[Hiring] Contracting Specialist Manager @North American Partners in Anesthesia

Role Description

The Manager, Contracting Specialist is a member of the Provider Contracting team and part of the Legal Department. The Manager provides leadership and operational oversight for the Provider Contracting Department and is accountable for the effectiveness, consistency, and quality of the team’s contracting activities.

• Participates in drafting provider agreements and associated documents.
• Sets priorities and provides direction on complex or non-standard matters.
• Develops contracting standards and resolves or escalates issues.
• Serves as the team’s primary liaison with leadership and other functions across the organization.
• Supervises a small team of Contracting Specialists and serves as the first level of review and escalation for contractual issues.
• Ensures consistent application of contract standards and identifies higher-risk or non-standard provisions.
• Maintains hands-on responsibility for drafting and reviewing complex or sensitive contract language.
• Provides subject-matter guidance to Contracting Specialists and internal business partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Paralegal Certification.
• Significant relevant experience in contract administration, contract management, paralegal work, legal operations, or a related contracting function.
• Demonstrated experience independently drafting, reviewing, and revising contractual language.

Requirements

• Evaluate non-standard terms, proposed revisions, business priorities, and contractual risks.
• Serve as the primary resource and first point of escalation for complex contracting matters.
• Maintain oversight of the quality, consistency, responsiveness, and accuracy of departmental contracting activities.
• Draft, review, revise, and support negotiations of complex or material contract terms.
• Data management duties including maintaining accurate information in CONGA for each clinical provider.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Operations, leadership, and other internal stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of professionalism and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven business environment.
• High level of proficiency with CONGA and MS Office products, including Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Provide direct supervision, coaching, performance management, and day-to-day leadership to Contracting Specialists.
• Drafting contracts, amendments, and letter agreements for clinical new hires, existing employees, and independent contractors.
• Track departmental workload, contract status, performance trends, and relevant metrics.
• Develop and maintain standard contract language, templates, playbooks, procedures, documentation standards, guidance materials, and escalation protocols.
• Represent the Contracting Department in cross-functional meetings and initiatives.
• Monitor contracting activity, workflows, recurring issues, and resource constraints.
• Identify and escalate contractual matters presenting potential legal, financial, compliance, operational, or business risk.
• Establish team priorities, assign and balance workloads, and monitor contract volume, deadlines, deliverables, and resource capacity.

Benefits

• Salary: $118,000 - $125,000 annually.
• Generous benefits package, including:
• Flexible PTO.
• Health, life, vision, dental, disability, and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts/Health Savings Accounts.
• 401(k).
• Leadership and professional development opportunities.

Company Description

North American Partners in Anesthesia is an equal opportunity employer.