Senior Contract Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Ensure prompt review of contracts for various business units.

• Prepare, assess, and interpret contracts for their adequacy, appropriateness, completeness, and potential legal or business risks.

• Clarify legal terms and conditions to managers, directors, senior management, and other stakeholders.

• Engage with clients and vendors effectively.

• Negotiate contracts and subcontracts.

• Collect and maintain necessary contract approvals.

• Oversee the execution of contracts.

• Raise concerns and requirements to the legal team while adhering to corporate legal protocols.

• Revise and assess template contracts and tools in collaboration with procurement and legal teams.

• Work alongside business units, Operations, Legal, Finance, IT, and regional subject matter experts.

• Deliver consistent and reliable content for customer contract requests, information inquiries, and presentations.

• Utilize compliance tools, reports, and scorecards to track compliance and contract performance.

• Address content and contextual discrepancies across contracts, bids, information requests, proposals, and pricing frameworks.

• Adhere to ABC and Innomar legal mandates as well as legal and financial standard operating procedures.

• Perform order entry for finalized agreements.

• Assist in the content library loading processes within corporate database systems.

• Undertake related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Training and knowledge in business administration, accountancy, legal, sales, marketing, computer sciences, or similar fields.

• Completion of a four-year Bachelor's Degree Program or equivalent on-the-job training and administrative experience.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in a contracting environment.

• Familiarity with legal and health system trends and operational assumptions.

• Capability to work independently and manage negotiations with confidence.

• Ability to advise Operations and staff to enhance contract performance and compliance.

• Experience in drafting and reviewing contracts.

• Analytical skills pertinent to contract details and related issues.

• Exceptional organizational skills.

• Capacity to balance business goals and opportunities with legal and other risks/requirements.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Acute attention to detail with the ability to identify issues and errors.

• Proficiency in multitasking and effective time management.

• Ability to perform efficiently in a high-pressure setting with tight deadlines.

• Strong presentation and communication abilities.

• Excellent integration and implementation capabilities.

• Proficient in computer usage and software applications, particularly Excel.

• Willingness to undertake minimal travel as necessary.

• A legal background with 1–2 years of law clerk/training/certification experience is preferred, but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care.

• Backup dependent care.

• Adoption assistance.

• Infertility coverage.

• Family building support.

• Behavioral health solutions.

• Paid parental leave.

• Paid caregiver leave.

• Training programs.

• Professional development resources.

• Mentorship programs.

• Employee resource groups.

• Volunteer activities.

• Reasonable workplace accommodations.