Paralegal

Devoted Health; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Devoted Health is seeking a Paralegal to support a hybrid role combining legal, analytical, business, and project-management skills. You will draft, review, and negotiate provider and vendor agreements, manage contract intake and approvals, and maintain templates and playbooks to ensure compliance and efficient execution.

You will collaborate with in-house attorneys and business stakeholders to drive timely signatures, while supporting risk-bearing arrangements and regulatory requirements.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of experience managing, drafting, and negotiating commercial, vendor, and provider contracts.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and reporting.
• Bachelor's degree; paralegal studies or equivalent is a plus.
• Experience in healthcare or insurance contracting preferred.

Aufgaben

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage high-volume vendor and provider agreements.
• Manage contract lifecycle from intake to renewal and maintain records.
• Develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, and SOPs.
• Collaborate with network, finance, compliance, and operations.
• Work with in-house attorneys and outside counsel when needed.

Kenntnisse

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal analytics

Project management

Attention to detail

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree; paralegal studies or equivalent

Tools

IronClad contract management system

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

• Our Paralegal position requires a hybrid of legal, analytical, business, and project-management skills, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating provider and vendor agreements; managing contract intake, workflow, and approvals; maintaining contract templates and playbooks; tracking key terms, obligations, and renewals; supporting risk-bearing and value-based arrangements; and partnering closely with business stakeholders to bring agreements to signature efficiently and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a high volume of vendor and participating provider agreements, including amendments, statements of work, and ancillary documents, on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries
• Manage the full contract lifecycle—intake, drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, and renewal—and maintain accurate contract records, key-term tracking, and reporting within the Company’s contract management system
• Support the structuring, drafting, and administration of risk-bearing and value-based provider arrangements, including capitation, shared-savings, and other risk-sharing agreements, in coordination with attorneys and business leaders
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and standard operating procedures to drive consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance across contracting activities
• Routinely collaborate with key business segments—including network, finance, compliance, and operations—to support the Company’s strategic initiatives and to provide general contracting guidance
• Work with in-house attorneys, other paralegals and contracts professionals, and outside counsel when necessary

Benefits

• Comprehensive health plan
• 401K retirement plan
• Generous vacation and holiday time
• Lyra mental health resources
• Stock options

Effective interpersonal and team communication skillsExperience working within a contract management system and managing contract workflows, key-term tracking, and reporting. Experience with IronClad preferredMust be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving member experienceAbility to work in a startup fast-paced environment, independently as well as collaboratively and operating under tight deadlinesMinimum 5 years of experience managing, drafting, and negotiating commercial, vendor, and/or provider contracts in a corporate legal, contracting, or compliance department, or at a law firmExcellent drafting, negotiation, and writing skillsBachelor’s degree; paralegal studies degree, paralegal certificate, or comparable contracts or legal training a plusProven organizational and project-management skills, as well as flexibility, and ability to manage multiple or competing priorities within designated time frames and adjust priorities in a fast-paced environmentDemonstrated experience drafting and negotiating provider and vendor agreementsCandidates with direct experience in health care or insurance contracting (in particular Commercial lines, Medicare and Medicaid) will be given preference. Experience with risk-bearing, capitation, or other value-based provider arrangements is strongly preferred