Sr. Contract Administrator

Cardinal Health Sonexus™ Access and Patient Support helps specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers remove barriers to care so that patients can access, afford and remain on the therapy they need for a better quality of life. Our diverse expertise in pharma, payer and hub services allows us to deliver best-in-class solutions—driving brand and patient markers of success. We’re continuously integrating advanced and emerging technologies to streamline patient onboarding, qualification and adherence. Our non-commercial specialty pharmacy is centralized at our custom-designed facility outside of Dallas, Texas, empowering manufacturers to rethink the reach and impact of their products.

Together, we can get life-changing therapies to patients who need them—faster.
 

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end contracting process, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, finalizing NDAs, SOWs, and MSAs.
• Facilitate feedback from internal subject matter experts (Operations, IT, Business Development, Privacy, and Finance) to ensure contracts align with business needs and compliance standards.
• Effectively communicate with clients and vendors to facilitate smooth contract negotiations and approvals.
• Establish and maintain a contract lifecycle management platform for the purposes of standardizing contracting policies, workflows, and additional tracking requirements to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Work closely with Legal and Privacy to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements throughout the contracting lifecycle.
• Partner with Legal to help identify and mitigate contractual risks while supporting business objectives.
• Drive accountability and ensure all stakeholders meet deadlines and deliverables within the contracting process.
• Document best practices in collaboration with cross functional stakeholders to establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)
• Monitoring contract and SOW performance through implementation, identifying opportunities for improvement, and providing reports and analyses to stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with Legal to update and create template(s) that leverage best practices and include of our standard product/program offerings
• Serve as a resource to provide research to support contract audits – including reporting for internal management review for scope, issues, discrepancies, and recommendations for improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent experience preferred
• 8+ years of experience in contract management, legal operations, procurement, or a related field.
• Experience in pharma services or patient support, preferred
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously.
• Ability to drive processes forward and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in healthcare, pharma, or specialty services is a plus but not required.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in contract management software, document tracking tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience sourcing, launching, and operationalizing a contract lifecycle management platform  
   

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• Contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

*Strong preference for applicants local to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

TRAINING AND WORK SCHEDULES: Your new hire training will take place 8:00am-5:00pm CST, mandatory attendance is required. This position is full-time (40 hours/week). 

Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of Monday-Friday, 7:00am- 7:00pm CST.

REMOTE DETAILS: You will work remotely, full-time. It will require a dedicated, quiet, private, distraction free environment with access to high-speed internet. We will provide you with the computer, technology and equipment needed to successfully perform your job. You will be responsible for providing high-speed internet. In