[Hiring] Contract Administrator @Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Role Description

This position completes a regulatory compliance review of all contracts submitted to the Legal Department, performs research on contracts as requested by management, and responds to requests for information on contracts by management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Business or Pre-Law, required
• Four years of related experience can be used in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree
• 1 year of legal experience as direct support personnel reporting to an attorney, such as a paralegal, required
• Health insurance knowledge or experience in the insurance field is preferred
• Knowledge of HIPAA privacy and health insurance is preferred
• Strong understanding of legal proceedings with the ability to analyze and interpret legal language
• Ability to research laws and regulations on Westlaw is preferred
• Strong understanding of the contracting process with the ability to analyze and interpret contractual language
• Must be able to perform work with minimal direction and exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assigned tasks
• Strong understanding of databases as used in software platforms is required
• Strong attention to detail as well as the ability to comprehend, document, calculate, compare, contrast, visualize, and analyze are required
• The ability to write legal documents with the correct grammatical use of the English language is required
• Must be able to maintain the confidentiality of contractual agreements and the Company’s proprietary information with a high degree of integrity
• Must be able to exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assigned legal work
• Must be able to multi-task and work efficiently in a quickly changing work environment
• Must be able to work individually and in a team setting
• Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of products (Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel), and Adobe

Requirements

• Reviews, identifies, and analyzes contractual agreements to verify that required regulatory clauses are added to the Company’s contracts
• Reviews and verifies completeness of legal documents submitted to Legal in relation to contracts
• Reviews contracts for milestones, deliverables, and business terms noting potential problem areas and verifies governing documents
• Researches legal issues relating to vendor contracts for management and drafts demand letters for vendor disputes and pre-litigation situations
• Supports and assists management, as well as contracts liaisons in various departments with the proper use and available functionality of the contract management system
• Reviews third-party vendor requests for compliance purposes for access to the contract management system in order to participate in contract negotiations
• Reviews and updates the vendor and provider directory within the contract management system
• Reviews reports of expiring contracts and consults with management to make informed decisions
• Researches and tracks corporate leases and lease abstracts
• Drafts abstracts of corporate leases for filing at applicable courthouses
• Files lease abstracts at the courthouse
• Responsible for logging contract requests after assignment to an attorney in a legal database for research purposes
• Monitors daily and takes actions on emails and contracts sent to the legal department’s contracts email account
• Communicates directly with all departments (from entry level to senior management) and vendors to ensure accurate and efficient information retrieval as well as timely completion of contract-related activities
• Performs due diligence checks on vendors on contracts, including verification of corporate status with the Secretary of State and coordinates vendor management issues with management
• Follows up on outstanding contracts to bring to closure and complete the contract record in the contract management system
• Reviews executed contracts for compliance with Company’s contract policy
• Assists with maintaining Contracts SharePoint Site

Benefits

• We take great strides to ensure our employees have the resources to live well, be healthy, continue learning, develop skills, grow professionally, and serve our local communities
• Residency in or relocation to Louisiana is preferred for all positions
• Applicants must be authorized to work for Louisiana Blue in the United States without employer-sponsored immigration support