Senior Commercial Contracts Manager, Health Systems

Philips•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team where your ability to coach, mentor, and lead with calm confidence directly shapes customer success. In this role, youll partner closely with stakeholders across the business, responding with urgency, clarity, and professionalism while guiding teams through high-stakes decisions and competing priorities. Philips is a health technology company focused on improving peoples health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The company believes that every human matters and is committed to providing quality healthcare access globally. This role contributes to this mission by managing high-value, complex commercial agreements within the health systems sector, ensuring alignment with business objectives and legal standards.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in contract management (drafting, negotiation of terms, aligning cross-functionally with stakeholders).
8+ years of experience navigating large matrix organizations and negotiating commercial customer agreements.
Skills include commercial acumen, risk mitigation strategies, stakeholder management, regulatory compliance, key performance indicator management, strategy implementation, and continuous improvement.
Juris doctorate degree.
Ability to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.
US work authorization is a precondition of employment.
Must reside in or within commuting distance to Nashville, TN., Bothell, Washington., or Cambridge, MA. USA.

Responsibilities

Serves as the organizations expert in contract management, offering strategic guidance on high-value, complex agreements and advising senior leadership on critical decisions.
Leads the negotiation, drafting, and execution of intricate contracts, ensuring terms align with business objectives and meet all legal and compliance standards.
Designs and implements advanced contract management frameworks and best-practice methodologies to elevate organizational performance and ensure regulatory alignment.
Performs thorough risk assessments on high-stakes contracts and resolves complex contractual issues by applying deep subject-matter expertise and effective mitigation strategies.
Mentors team members while shaping contract-related policies and collaborating with cross-functional leaders, providing insights that support strategic planning and continuous improvement.
Coaching and mentoring, providing calm, steady guidance even when responding urgently to stakeholders and leaders on fast-moving customer deals.
Effectively balance competing priorities while maintaining clarity, composure, and trust.