A New York City healthcare organization is looking to add a new Contracts Specialist to their growing team in Manhattan. In this role, the Contracts Specialist will be responsible for handling contract review on new or updated contracts that are coming in through the contract queue.

***This is a Hybrid opportunity requiring the qualified professional to work onsite at least two days a week (Wednesdays & Thursdays).***

Responsibilities:

The Contracts Specialist will:

Review terms and conditions to make sure they comply with current regulations/rules for the organization, etc. and providing edit

Negotiate and recommend terms for governing (i.e. master, framework) agreements

Review, address, and correct as required, all bids/or contracts

Work with the Legal department to draft and modify licensing and service contract terms in accordance with policies, customer specification and legal requirements

Administer the contract management process

Review incoming contract /MSAs review requests for completeness and accuracy

Oversee the maintenance and integrity of all contract and statement /quotes files

Work with the Finance team to verify funding for proposed requests

Oversee the execution of signatures by vendor and internally for approved agreements

Correspond with vendors to get signatures on approved agreements/SOWs

Perform other duties, as needed

Qualifications:

6+ years of experience as a Paralegal

Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies and/or Information Technology; OR, Paralegal certification; OR, Juris Doctorate

Experience in reviewing and negotiating contracts involving Intellectual Property and understanding the sourcing process

Experience with contracts, specifically: Master Agreements, Master License Agreements, and SaaS Agreements

Desired Skills:

Experience in the Healthcare and/or IT industry

Experience in using Contract Lifecycle management system

Experience with healthcare Contracts