Healthcare Community Contracting Sr Associate

Amgen; India; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen in India seeks a Senior Associate to oversee healthcare contracting and payments for Fee for Service, Consulting, Sponsorship and related engagements. You will coordinate end-to-end contract execution, onboarding, and invoice processing.

Collaborate with legal, sourcing, accounts payable, and finance to ensure compliance, accurate payments, and adherence to internal controls. Prior experience with SAP and healthcare regulations preferred.

Qualifications

• High attention to detail and accuracy in contract management.
• Strong written and verbal communication across functions.
• Ability to solve problems and improve processes while handling multiple tasks.
• Collaborative work with legal, sourcing, accounts payable and finance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, process and coordinate standard agreements and amendments using approved templates and contracting procedures.
• Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with terms and conditions.
• Coordinate end-to-end contract execution, onboarding, maintenance actions and distribution.
• Produce routine reports on contract status, ageing, payment status and documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Career Category Operations Job Description

Amgen's Research and Development (R&D) Business Operations organization addresses complex business challenges with outstanding people, tools, and processes. The team delivers on key initiatives and capabilities to support R&D. This position is primarily responsible for overseeing and processing healthcare compliance related contracting and payments of proposed arrangements by Amgen staff with Members of the U.S. and global Healthcare Community (i.e. Fee for Service, Scientific Exchange, Consulting, Sponsorship, Donation, Exhibits, Advisory Boards or other similar engagements). We are looking for talent who have play a key role in supporting the healthcare contracting process and ensuring accurate and timely payments to members of the health care community. The senior associate requires a solid understanding of contracting as well as SAP software and its functionalities. The senior associate will collaborate with global, cross-functional teams, including legal, sourcing, accounts payable, and finance, to ensure smooth and seamless contract management and payment operations. We are a team that delivers for our partners!

Key Responsibilities

Prepare, process and coordinate standard agreements and amendments using approved templates and established contracting procedures; identify and elevate non-standard terms, exceptions and complex matters for members of the healthcare community (Fee for Service, Consulting, Sponsorship, Membership, Donation, Exhibits or other similar engagements). Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions. Coordinate end-to-end contract execution, including onboarding, maintenance actions, and distribution. Maintain trackers, status fields, agreements, invoices, forms, expense documentation and supporting materials in the approved system of record. Triage intake from Amgen R&D or other supported functions to appropriate contract managers, as needed. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with sourcing, accounts payable, and other relevant teams to streamline financial processes and resolve any issues or discrepancies. Produce routine reports and data pulls on FFS hours, contract status, ageing, payment status, engagement history and documentation completion. Ensure effective communication and foster positive working relationships. Process invoices, reimbursements, and payments related to healthcare contracts. Verify accuracy of invoices and resolve discrepancies with suppliers and providers. Ensure timely payments and adherence to payment terms. Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies, and regulations. Develop and enforce policies and procedures related to contracting and payment operations. Demonstrated ability to execute defined processes accurately, maintain documentation quality and meet service-level expectations in a high-volume environment. Participate in audits and assist with compliance-related activities as required. Contribute to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to optimize contracting and payment processes.

Knowledge

• Excellent computer and MS Office skills
• Excellent writing skills; detail-oriented
• Communicates effectively within and outside department
• Familiarity with SAP
• Working knowledge of standard contracting and payment workflows, supplier onboarding, data-entry standards and applicable enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of current and legally binding contractual language and terminology.
• Solid understanding of purchasing and supply chain procedures.
• Solid understanding of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and healthcare regulations.
• Solid understanding of standard contracting legal principles.

Problem Solving

• Ability to process simple transactions from end to end, engaging business partners where appropriate.
• Identify and elevate business issues needing resolution, as well as identifying potential process improvements and manage multiple assignments at one time.
• Identify missing information, validate submission completeness and recognize discrepancies or out-of-process requests.
• Review and either approve payments or triage errors to the appropriate Amgen staff member.
• Review invoice/expenses related to Fee for Service Arrangements (i.e. CARFs) and triage any issues.
• Review invoice/expenses related to Advisory Board Arrangements (i.e. ABCARFs) and triage any issues.
• Communicate and elevate contractual and/or payment challenges to leadership team.
• Exercises good judgment.
• Interact with business partners to ensure compliance processes and standard are understood and followed.

Contribution

• Consistent with Amgen's Healthcare Compliance Policy and Standard Operating Procedures: Review proposed arrangements via Amgen's healthcare compliance operations system of record (C3).
• Support Amgen staff members with any related questions and/or concerns such as C3 system support,
• Ability to read legal documents