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Sentara Health · 1 day ago

Contract Associate/Juris Doctorate - Remote

Greater Richmond Region

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Mid Level

$91K/yr - $137K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Partner with other business areas within the health system to identify opportunities to grow systems and integration in currently siloed or fragmented processes.

Draft and negotiate purchase agreements that provide supplies, purchased services, and medical capital equipment to Sentara;

In collaboration with Legal develop, update and enforce Sentara’s purchase order terms and conditions and their legal impact on the organization;

Maintain an up-to-date and thorough knowledge of the current laws and regulations in the fields of contracts and healthcare, as well as connectivity to peers in the healthcare legal field through trade groups such as American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA);

Assist in the development and implementation of Sentara’s contractual policies and procedures;

Partner with Sentara system leaders and clinical teams to understand and aide leaders in clarifying their business requirements, advise leaders on business risks, and represent overall business interests during vendor negotiations, while acting as an advocate for Sentara, striking the appropriate balance of pragmatic business terms and legal risk;

Negotiate mutually agreeable business terms to ensure that user needs and overall Sentara goals are met; Collaborate with Sentara Legal to finalize legal terms when outside the accepted framework;

Communicate substantive contract legal provisions and potential business risks to Supply Chain Management Leadership and the broader Sentara leadership, as appropriate;

Develop and maintain long-term relationships with vendor corporate, legal, and contracting personnel to support Sentara’s long and short term strategic goals;

Identify and strategically pursue new corporate contracts with both existing and new vendors to support broader system initiatives;

Track financial performance, utilization and business protections associated with executed agreements; Monitor compliance with contractual terms;

Draft routine amendments, extensions, short form contracts, and other documents that utilize Sentara’s standard contract templates;

Evaluate Short and Long Term Lease Agreements and Short Term Evaluation Agreements to ensure they comply with Sentara’s policies;

Evaluate new, existing, and revised Group Purchasing agreements;

Establish and maintain complete contract files, including vendor contacts, contract progression stages final executed agreements and supporting documentation.

Obtain vendor agreement signatures and maintain contract records within Sentara’s contract repository.

Qualification

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Juris DoctorateLitigation experienceADR experienceTransactional negotiationLegal experienceCorporate mattersHealthcare mattersSupply Chain negotiationSupply Chain operationsMaster's DegreeBusiness AdministrationHealth CareContracting

Required

Juris Doctorate with prior litigation, ADR, or transactional negotiation experience REQUIRED

Minimum 3 years Legal experience with specific focus on general corporate and health care matters or third party transactional contracting REQUIRED

Preferred

Master Level Degree in Business Administration, Health Care, or Supply Chain Management preferred.

Experience in Supply Chain contract negotiation preferred

Experience in Supply Chain healthcare operations

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Annual Leave, Sick Leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Retirement funds with matching contribution

Supplemental insurance policies, including legal, Life Insurance and AD&D among others

Work Perks program including discounted movie and theme park tickets among other great deals

Opportunities for further advancement within our organization

Paid Time Off in the form of sick time, vacation time and paid parental leave

Team Members have the opportunity to earn an annual flat amount Bonus payment if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Company

Sentara Health

Glassdoor

3.7

Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 130 years in pursuit of its mission - "we improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S.

Founded in 1988

Norfolk, Virginia, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.sentara.com/

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