Overview As a Senior Contract Specialist, you own the end-to-end Purchase-Based contracts, focusing on Government and Federal agreements. You collaborate with Sales, Market Access, Finance, Legal, Audit, and Compliance to ensure accuracy, regulatory alignment, and revenue protection. You will analyze pricing, rebates, and performance metrics, and drive contract strategies for new product launches. The role blends risk management with operational efficiency to support market access objectives. This is a cross-functional, compliance-driven opportunity at scale.
Compensation / Benefits- Remote work
- Flexible hours with option to take Friday afternoons off
Responsibilities- Oversee end-to-end Purchase-Based contracts, especially Government and Federal contracting
- Align contract terms with pricing strategies, rebates, and government pricing and regulatory requirements
- Interpret terms related to pricing, chargebacks, rebates, fees, performance metrics, and service levels
- Manage complex Government, Specialty Pharmacy, IRP, GPO, IDN, and Distributor agreements with stakeholders
- Maintain auditable documentation including memberships, Letters of Participation, pricing and eligibility reporting, and rebate payments
- Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning; ensure legal and regulatory compliance
- Collaborate with Sales, Market Access, Finance, Government Pricing, Legal, Audit, and Compliance to mitigate risks
- Audit eligibility, pricing, payments, and performance metrics; support data integrity across systems
- Provide audit support related to Purchase-Based contracting, pricing, and eligibility
- Serve as SME on Purchase-Based contract terms and strategies; support contract strategy in business initiatives
- Support new product launches through contract strategy implementation
- Oversee third-party vendors and improve contract workflows and templates
- Resolve pricing issues, disputes, and chargeback discrepancies; monitor contract performance
- Support external reporting through critical controls and analyses
- Review sales and chargeback reporting to identify revenue leakage
- Manage contract administration across multiple systems and platforms; drive process improvements
Key requirements- 3-5 years of experience in pharmaceutical contracting, with government and federal contract compliance
- In-depth knowledge of government pricing calculations, Class of Trade, and regulatory contract requirements
- Ability to interpret complex contract language and strategies
- Advanced proficiency in contract management systems, MS Excel, and reporting tools
- Experience working across cross-functional teams
- Preferred: knowledge of utilization-based contracts (pricing and reimbursement, PBM, Medicaid)
- Broad understanding of US health care and product contracting environment
- strong analytical thinking
- attention to detail
- effective stakeholder management
- contract management systems
- MS Excel
- reporting tools
