Sr. Healthcare Contracts Specialist

Overview

A partner organization is seeking a Senior Healthcare Contracts Specialist based in the United States. This role is ideal for an experienced contracts professional with expertise at the intersection of legal operations, healthcare, and business strategy. The position involves leading the drafting, review, negotiation, and lifecycle management of complex commercial agreements that support critical healthcare solutions.

This fully remote role offers autonomy, flexibility, and the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations, Finance, IT, Compliance, and executive stakeholders. The specialist will help strengthen contracting processes, reduce risk, and enable business growth through practical and compliant agreements.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate complex commercial agreements such as master services agreements, vendor agreements, healthcare-related contracts, data-sharing agreements, statements of work, amendments, renewals, and confidentiality agreements.
• Prepare high-quality contract language and redlines using approved templates, standard clauses, negotiation playbooks, and internal legal guidance.
• Analyze non-standard contractual provisions, resolve routine negotiations independently, and escalate complex legal, regulatory, or business risks as appropriate.
• Serve as the primary day-to-day contact for assigned contracting matters and support efficient contract execution across the organization.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Finance, IT, Compliance, and leadership teams to deliver timely contracting solutions.
• Provide recommendations on contractual terms, risk allocation, negotiation strategies, and process improvements.
• Contribute to the refinement of contract templates, standard clauses, fallback positions, and negotiation frameworks.
• Maintain accurate contract records and support contract lifecycle management processes, ensuring documentation is complete and organized.
• Identify opportunities to improve contracting workflows, standardization, efficiency, and overall risk management practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Paralegal Studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing complex commercial contracts.
• Proven ability to independently manage contract negotiations with customers, vendors, business partners, and other stakeholders.
• Strong skills in interpreting, drafting, and negotiating sophisticated legal and business agreements.
• Knowledge of contract law principles, contractual risk allocation, and commercial negotiation practices.
• Experience identifying legal, operational, financial, and compliance risks within agreements and recommending practical solutions.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create polished contract language and communicate effectively with business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, including Track Changes, redlining, document comparison, formatting, and management of complex documents.
• Experience using contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms and document management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience negotiating healthcare-related agreements such as payer, provider, vendor, technology, data-sharing, and Business Associate Agreements.
• Paralegal certification, contract management certification (e.g., NCMA), or Juris Doctor (JD) degree.

Compensation & Benefits

• Fully remote work environment with company-provided equipment.
• Flexible working environment supporting productivity and work-life balance.
• Competitive healthcare benefits including subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Access to healthcare support solutions and wellness resources.
• Health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), and dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) options.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and company holidays.
• Paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Program offering counseling, referrals, and support services.
• Pet insurance options.
• Employee discounts on phone plans, car rentals, and computers.
• Community giveback opportunities including paid volunteer time.

Location

• United States (fully remote)