GPO Contract Manager
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Parsippany • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $63,000 - $80,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responsible for all aspects of the contracting process for assigned Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business partners
- Oversee the end-to-end management of the contract lifecycle—including preparation, coordination, negotiation, and ongoing management of agreements, renewals, amendments, and product or price updates
- Partner with Legal, Trade Leadership, Account Management, Operations, Analytics, and Marketing to align on business needs and contract objectives
- Serve as the primary liaison with business partners throughout the contract lifecycle
- Prepare materials, facilitate discussions, and document key outcomes and follow-up actions
- Resolve contract-related issues raised by Sales, Operations, or partners promptly to maintain business continuity
- Negotiate new and renewal agreements, providing redlined recommendations aligned with MHA policies and leadership guidance
- Ensure alignment with internal policies, pharmaceutical regulations, and trade compliance standards
- Manage the full life cycle of contracts, including setup, execution, maintenance, renewals, and extensions
- Collect and analyze contract data to assess performance, compliance, and business impact
- Track and report contract KPIs and summarize trends for Trade Leadership
- Identify and implement enhancements in contract routing, approval, and renewal workflows
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5–7 years of experience, ideally in contract management, customer service, operations, or analytics within the Healthcare or Pharmaceutical industries
- Strong background in contracting strategy and administration for Healthcare or Pharmaceutical products preferred
- Excellent planning, organizational, analytical, and time-management skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with client-server-based applications and databases
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription plans with FSA/HSA options individual and family options
- Teledoc access
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Commuter Benefit Plan
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off
- Day off for your birthday and a floating holiday
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401K with a match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Life Insurance, short-term & long-term disability insurance
- Access to financial and legal advisors
- Tuition Reimbursement
- E-learning programs
- Ongoing Team Trainings
- Paid volunteer time-off
- Donation matching
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract managementcontract lifecycle managementnegotiationdata analysiscontract strategycontract administrationKPI trackingworkflow enhancement
Soft skills
planningorganizational skillsanalytical skillstime-managementcommunication skillsinterpersonal skills