Job Title: Contract Advisor
Duration: 5+ Months Assignment
Location: Scottsdale, AZ / St. Louis, MO, and Bloomfield, CT
Schedule Notes: Mon-Fri 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (flexible on start time, can start as early as 7:00 am)

Note: This is an onsite/hybrid position. Candidates may be located in one of the following locations:

• Scottsdale, AZ
• St. Louis, MO
• Bloomfield, CT

Summary:

• Contracting Advisor is responsible for drafting and preparing non-standard and standard client contracts, managing redlines and facilitating negotiations, requiring a higher degree of independence and skill.
• The role also serves as Contracting Team representation on assignments with the Business, Legal, Finance, Business Subject Matter Experts, external clients, or other third parties, as applicable.
• The role will help drive department quality improvement efforts and measures aimed at improving the overall contracting process quality, efficiency, and internal/external client satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• This role works closely with internal matrix partners and Senior Legal Counsel to successfully plan, draft, prepare, and execute contracting assignments and special projects.
• Understand Client/Payer contracting arrangements, capture input from key stakeholders, assess impacts to existing agreements when applicable, and develop recommended contractual language, securing all necessary parties’ approvals.
• Participate in internal and client contract strategy and negotiation calls; capture meeting notes and proposed contract changes/redlines; draft new language, maintain separate internal and client versions as needed.
• Follow up with internal partners to ensure alignment with negotiated contract terms.
• Write contract letters, other necessary communications, and notices.
• Partner with Contract Admin Team members to review and/or propose contract language changes for Senior Legal Counsel approval.
• Help update and maintain agreement templates. Obtain internal approvals on template updates as needed.
• Ensure that agreements meet operational standards, accurately and on time.
• Follow the Contracting Team’s processes, including the archiving and dissemination of executed agreements.
• Support quality efforts by analyzing and recommending process improvements to improve overall contracting process quality, efficiency, and internal/external client satisfaction.
• In addition, the role will support the education and training of contracting team members.
• When needed, support additional Contracting team responsibilities such as employer agreements, quality checks of work in progress, ad hoc projects, and other items.
• Manage and maintain the contracting library.
• Prioritize and balance the workload.

Ideal candidate Skills:

• Paralegal certification (CP or RP).
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience ithird-partyncluding at least 3 years drafting contractual language.
• Experience in health insurance, healthcare, or third party administration preferred.

 Skills:

• Contract review and drafting.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment, quickly grasp new concepts, solve problems, and make decisions. 
• Ability to work cross-functionally to mediate and resolve complex contract issues and negotiate solutions.  Ability to work with internal and external partners at all levels of management. 
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage timelines and balance multiple deadlines.
• Strong focus on customer service.  
• Detail-oriented, organized, and critical thinking skills are essential.
• Experience with Salesforce.com and/or DocuSign is a plus.

Top 3 skills:

• Contract administration.
• Customer-service orientation.
• Ability to redline documents using Microsoft Word.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certification preferred.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 37.02/hr.