performance to leadership as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain standard contract language, templates, playbooks, procedures, documentation standards, guidance materials, and escalation protocols to promote consistency and efficiency.
- Represent the Contracting Department in cross-functional meetings and initiatives, including efforts related to contracting processes, systems, templates, organizational requirements, and contract record maintenance.
- Monitor contracting activity, workflows, recurring issues, and resource constraints; proactively identify and implement opportunities to improve turnaround times, quality, processes, and stakeholder experience.
- Identify and escalate contractual matters presenting potential legal, financial, compliance, operational, or business risk, clearly communicating key considerations, potential impacts, and recommended actions.
- Establish team priorities, assign and balance workloads, and monitor contract volume, deadlines, deliverables, and resource capacity to ensure timely completion of contracting activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Paralegal Certification.
- Significant relevant experience in contract administration, contract management, paralegal work, legal operations, or a related contracting function.
- Demonstrated experience independently drafting, reviewing, and revising contractual language.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to analyze complex or non-standard contractual issues and determine when escalation is appropriate.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain contractual issues and recommendations to legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong judgment, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to oversee multiple matters, competing priorities, and deadlines.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships with leadership and stakeholders across multiple organizational functions.
- Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
- Previous management experience preferred.
- Previous experience with preparation of contracts is preferred.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $118,000 - $125,000 annually
- Generous benefits package, including:
- Flexible PTO
- Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k)
- Leadership and professional development opportunities
Additional Qualifications / Tools
- High level of proficiency with CONGA and MS Office products, including Word, Excel, and SharePoint. Experience with WORKDAY a plus.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The employer is an equal opportunity employer.