Lead Contract Specialist

Overview

The Lead Contract Specialist provides time-sensitive, solutions-oriented, and strategic contracting support for the Communications operating room (OR) Renovation business. This role manages business and legal risk, supports business opportunities, improves processes, and promotes commercial excellence. The position is remote, with a strong preference for candidates located near Dallas, TX.

Responsibilities

• Draft, edit, review, and negotiate OR Renovation contracts on behalf of the Communications business unit.
• Support internal and external customers in a fast-paced environment.
• Advise internal customers on contracting, legal, finance, and business strategies, as well as organizational policies and procedures.
• Identify business and legal risks, propose mitigation strategies, escalate issues for legal review and resolution as appropriate, and represent the organization’s interests professionally and in a solutions-oriented manner.
• Negotiate contract terms directly with customers, general contractors, subcontractors, and other third parties.
• Build and maintain strong relationships within the GQO organization and the Global Legal and Compliance function.
• Exercise sound judgment when identifying and escalating issues to management.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the OR Renovation organization and the Communications business unit.
• Monitor and track contract-related matters and proactively provide updates.
• Identify and support the implementation of system or process improvements that increase efficiency, improve compliance, or reduce business costs.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for OR Renovation contracts and as the single point of contact for first-pass reviews of contractual documents requiring legal review.
• Partner with attorneys on formal education programs, classes, and events, including creating content, presenting, and answering questions for the OR Renovation organization on legal and contract management topics.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure alignment.
• Partner with attorneys to develop new contract templates.
• Assume additional responsibility for reviewing non-commercial contracts for the Endoscopy division, as capacity permits.

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience supporting contracts for construction, renovation, facility installation, capital equipment, or project-based work.
• Experience identifying and implementing contracting, workflow, or process improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, hospital, operating room, or other regulated environments.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, Project Management, or commercial teams.
• Experience drafting and reviewing documentation.
• Experience with direct contract negotiations.
• Expertise with MS Office products.
• Salesforce experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Posted Date: 08/11/2026. This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual
• US5: $93,800 - $156,200 USD Annual
• US10: $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual
• US15: $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual
• US20: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual
• US30: $116,100 - $193,400 USD Annual

Health benefits include:

• Medical and prescription drug insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Hospital indemnity insurance
• Personalized healthcare support
• Wellbeing program
• Tobacco cessation program

Financial benefits include:

• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Basic life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability insurance

Depending on customer requirements, employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.

Location

This is a remote position, with a strong preference for candidates located near Dallas, TX.