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Lead Contract Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum 4 years of work experience
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience supporting contracts for construction, renovation, facility installation, capital equipment, or project-based work.
  • Experience identifying and implementing contracting, workflow, or process improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, edit, review, and negotiate OR Renovation contracts.
  • Support internal and external customers in a fast-paced environment.
  • Advise internal customers on contracting, legal, finance, and business strategies.
  • Identify business and legal risks and propose solutions for mitigation.

Key facts

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Relationship Building

About the company

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Stryker

Medical Devices & Equipment

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with our customers, we are driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. More information is available at stryker.com and careers.stryker.com. Facts: ● 2023 Sales: $20.5 billion ● Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies ● Employees: 52,000 worldwide ● 40 years of sales growth leading up to 2020 ● 44+ Manufacturing and R&D Locations Worldwide ● $1.4 billion spent on research and development in 2023 ● ~12,900 patents owned globally in 2023 ● Products sold in ~75 countries ● Fortune 500 Company ● 7 consecutive years as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces Stryker’s social media community guidelines: https://www.stryker.com/content/m/legal/social-media-community-guidelines/en/index.html Notice Regarding Employee Conduct on Facebook/LinkedIn Meta/LinkedIn does not permit employers to verify or validate “employees” in the (META: “Works at” LinkedIn: “Experience”) section of users’ profiles. Please be aware that the views expressed by individuals on their personal accounts and do not necessarily represent the views of our company. If you encounter any issues with a person claiming to be our employee, we recommend using the “Report Profile” feature. If you’d like to report concerns to our Ethics Hotline, you may do so at: https://app.convercent.com/en-us/LandingPage/b6bb4e84-9fcb-ea11-a974-000d3ab9f296

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryMedical Devices & Equipment
Company size10001

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Job description

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

The Lead Contract Specialist provides time-sensitive, solutions-oriented, strategic contracting support for Communication’s OR Renovation business in a manner that manages business and legal risk and enables opportunities, improves processes, and demonstrates a commitment to commercial excellence, while this is a remote position, there is a strong preference for candidates located near Dallas, TX.

What you will do

  • Draft, edit, review, and negotiate OR Renovation contracts on behalf of Stryker’s Communications business unit

  • Timely support internal and external customers in a fast-paced environment Advise internal customers on contracting, legal, finance, and business strategies as well as company policies and procedures

  • Identify business and legal risks and propose solutions for mitigation, escalating issues for legal review and resolution as appropriate, and representing Stryker’s interests professionally and in a solutions-oriented manner

  • Exhibit solid negotiation skills, including comfort negotiating contract terms directly with customers, general contractors, subcontractors, and other third parties.

  • Build and maintain strong relationships within the GQO organization and the Global Legal and Compliance function

  • Exercise excellent judgment in identifying and escalating issues to management

  • Develop and maintain a full understanding of the OR Renovation organization and the Communications business unit

  • Monitor and track status of contract-related matters and proactively provide updates

  • Identify system or process improvements that increase efficiency, compliance, or reduce cost to the business and assist with execution of the improvements

  • Act as an SME for OR Renovation contracts and acts as a single point of contact for all first pass reviews for any contractual document in need of legal review

  • Partner with attorneys on formal education programs, classes, and events where it’s expected that you create content, present, and answer questions to OR Renovation organization on specific topics affecting the legal/contract management space

  • Establish and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure business alignment.

  • Partner with attorneys in the development of new contract templates.

  • Take on expanded responsibility to review additional Endoscopy division non-commercial contracts, as able and as time permits

What you’ll need

Required

  • Minimum 4 years of work experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Experience supporting contracts for construction, renovation, facility installation, capital equipment, or project-based work.

  • Experience identifying and implementing contracting, workflow, or process improvements.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, hospital, operating room, or other regulated environments.

  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, Project Management, or commercial teams.

  • Experience drafting and reviewing documentation

  • Experience with direct contract negotiations

  • Expertise with MS Office products

  • Salesforce experience

  

 

United States of America Pay Ranges:

  • USN: $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual
  • US5: $93,800 - $156,200 USD Annual
  • US10: $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual
  • US15: $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual
  • US20: $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual
  • US30: $116,100 - $193,400 USD Annual
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Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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