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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Supply Chain and Materials Mgt

Shift: Days

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID: 90359

Pay Range: $83,865.60 – $136,593.60 / year (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Manager for Contract Life Cycle.

Overview

**BJC HealthCare** is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Manager, Contract Life Cycle will support and manage the implementation, operation, and efficiency, of the contracting process at BJC, including managing the web-based contract lifecycle management (CLM) application selected by BJC. This application will be used to initiate and organize all contracting from the initial business request, through negotiation and execution, and finally into permanent retention and ongoing management. The Contract Life Cycle Manager will work with cross-functional groups (including Supply Chain, Legal Services, IT and other BJC departments), to help drive BJC’s efforts to centralize and automate contracting activities at BJC, thereby achieving efficiencies, reducing costs, and establishing best practices, including setting appropriate performance metrics and benchmarks. The role will support the overall contract process including the identification of all key stakeholders, resource mapping, process development and improvement, and will provide training and ongoing support to BJC personnel regarding the CLM application and applicable contracting policies and procedures and improving the flow of contracts throughout the lifecycle.

Responsibilities

+ Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.

+ Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.

+ Manage and support the introduction, implementation and ongoing operation of the CLM application, including implementation of developed of legal playbooks and operational process workflows, training end-users at all levels, including executives, while providing timely guidance and support on questions regarding the appropriate and effective use of the CLM application.

+ Manage the efficiency of BJC’s contract process, through the development and utilization of operational metrics. Responsible for the creation of operational processes to streamline BJC’s contracting efforts. Additionally, the Contract Life Cycle Manager will create rules and logic to automate and streamline the administration of contract management. The Contract Life Cycle Manager will have a primary reporting relationship to Contract Life Cycle Director (Supply Chain).

+ Manage and maintain the resource mapping across multiple departments (Supply Chain, Legal, IT, etc.), including coordinating interfaces between CLM application and other IT-based platforms, such as PeopleSoft and ServiceNow.

+ Successfully manage the operational efficiency of the BJC contract process. Manage and prepare contract reports as needed for due diligence, audits, surveys, etc.; assist in responding to requests involving production of contracts or applicable metadata.

+ Manage the process for triaging incoming contract requests, as necessary, and serve as the emergency contact for process related problem solving; also serve as the first point of contact for the functional teams and route as appropriate in connection with the CLM application. Supervise and as needed, participate in the negotiation process to ensure efficiencies and quality level across all contracts.

Minimum Requirements

Education

+ Bachelor's Degree

Experience

+ 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

+ < 2 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

+ Master's Degree

Experience

+ 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

+ Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

+ Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

+ 401(k) plan with BJC match

+ Tuition Assistance available on first day

+ BJC Institute for Learning and Development

+ Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

+ Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits (https://www.bjctotalrewards.org/Benefits)

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer