Description
The Junior Contract Analyst is responsible for the creation & maintenance of commercial price lists.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Enforces established pricing guidelines and generation of Margin Analysis for internal review & approvals
- Update and maintain the Model N contract system as required (i.e., new, amendments, etc.)
- Provide data and/or analytics for assigned regions and contracts
- Manages contract expirations & renewals
- Communicates price changes, renewals and price list extensions to marketing, field sales and trading partners as appropriate
- Support incoming Trading Partner & ICU Medical associate contracting requests or questions
- Manage & Execute Chargeback process with Trading Partners
- Approves tier activations via GPO membership portals
- Applies tier changes, membership adds/deletes and address updates
- Collaborate with accounts receivable department to resolve billing discrepancies pursuant to contractual terms and conditions
- Review contracts for signature
- Create price lists and membership lists to include in standard contract templates
- Collaborate with Membership in tying of accounts to execute commercial contracts
- Collaborate on relevant project teams and work groups
- Provide support for process improvement, standardization or strategic initiatives
- Work on special projects as assigned
Knowledge & Skills
- Ability to independently identify, research and resolve issues
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, demonstrated ability to gather, understand and evaluate information from various sources; establishes links between sources of data, draws logical conclusions and provides appropriate options, recommendations and wise decisions in a timely manner
- Knowledge & Experience with Model N
- Advanced MS Excel required
- Prior experience with contract management in Medical Device preferred
- Prior experience working with Third Party Trading Partners & Distributors, in Contract Management, preferred
Minimum Qualifications, Education & Experience
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Bachelor's or Associates degree in Business Administration or a related field of study OR two to four years of contract experience required (experience in medical manufacturing a plus)
- French/English bilingual preferred
Work Environment
- One office day a week minimum
- This is largely a sedentary role.
- This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.