Hybrid Contract Specialist – Hawaii

HMSA; Honolulu (HI); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

HMSA in Hawaii seeks a Contract Management Analyst to provide first-line support for drafting, renewals, amendments, and NDAs, under Legal Affairs and the Chief Legal Officer. You will ensure templates and clause libraries are used, and triage non-standard matters.

This role sits in Procurement to enable speed and consistency, with oversight for risk and regulatory alignment across the healthcare domain.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in paralegal studies or Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Seven years of contract specialist or legal analyst experience, with drafting, reviewing, and redlining.
• Strong knowledge of contract fundamentals: indemnity, limitation of liability, confidentiality, data privacy, termination, audit, insurance.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA and CMS/ACA awareness for payer contracts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong understanding of contract/commercial terms, including SLAs, BAA, and business continuity.
• Demonstrated exposure to healthcare regulatory concepts (HIPAA, payer obligations).
• MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint experience.
• SharePoint and document version control experience.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and edit standard or low-risk agreements using HMSA templates and playbooks.
• Ensure contract language aligns with approved terms (confidentiality, data privacy, indemnification, termination, audit).
• Manage redlines and version control; document rationale for changes.
• Validate template and clause usage per Procurement and Legal requirements.
• Review agreements for HIPAA-impacting provisions and BAA requirements; escalate deviations.
• Support updates to templates and clause libraries (privacy, security, CMS/ACA).
• Screen intake items for legal complexity; handle routine items and escalate complex terms.
• Prepare contract summaries, issue logs, and comparison redlines for Legal Affairs.
• Maintain boundaries of practice under Legal Affairs supervision.
• Track expirations, auto-renewals; prepare renewal packages.
• Store executed contracts in CLM with metadata and obligations.
• Monitor open items and follow-up.
• Foster relationships with business owners, SMEs, and vendors.
• Provide vendor-management guidance and governance.
• Prepare and validate legal RFx documents; support supplier onboarding.
• Assist with Q&A during sourcing events; escalate exceptions.
• Standardize and maintain consistent documentation across processes.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Document version control

Vendor management

Education

Associate's degree in paralegal studies

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SharePoint

CLM system

Job description

HMSA in Hawaii seeks a Contract Management Analyst to provide first-line support for drafting, renewals, amendments, and NDAs, under Legal Affairs and the Chief Legal Officer. You will ensure templates and clause libraries are used, and triage non-standard matters.

This role sits in Procurement to enable speed and consistency, with oversight for risk and regulatory alignment across the healthcare domain.