Contracts Associate

Company Description

At EVERSANA, we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work across the globe. We’re fueled by our vision to create a healthier world. How? Our global team of more than 7,000 employees is committed to creating and delivering next-generation commercialization services to the life sciences industry. We are grounded in our cultural beliefs and serve more than 650 clients ranging from innovative biotech start-ups to established pharmaceutical companies. Our products, services and solutions help bring innovative therapies to market and support the patients who depend on them. Our jobs, skills and talents are unique, but together we make an impact every day. Join us! 

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   We are EVERSANA. 

Job Description

The Contracts Associate is primarily responsible for supporting client and vendor contract activity and ensuring all contracts are properly routed through the contract management system. The Contracts Associate will work with the business units to understand business needs.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams.  These results are achieved by:

• Addresses contract inquiries in a timely manner
• Conducts proper review of uploaded contracts
• Assists with the timely progression of contract reviews
• Facilitates the overall contracting process, communicates turnaround times and effectively enforces them, escalating early in case of difficulties
• Immediately communicates any issues that cannot be addressed by Contract Management or follows up with the appropriate business unit(s), as necessary
• Attends COMPLETE Commercialization meetings for contract requests
• Experience with DocuSign CLM a plus
• Actively contribute in CLM process improvement, testing system enhancements and documenting process
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, inserting/deleting pages, sections and tables and using features such as track changes
• Drafts contracts using approved contract templates or other sources such as prior contracts, with minimal errors
• Able to properly format contracts for consistency without issue
• Ability to manage 10 contracts in varying stages at any given time
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
• All other duties as assigned

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

• Travel (% or number of days) - Fully remote; minimal travel
• Hours (Hours per week, days of the week) - 40 hours/week; Monday - Friday

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in business
  • Master’s degree in business is desirable
• Experience and/or Training
  • 0 – 3 years’ experience
  • Must be able to manage multiple contract deliverables across various service areas at any one time
  • Strong understanding of contract and legal terminology
  • Think critically; identify and raise issues and risks in a contract or process
  • Possess a general understanding of EVERSANA’s business model and be conscious of profit and loss implications based on contract elements
  • Confident working with all internal and external levels of staff
• Technology/Equipment
  • Prior working experience in a contract management system and Salesforce
  • Experience working