[Hiring] Commercial Contracting Manager @Ossium Health

Role Description

We’re hiring a contract position that will be responsible for overseeing and leading the commercial contracting, as well as coordinating execution of clinical trial contracts and trade agreement execution efforts for our growing cell therapy organization. This role will focus specifically on contracting between Ossium and transplant centers, driving efficient execution of agreements, accelerating time to contract, and strengthening key customer relationships.

You will be responsible for executing the contracting process by managing a high volume of active agreements with transplant centers. You will engage with transplant program administrators, hospital contracting teams, finance, and legal stakeholders to drive contract redlining, negotiation, and progression toward final agreement. The role includes:

• Managing iterative contract revisions
• Facilitating alignment across stakeholders
• Ensuring contracts reflect agreed-upon commercial and operational terms
• Identifying and resolving bottlenecks
• Maintaining momentum across multiple parallel agreements
• Supporting onboarding of new transplant centers through completion of contracting

This is a contract role that may be performed remotely from any location in the United States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Life Sciences, or related field preferred)
• 3–7 years of experience in healthcare, biotech, or pharma contracting, specifically within transplant, cell therapy (e.g., CAR-T), or hospital-based agreements
• Proven track record of independently managing contract redlining, negotiation cycles, and execution to near-final agreement
• Strong understanding of hospital contracting processes and stakeholder dynamics
• Experience working directly with community, private, and academic transplant centers preferred
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously
• Ability to operate with a high level of organization and excellent time management in a dynamic startup environment
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Requirements

• Experience in CAR-T, transplant, or other complex hospital-based contracting environments
• Familiarity with trade agreements, MSAs, and service agreements in healthcare settings
• Experience with managing clinical trial contracts

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute commercial contracting and trade agreement activities between Ossium and transplant centers
• Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle, including drafting, redlining, negotiation, and progression to near-final agreement
• Serve as the primary point of contact for transplant centers on all contracting-related matters
• Drive timely contract execution by proactively managing follow-ups, resolving comments, and removing bottlenecks
• Build and maintain strong relationships with transplant program administrators, hospital contracting teams, finance, and legal stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal teams including Commercial, Legal, Finance, Operations, and Medical Affairs to align on contract terms and resolve issues
• Ensure consistency with company templates while accommodating necessary center-specific modifications
• Track contract status, maintain documentation, and provide visibility into pipeline and progress
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory standards, and industry guidelines

Equal Employment Opportunity

Ossium provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Ossium Health complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact our People Team at [email protected] or 650-285-0603.

Principals / direct applicants only please. Recruiters, please do not contact this job poster.

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