Contract Specialist

About Avalere Health

Guided by a single mission to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE, our Advisory, Medical, and Marketing capabilities move as one, ensuring every patient is identified, supported, treated, and cared for. Equally. Avalere Health is a global strategic partner, perfectly formed to solve the biggest challenges in health—at pace and at scale. We are united across the product lifecycle, uniquely positioned to understand every angle of life, health, and the human condition. Partnering with our clients, we are building a world where healthcare is not a barrier. And no patient is left behind. We are powered by our unique and proprietary model, Sense Making. Combining strategic tools and human ingenuity, Sense Making allows us to transform limitations into pathways, obstacles into possibilities, and intricacy into action. Our talented, diverse, and passionate team—known as Sense Makers—strive each day to make EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse. If you’d like to apply and need adjustments made, you can let us know in your application.

About The Role

Avalere Health is seeking a highly skilled Contract Specialist to join our dynamic virtual team. This pivotal role involves managing the contract process for all Avalere Health agreements, supporting our business development and practice teams. As a Contract Administrator, you will prepare, evaluate, and oversee a diverse array of contracts related to healthcare initiatives. You will collaborate with key stakeholders—including account teams, finance, InfoSec, Legal and Compliance departments—to produce essential documents such as Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Vendor Agreements, and Change Orders. In addition, you will coordinate with clients to drive contracts to completion. Your commitment to maintaining high-quality standards and driving process improvement initiatives will be crucial.

What you’ll do

• Manage the entire contract lifecycle by preparing and overseeing global client contracts in partnership with Account Teams and Legal Department.
• Ensure all contracts comply with legal requirements and company standards.
• Draft initial versions of client contracts aligned with business needs.
• Conduct formatting and quality control checks on draft contracts; ensure adherence to internal best practices and brand guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with Account Teams, Practices, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to stay informed about best practices in contract preparation.
• Identify potential contractual risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Communicate contract status updates effectively to team members and leadership.
• Facilitate internal reviews of contracts efficiently.
• Coordinate and communicate contract revisions with clients professionally.
• Provide guidance on optimal contract structure, compliance measures, and execution strategies to Account Teams and Practices.
• Develop and maintain an organized contract repository system.
• Create and update templates as necessary for streamlined operations.
• Gain comprehensive knowledge of Avalere Health's suite of services and products.
• Innovate tools and processes that enhance the efficiency of contract development and execution.

About you

Skill Requirements:

• Proven ability to work independently while proactively seeking guidance for complex tasks.
• Exceptional attention to detail coupled with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications; Salesforce expertise preferred.
• Solid understanding of documentation control processes including diligence reviews.
• Advanced document production capabilities.
• Experience in communicating with external parties (clients, vendors, etc.) on contractual matters or sales operations.
• Knowledge about healthcare industry is advantageous, but not required.

Experience Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in proposal creation or contract development within consulting or life sciences sectors; desktop publishing experience is beneficial.
• Familiarity with working in an international workplace (particularly the USA) advantageous, as this role will involve high levels of interaction with US-based colleagues.
• Experience in sales operations is advantageous, but not required.
• Experience handling a high volume of contracts efficiently.
• Familiarity with evaluating business terms for inclusion in contracts.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in collaborative team environments.
• Proven track record in maintaining positive relationships with colleagues aimed at achieving solutions-oriented objectives.
• Experience in enhancing business processes effectively.

What we can offer

Avalere Health aims to empower every employee to develop and thrive. We empower our team with the tools, skills, and support needed to think differently and to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges. At the center of our people-led culture is our Career Experience team, whose mission is to provide every employee with a purpose-driven career. We also pride ourselves on our personalized learning approach to ensure you receive the training you need to help you grow within the company and take advantage of our global scale and scope. We are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion in every aspect of our organization. We encourage diversity of thought, inclusive behavior, and break down barriers to ensure every individual feels valued and encouraged to contribute their unique abilities and potential. As part of our commitment to building a healthier world, every employee is also encouraged to participate in our community engagement efforts, which support a wide range of healthcare programs and wellbeing causes worldwide. We have city hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia, geared toward collaborating, training, socializing, and coming together as a global organization while maintaining and fully supporting flexible working practices. Our compensation and benefits package is benchmarked across the industry. We offer a generous company pension/retirement plan, private medical insurance, comprehensive employee wellbeing initiatives, compelling time-off policy, plus many other excellent employee benefits.

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