Urgently Need Contracts Specialist (Remote) in USA
Posted 2025-03-15
Remote, USA
Full-time
Immediate Start
Job title: Contracts Specialist (Remote)
Company: Stryker
Job description: Work Flexibility: Remote
Who we want:
- Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, data, and insights to drive continuous improvement in functions.
- Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.
- Goal-oriented developers. Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions.
The Contracts Specialist demonstrates the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment to support the contracting process, including drafting, redline review, negotiation, issue spotting and resolution, and follow through to contract execution and retention. This role partners closely with team leadership and legal counsel to support contracting opportunities and will work within the framework of sales, contracting, legal, finance, and sales operations strategies, legal/administrative regulations, and company policies & procedures to guide internal stakeholders through the decision-making process and contracting experience.
- Draft, edit, review, and negotiate complex agreements with minimal supervision, in a manner that manages business and legal risk while effectively supporting our internal and external customers in a timely manner and fast-paced environment;
- Provide excellent, time-sensitive, solutions-oriented, strategic contracting support to internal and external stakeholders;
- Exhibit solid negotiation skills, including comfort in negotiating contract terms with customers;
- Build and maintain strong relationships with sales, finance, operations, and attorney stakeholders across the decentralized organization (as applicable);
- Serve as a contracting and negotiating expert to other areas within the organization, as required;
- Exercise excellent judgment in identifying and escalating issues to management and/or for legal review in a timely manner;
- Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of Stryker?s product lines, competitive environment and customers to better support functional initiatives and provide recommendations to internal stakeholders;
- Monitor and track status of contract-related matters and proactively provide updates as requested;
- Identify system or process improvements that increase efficiency, compliance, or reduce cost to the business;
- Serve as a liaison between Stryker business units and Legal and foster two-way communication of evolving business needs, challenges, and opportunities.
- Bachelor?s degree or six years of equivalent work experience (non-degreed) required
- Contract experience strongly preferred, specifically within sales contracting
- Strong customer service abilities and responsiveness to the internal customers required
- Healthcare industry experience is helpful
Travel Percentage: 10%
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer ? M/F/Veteran/Disability.
Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor?s legal duty to furnish information.
Expected salary: $65400 - 132300 per year
Location: USA