Senior Contracts Specialist (Med Dev or similar required supporting hospitals)

Haemonetics•Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Senior Contracts Specialist drafts, reviews, negotiates, and administers a broad range of tenders, proposals, and commercial contracts. The role evaluates legal and commercial risks, recommends appropriate contract structures and terms, and participates in contract compliance, diligence, and reporting. The specialist advises internal departments on contractual legal, regulatory, and business obligations and escalates issues to associate or general counsel as appropriate. The position oversees the end-to-end contract process, from drafting complex commercial agreements and managing negotiations to monitoring and reporting compliance across business units. It requires frequent written and verbal interaction with internal and external stakeholders and the ability to identify and resolve complex commercial transaction and compliance issues. Experience with hospital contracts in the medical device or a similar industry is strongly desired.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience, including experience handling complex tenders where applicable.
Five to seven years of professional experience in a law firm or corporate contract management setting.
Prior healthcare industry experience (Medtech, Biotech, Pharma, or Lifesciences) working directly with hospitals is strongly required.
Strong understanding of legal issues and risks relevant to commercial contract processes.
Working knowledge of Public Tender Law where applicable.
Solid understanding of contracting in life science companies, including development, clinical, and commercial contract processes.
Ability to produce high-quality routine work with general to minimal supervision.
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
High level of integrity and professionalism.
Strong written, verbal communication, and listening skills.
Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Strong collaboration and team-building skills; ability to maintain composure under pressure and influence internal or external constituents.
Process-improvement orientation, attention to detail, and decision-making skills.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal degree.
Advanced university degree in law or a related business field.
Oracle knowledge.

Responsibilities

Revise, edit, and prepare redlines of complex commercial contracts, including master services, capital equipment purchase, public tender, group purchasing, software, collaboration, development, and vendor agreements; negotiate non-customer-facing agreements as requested.
Evaluate commercial and legal risk and recommend contract structures or terms that provide effective risk management.
Analyze legal and business obligations in contracts and tenders; identify potentially unfavorable language and elevate issues to Legal and applicable internal stakeholders.
Advise Commercial teams on critical contractual and regulatory issues, potential legal options, and possible solutions.
Assist with periodic reviews of contract templates, playbooks, company guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Manage the contract management system and ensure contracts are processed on time from initial request through execution.
Lead updates and maintenance of legal terms and conditions in the contract management system.
Draft template contracts, correspondence, memoranda, and other documentation as needed.
Assist with compliance and diligence issues related to commercial transactions.
Analyze reports and customer results against contracts; advise Legal about results, compliance concerns, trends, and activities.
Keep current with company standards, trends, product offerings, and business models.
Liaise between internal stakeholders and legal counsel and proactively manage stakeholder communications and follow-up throughout the contract process.
Research regulatory trends and public tender laws to anticipate and guard against legal risks.
Provide timely legal support with close attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Participate in other projects as requested.

Benefits

401(k) with up to a 6% employer match and no vesting period.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Flexible time off for salaried employees.
For hourly employees, accrual of three to five weeks of vacation annually based on tenure.
Accrual of up to 64 hours of paid sick time annually.
Paid and/or floating holidays.
Parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Health and welfare benefits.
Potential eligibility for the Company’s long-term incentive plan.
Non-sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus; sales employees may be eligible for sales incentives.