Principal Contract Specialist

Surescripts; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Surescripts provides health information services and operates a flexible hybrid work model. The Principal Contract Specialist supports corporate and commercial work, including contracts related to health information messaging, data rights, and IP, under supervision of Senior Counsel.

The role emphasizes drafting, negotiating, and managing contracts, maintaining templates, and ensuring compliance across federal and state regulations, with collaboration across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts related to data rights/license agreements and other intellectual property under the supervision of an attorney.
• 8+ years of experience engaging with business clients on both sides of the contract/transaction.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate complex contracts or other legal documentation with customers, strategic partners, suppliers, and others who desire to contract with the Company, including, but not limited to, agreements for participation in the Company's networks for health information messaging and connectivity, data use agreements, technology licensing agreements, joint research projects, and contracts with vendors supplying services or equipment to the Company under the supervision of an attorney.
• Manage complex projects assigned on behalf of the Company's departments or market segments under the supervision of an attorney.
• Draft, maintain and update contract templates for frequent Company transaction types and custom contracts for infrequent Company transactions.
• Ensure all relevant facts and legal considerations are assembled, assessed and accurate before contracts are presented for execution as relates to all business transactions.
• Evaluate and advise appropriate legal courses of action to meet Company and business unit needs in consultation with the Senior Counsel, Manager.
• Assess and apply internal and external federal, state and industry compliance activities.
• Assess, improve, and build contract processes and workflows to increase contracting efficiencies and speed to execution.
• Demonstrate expertise in relevant Surescripts contractual procedures and practices.
• Manage electronic contracts databases (including Salesforce and DocuSign CLM) and prepare relevant contract attributes to track terms and conditions.
• Maintain records of other matters undertaken by the legal department, as directed by the Commercial Legal Team.
• Maintain detailed and organized electronic files.
• Establish and maintain turnaround times in order to assist business teams with setting customer expectations.
• Serve as legal department representative on teams to address various company-initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by the Commercial Legal Team.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Data rights/licensing

Legal research

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Salesforce

DocuSign CLM

Job description

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions - from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.

Job Summary

The Principal Contract Specialist provides a variety of general corporate and commercial support to the organization and its in-house clients. Under the supervision of the Senior Counsel, Manager, the Principal Contract Specialist supports issues involving contracts as well as state and federal law and regulations. The Principal Contract Specialist participates in the ideation phase of new products or product variations. Demonstrates experience in corporate matters of diverse scope, requiring in-depth evaluation and interpretation. Areas of application could include, but not limited to: business law, health law, data privacy, license agreements and intellectual property, customer contracts, contracts with vendors to the Company, employment law, risk assessment, and reviewing, drafting and negotiating various agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate complex contracts or other legal documentation with customers, strategic partners, suppliers, and others who desire to contract with the Company, including, but not limited to, agreements for participation in the Company's networks for health information messaging and connectivity, data use agreements, technology licensing agreements, joint research projects, and contracts with vendors supplying services or equipment to the Company under the supervision of an attorney.
• Manage complex projects assigned on behalf of the Company's departments or market segments under the supervision of an attorney.
• Draft, maintain and update contract templates for frequent Company transaction types and custom contracts for infrequent Company transactions.
• Ensure all relevant facts and legal considerations are assembled, assessed and accurate before contracts are presented for execution as relates to all business transactions.
• Evaluate and advise appropriate legal courses of action to meet Company and business unit needs in consultation with the Senior Counsel, Manager.
• Assess and apply internal and external federal, state and industry compliance activities.
• Assess, improve, and build contract processes and workflows to increase contracting efficiencies and speed to execution.
• Demonstrate expertise in relevant Surescripts contractual procedures and practices.
• Manage electronic contracts databases (including Salesforce and DocuSign CLM) and prepare relevant contract attributes to track terms and conditions.
• Maintain records of other matters undertaken by the legal department, as directed by the Commercial Legal Team.
• Maintain detailed and organized electronic files.
• Establish and maintain turnaround times in order to assist business teams with setting customer expectations.
• Serve as legal department representative on teams to address various company-initiatives.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by the Commercial Legal Team.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience at a law firm or in-house - managing, drafting business contracts and negotiating them to successful conclusion
• 8+ years of experience drafting and negotiating contracts related to data rights/license agreements and other intellectual property under the supervision of an attorney
• 8+ years of experience engaging with business clients on both sides of the contract/transaction

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in the healthcare industry
• Knowledge of privacy and data security matters in the healthcare sector
• Experience providing legal support to an assigned product and/or service within a corporation
• Experience with Salesforce - Demonstrated experience and proficiency using Salesforce and/or a contract lifecycle management system

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.

To be considered for employment, applicants must have a valid U.S. work authorization allowing work without restrictions with Surecripts in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to provide support or provide sponsorship for immigration benefits such as work visas. Additionally, we do not participate in academic training programs or work-study programs through an academic institution that require employer endorsement of F-1/CPT or F-1/STEM.

What You're Like

You have never met a problem you did not want to try to solve. You are creative and practical. With your ability to drive to results, cut through the fog, and help others see multiple perspectives, you save the day on a semi-regular basis.

What We're Like

We learn from each other and help one another. We don't waste energy competing with one another, stirring up drama, or plotting revenge. We're too busy for that. Plus, we actually like each other. We get work done, ask how we can get better, and generally enjoy ourselves along the way.

What the Work is Like

We operate a balancing act: We don't just advise on risks; we help the business move toward opportunities.. It's good that we are flexible and nimble as we operate in an ever-evolving landscape. We encounter and embrace constant change and continue to drive compliance with laws, regulatory requirements, policies and procedures. We are proud that our work protects and advances the interests of the Surescripts Network Alliance and helps build a secure, connected, and effective healthcare system.

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits. Better Work. Better Life section of our careers site.

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.