Contract Manager Learned Intermediary - (Irvine, CA) - Johnson and Johnson, MedTech Electrophysiology

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Sales Enablement

Job Sub Function:

Contract Administration and Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Contract Management within the Johnson & Johnson MedTech-Electrophysiology Commercial Operations organization is recruiting for a Contract Manager, Learned Intermediary to be located in Irvine, CA

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.   

The Contract Manager, Learned Intermediary  will be part of the Electrophysiology (EP) Commercial Contract Management organization, reporting to the Senior Manager, Contract Management / Learned Intermediary, and responsible for driving flawless implementation of contracts and pricing strategies throughout the contract continuum from developing paper through contract load and maintenance. These responsibilities include leading customer contract negotiations, coordinating the overall workflow of the contracting process, partnering with Marketing, Legal, Sales and Commercial Operations to ensure a high level of service, high quality products and efficient processes. This individual is responsible for leading and developing various contract templates to support the business and CPC approved Contract Strategies and will support terms and conditions redlines for commercial contracts. This role is the defined and proficient specialist for handling redlines including customer negotiation in close partnership with Offer Development, Account Management and the Field Sales Organization. They partner closely across the Learned Intermediary team, Electrophysiology Contract Management and Commercial Programs Legal Group (CPLG), the broader JJMT contracting community, HCC, and internal business partners, including senior management, in finding opportunities, process improvements and supporting critical company initiatives to improve turnaround time processes and workflows. Responsibilities include coordination of terms and conditions options and changes, identifying potential gaps, ensuring contracts are aligned to strategy, customer negotiations, sharing preferred practices, and recommending solutions to improve customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develop Execution strategies for approved offers, product launches, new pricing programs to include development of contract templates documents and Contract Setup templates in Contract Systems & Process and Workflow
• Drives contract negotiation, execution, and management process by leading and overseeing the overall workflow to negotiate, execute, and maintain contracts. Provide direction on drafting complex contracts and serve as the subject matter expert for redline resolution
• Proactively identifies areas of disconnect / backup and devise solutions within Contract Management, ensuring best practice sharing / skill development across the contracting team while ensuring objectives of the business unit are met Develop and refine training materials and operating processes
• Identify, develop and retain talent, while developing overall contracting and negotiation capabilities and bench strength for the organization
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration with internal partners, consistent with company mission and values, to ensure that actions taken reflect terms of contracts and agreements. Provide regular mentorship and training to business partners, to ensure they understand contractual requirements as well as general legal and compliance environment.
• Develop and maintain positiv