Contracts Specialist
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Contracts Specialist managing healthcare agreements, risk, and client revisions at Avalere Health. Supporting AI-enabled legal workflows and process improvements across consulting and life sciences teams.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the entire contract lifecycle by preparing and overseeing global client contracts in partnership with Account Teams and Legal Department
- Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements and company standards
- Draft initial versions of client contracts aligned with business needs
- Collaborate with Account Teams, Business Development, Practices, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders
- Identify contractual risks and implement mitigation strategies
- Facilitate internal contract reviews
- Conduct formatting and quality control checks on draft contracts
- Provide guidance on contract structure, compliance measures, and execution strategies
- Communicate contract status updates to team members and leadership
- Coordinate contract revisions with clients and explain intellectual property and data use agreement provisions when needed
- Develop and maintain an organized contract repository system
- Create and update templates
- Develop knowledge of Avalere Health's services and products
- Innovate tools and processes to improve contract development and execution efficiency
- Support implementation and adoption of Avalere Health’s AI-enabled legal tool and integrate it into contracting workflows
- Identify process improvement opportunities and guide stakeholders through evolving ways of working
- Prepare, evaluate, and oversee Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Vendor Agreements, and Change Orders
- Coordinate with clients to drive contracts to completion
Requirements:
- At least 5 years of professional experience in proposal creation or contract development within consulting or life sciences sectors
- Desktop publishing experience is beneficial
- Familiarity with working in an international workplace, particularly UK and EU, is advantageous
- Experience handling a high volume of contracts efficiently
- Familiarity with evaluating business terms for inclusion in contracts
- Proven track record in maintaining positive relationships with colleagues aimed at achieving solutions-oriented objectives
- Experience enhancing business processes effectively
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Salesforce expertise preferred
- Solid understanding of documentation control processes, including diligence reviews
- Experience using AI-enabled tools in legal, contracting, or related business processes, or strong interest in developing practical AI skills
- Adaptability and enthusiasm for change, with ability to learn new technology and help others navigate transformed workflows
- Bachelor's degree required
Benefits:
- 401(k) plan with employer match contribution up to 4%, immediately vested
- Life insurance
- Disability coverage
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid and remote work
- Option to work from anywhere across the globe two weeks each year
- 20 vacation days
- One personal well-being day
- 9 public holidays
- Gifted end-of-year holidays
- Early Summer Friday finish in June, July, and August
- Free counselling through employee assistance program
- Personalized health support
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, family leave, and fertility policies
- On-demand training and professional development support
- Global mobility opportunities
- Employee Network Groups
- Dedicated social opportunities and resources for homeworkers
- Career conversations and global, cross-capability career moves
- Disability Confident Scheme support and interview adjustments








