Senior Manager, Contract Development, Provider Contracting

Amgen

Senior Manager leading contract development and portfolio management for Provider segments at Amgen. Overseeing team dynamics and ensuring operational efficiency for precise contractual agreements.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $144,225 - $195,129 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the functional people and process leader for assigned Provider segments and contracting portfolios.
Lead, coach, and develop contract development professionals, including setting priorities, reinforcing performance expectations, supporting development planning, and building team capability.
Manage day-to-day team operations, workload prioritization, resource allocation, assignment coordination, and escalation pathways to support timely, high-quality contract delivery.
Own end-to-end contract development accountability for assigned Provider segments, including contract drafting, interpretation, portfolio oversight, execution support, issue resolution, and process effectiveness.
Translate approved pricing constructs, commercial contracting models, and provider discount methodologies into clear, compliant, and operationally executable contractual language.
Structure agreements to support operational feasibility, implementation readiness, auditability, financial controls, and government pricing requirements.
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve contract development standards, drafting quality expectations, review practices, governance routines, and process controls across assigned segments.
Monitor portfolio and process health through appropriate routines, metrics, and stakeholder feedback, identifying opportunities to improve quality, cycle time, consistency, scalability, and execution readiness.
Provide guidance and decision-oriented recommendations on contract language, contract structure, implementation considerations, contractual risk implications, and escalation matters.
Lead resolution of complex contract development issues, interpretation questions, process barriers, implementation challenges, and cross-functional alignment needs.
Partner with Coverage & Pricing, Legal, Government Price Reporting, Contract Pricing Execution, Business Integration, and other stakeholders to support contract development, implementation, operational execution, and continuous improvement activities.
Drive modernization of contract lifecycle management capabilities, templates, workflows, reporting, and related processes to support a robust, compliant, and efficient contract development operating model.
Foster an inclusive, accountable, and learning-oriented team environment through coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and development of functional expertise across the segment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Doctorate degree and 2 years of contract development, contracting, legal operations, pricing, market access, healthcare administration, or related experience OR Master's degree and 4 years of contract development, contracting, legal operations, pricing, market access, healthcare administration, or related experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of contract development, contracting, legal operations, pricing, market access, healthcare administration, or related experience OR Associate’s degree and 10 years of contract development, contracting, legal operations, pricing, market access, healthcare administration, or related experience OR High school diploma / GED and 12 years of contract development, contracting, legal operations, pricing, market access, healthcare administration, or related experience
Experience leading people, teams, projects, or workstreams with accountability for priorities, deliverables, stakeholder alignment, and execution outcomes.
Experience managing or improving business processes, operating routines, standards, or governance practices in a complex, matrixed, or regulated environment.
Experience influencing cross-functional partners, resolving ambiguity, and communicating recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to support business decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions
Group medical, dental and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible.

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract developmentcontract draftingcontract interpretationportfolio oversightpricing constructscommercial contracting modelsgovernment pricing requirementscontract lifecycle managementprocess controlsmetrics monitoring

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingmentoringteam developmentstakeholder alignmentcommunicationproblem-solvingdecision-makinginclusivityaccountability