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At Gifthealth, we're revolutionizing the way people experience healthcare by simplifying the process of managing prescriptions and health services. Our mission is to provide a seamless, personalized, and efficient healthcare experience for all our customers. We're a dynamic, innovative, and customer-centric company dedicated to making a positive impact on people's lives.

We are seeking a Commercial Contract Specialist to support the sales team. This position plays a key role in supporting the Commercial Team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, and compliance standards.

The Commercial Contract Specialist supports the contract process through drafting and development of agreements between Gifthealth and pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. The role also supports working through changes and finalizing agreements for execution. This position works with the Commercial, Implementation and Operations leadership teams to ensure agreement drafts are completed with scope and budgets and provides the Legal Department with project background for draft agreement review; ensuring that all agreements are compliant with company policies and legal requirements. The Contract Specialist distributes fully executed agreements to appropriate finance, operational and sales team members, and files final agreements into the contract repository. The Contract Specialist also maintains internal trackers and reports, to be shared with the Commercial, Legal and Operations team leaders.

• Supports contract management by initiating draft NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and amendments; coordinating scope development with Sales and Operational SMEs; assisting Legal with document formatting and tracking; and maintaining accurate contract files and status updates in the Contract Tracker
• Utilizes corporate templates as provided by the Legal team.
• Analyzes proposals and/or other materials to identify requirements and ensures legal requirements, scope, timeline, and budget of the agreement are drafted appropriately
• Analyze and review externally provided client and certain vendor agreements, and evaluate, and determine if requests for changes to any Gifthealth agreements are acceptable in accordance with our company legal policies and practices
• Utilize Contract SOPs to track and initiate renewals and maintain accurate records
• Leads the full contract development process—including document creation, SME and leadership coordination, review cycles, and feedback integration—and manages final preparation and submission to the appropriate client, vendor, or business development channels
• Maintains contract libraries and templates to streamline development and record keeping practices
• Participates in Commercial Team meetings, provide input and support as required
• Completes other tasks as assigned

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, marketing, business administration, or related field (Required)
• Licensure/Certification: None
• Experience:
  • 7+ years of experience in patient access support, contract management, client management (Required)
  • Proficiency with document management and contract management systems (Office 365 and Google Suite) (Required)
• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
  • Knowledge of contract administration principles and processes; budgeting, and pricing fundamentals; commercial pharmacy industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries; CRM and related digital technologies
  • Procurement laws, regulations, and industry standards, (Required)
  • Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical-related commercial contracting regulations (Required)
  • Knowledge of federal and state contracting policies and regulations, particularly as pertains to HIPAA and patient privacy (Preferred)
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills (Required)
  • Advanced communication, organizational, detail oriented, time management, and project coordination skills (Required)
  • Advanced analytical skills and attention to details (Required)
  • Ability to interpret complex contract requirements and documents (Required)
  • Ability to maintain accurate records and manage end-to-end contract workflows (Required)
  • Ability to work independently and adapt quickly to changing conditions (Required)
  • Ability to contribute to contract strategy and improve processes (Preferred)
  • Ability to foster cross-functional collaboration (Preferred)

• Location: Remote
• Schedule: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday with night and weekend hours on occasion as determined by the needs of the business.
• Regular meetings with internal Commercial, Legal, and senior leadership teams. This role may also have limited participation in meetings with external clients and vendors.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods while writing or reviewing documentation
• Must be able to work on a computer for the entire shift
• Must be able to attend virtual meetings with cross-functional teams

Status: Full-time
FLSA: Exempt

Gifthealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you do not meet every requirement but still feel you would be a great fit for this role, we encourage you to apply!

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required of personnel. Gifthealth reserves the right to modify job duties or descriptions at any time.