You will focus on

• Ensure agreement terms are in alignment with corporate objectives and strategy, and that they optimize business value
• Partner with business owners, legal, various internal service, product teams and financial planning and analysis to ensure vendor/supplier agreements are accurate, complete, represent services sold and aligned with business strategy
• Assist legal counsel with managing litigation matters, including calendaring important dates and preparing litigation hold notices
• Conduct legal research and perform paralegal functions for legal department attorneys
• Assist Altais’ Payor and Provider Contracting Teams with document review, template maintenance, and related matters
• Establish contracting processes, establish goals and service line agreements for executing contracting.  Continually improving our contracting processes to ensure operational excellence.  Ensure contract process has positive momentum and moving towards close-out, extension, or renewal
• Foster cooperation, communication and partnership with Parent company, suppliers, and Altais business units 

The Skills, Experience & Education You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required; minimum 10 years’ experience
• Requires business acumen, strategic thinking, and decision-making skills.
• Healthcare industry knowledge, including familiarity with payer and provider agreements
• Legal research experience preferred
• Highly skilled in building standard templates and driving negotiation efforts
• Highly skilled in negotiating commercial contracts
• Skilled in time management to facilitate involvement in multiple projects. 
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Requires the ability to be self-directed and work independently and excellent business and communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to manage communications up and down  
• Must have expert level knowledge of our operations and function.  Will develop over time but must have the ability to develop this knowledge quickly.

You Share our Mission & Values

• You are passionate about improving the healthcare experience and want to be part of the Altais mission.
• You are bold and curious- willing to take risks, try new things and be creative.
• You take pride in your work and are accountable for the quality of everything you do, holding yourself and others to a high standard.
• You are compassionate and are known as someone who demonstrates emotional intelligence, considers others when making decisions and always tries to do the right thing.
• You co-create, knowing that we can be better as a team than individuals.  You work well with others, collaborating and valuing diversity of thought and perspective. 
• You build trust with your colleagues and customers by demonstrating that you are someone who values honesty and transparency.