Contracts Specialist

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey•Newark, NJ

About The Position

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey empowers our members to achieve their best health. For over 90 years, we have been New Jersey’s health solutions leader driving innovations that improve health care quality, affordability, and member experience. Our members are our neighbors, our friends, and our families. It is this understanding that drives us to better serve and care for the 3.5 million people who place their trust in us. We pride ourselves on our best-in-class employees and strive to maintain an innovative and inclusive environment that allows them to thrive. When our employees bring their best and succeed, the Company succeeds. About the Role Responsible for developing, negotiating, drafting and interpreting contracts of varying scope and complexity as well as implement related processes and procedures. In accordance with corporate policies, execute various vendor, supplier, finance, and real estate contractual agreements. Develop tools and templates, and provide advice and training for other contract functions.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required.
Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Law preferred or relevant experience in lieu of degree.
Minimum 5 - 7 years direct experience in negotiating and drafting contracts.

Nice To Haves

Prior paralegal experience or in-house legal experience highly desirable.
Experience in the following areas, a plus: IT licensing, maintenance and support services, finance, insurance, treasury, and leasing transactions; Healthcare industry, insurance company regulation, M&A, corporate governance, and subsidiary maintenance.
Juris Doctor or paralegal certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Draft, review and build consensus on template agreements and contract process tools.
Draft, review, negotiate and build consensus on commercial contracts.
Advise clients and management of potential risks and opportunities related to contract negotiations.
Train and advise clients, management and other attorneys on contract best practices and procedures.
Addendum for Privacy Department: Draft, review, and negotiate Business Associate Agreements; Partner with the business units to develop and consistently execute Business Associate Agreements.
Report on the overall performance of Business Associate Agreements and recommend operational efficiency opportunities.
Support the Privacy space as required; including privacy incident response and the creation of the data ethics program.