Contract Analyst - Legal Affairs

Description

MaineHealth Corporate

Professional - Nonclinical

Req #: 52692

Summary:

The Contract Analyst role is responsible for contract evaluation, organization and analysis. This individual works closely with the Contract Owner, Contract Specialist and other contracting parties to ensure compliance with contract management processes including valuation, interpretation of contract provisions, negotiation of terms and conditions and execution by appropriate signature authority.

The successful candidate will have experience working with facilities and engineering teams in a multi-location company in addition to contracting experience with one or more of the following: negotiatingAIA contracts, master agreements with statements of work, PO terms and conditions, design agreements, provisions regarding indemnification, insurance, and limitation of liability.

Performs the following key functions in the contract management process:

• Intake: Serves as a resource to the Contract Specialist for questions related to intake information and triage of requests.
• Facilitation: Validates the quantification of goods/services and facilitates fair market valuation (if appropriate). Performs legal review of draft documents, incorporating edits from other contracting parties as appropriate and referring attorney-level issues to the appropriate MaineHealth attorney. Negotiates standard legal terms with other contracting parties, achieving final agreement on terms and recommending action to designated MaineHealth signature authority.
• Execution: Prepares summary of contract scope, terms and conditions for signature authority
• Provides expertise in review and negotiation of a wide range of contract types, including assessment and interpretation of contract provisions.
• Monitors compliance with processes for review, execution and administration of contracts.
• Identifies the need for and creates new and/or improved standardized processes, procedures and templates for contract management.
• Develops and prepares reports in support of key initiatives, including performance, budget and program development.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required
• License/Certifications: ABA-approved paralegal certificate or other comparable legal experience preferred
• Experience: Three years of experience reviewing, negotiating, drafting and managing contracts preferred
• Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
• Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Microsoft Office
• Additional Information

If you have questions about this role, please contact leanne.roberts@mainehealth.org