Senior Sourcing Officer / Contract Manager (Remote Available)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Mount Juliet, TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is a large, comprehensive academic health system with a long tradition of providing world-class care. This role, within the SCM Sourcing VUMC IT department, oversees the full lifecycle of IT contracts, including drafting, negotiation, execution, renewals, and closeout. The position ensures compliance with organizational policies and regulations, partners with various departments (IT, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Security) to manage vendor risk, and ensures appropriate contract terms are in place. The role also involves maintaining contract records, supporting vendor performance, and financial controls. While the role can be performed remotely from most US locations, occasional in-person attendance at the Mt. Juliet, TN office is required for team meetings and trainings, with travel expenses being the employee's responsibility.

Requirements

5 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

Manage the contract lifecycle from intake through drafting, negotiation support, execution, amendments, renewals, and closeout.
Translate business requirements into contract terms; coordinate redlines and approvals with Legal/Procurement.
Maintain contract repository records (metadata, key dates, deliverables, obligations, and documents) and ensure audit readiness.
Develop and maintain standard templates, clauses, and playbooks aligned to organizational policy.
Support negotiation of pricing, service descriptions, payment terms, warranty, and acceptance criteria.
Ensure contract terms align with sourcing strategies, budgets, and total cost of ownership objectives.
Coordinate competitive solicitations (e.g., RFP/RFQ support) as applicable.
Ensure contracts address information security, privacy, confidentiality, data ownership, and regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA where applicable).
Coordinate third-party risk activities and ensure contract language reflects required controls (e.g., security addendum, BAA, incident notification).
Identify and escalate contractual risks, non-standard terms, and compliance gaps; recommend mitigation strategies.
Monitor renewals, expirations, and notice periods; drive timely renew/terminate decisions.
Support purchase order alignment, and contract-to-payment controls.
Track contract value, spend commitments, and savings/avoidance outcomes.
Guide IT teams and business owners on contracting processes, timelines, and best practices.
Train stakeholders on contract compliance, documentation standards, and vendor governance expectations.