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Works independently to perform a variety of professional and administrative duties in support of day-to-day clinical and/or field placements for all program entities within the Hub umbrella. Responsible for managing the entire contract lifecycle for thousands of contracts, from initiation to completion. Review and analyze contracts to ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements. Assist in contract negotiations with entities. Continuous monitoring of process to ensure documents are returned upon countersignature.
Maintain a centralized contract repository and ensure accurate record-keeping, track contract expiration dates and renewal deadlines and assists with contact audits and compliance reviews. Resolves problems and provides guidance to contract submitters, reviewers, and approvers. Provides customer service to numerous departments and divisions throughout the campus.

• Using policies, procedures and workflows approved by the General Counsel's Office, facilitates the development and renewal of affiliation agreements and contract terms for student clinical placements; collaborates with healthcare and community agencies; reviews tracks and updates contracts and databases.; maintains complex filing systems; monitors expiring contracts to avoid lapses in coverage. Updates contracts with adherence to local, state, federal and international policies and restrictions and accrediting organization guidelines.
• Serves as a resource to students, staff, preceptors, faculty and external stakeholders regarding clinical placement contracts and provides assistance in resolving problems. Liaison between Creighton University and its contracted partners/vendors to facilitate smooth execution of agreements. Manages the Hub portal for contract compliance to ensure students are receiving current compliance updates.
• Collects, organizes and redacts information to produce reports and responds to requests of information related to clinical contracting. Prepares reports on contract status, performance metrics and potential risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Collaborates with Hub Compliance Coordinators to support contractual site onboarding requirements, including providing compliance cross-training and assistance as needed. Ensures adherence to HIPAA, PHI, FERPA requirements associated with contractual obligations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 to 4 years advanced administrative/clerical experience.
• Experience working with contracts (especially in a university, legal or healthcare environment) preferred.
• Experience working in higher education with students and faculty desirable.
• Demonstrated organizational and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work within tight and conflicting deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and work effectively with faculty, staff, students, administrators and external agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and Adobe.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Comfort with learning new software systems.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to apply legal and compliance knowledge following University guideline.
• Ability to make independent decisions based on analysis; ability to proactively resolve issues without direct supervision.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Notary Certification preferred; can be acquired when in role,

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• Responsible for providing assistance in the acquisition, negotiation and renewal functions related to IT vendor contracts. Register vendors for IT contracts and manages databases for IT vendor contracts.
  
• 35% Assists in the acquisition, negotiation, and renewal functions related to IT vendor contracts. Reviews, analyzes and creates hierarchy for IT vendor agreements. Maintains and updates various IT vendor databases in support of area workflow and department projects.
  
• 35% Perform quality reviews of databases to ensure agreements are entered correctly. Works with staff to correct and advise of proper protocols.
  
• 10% Trains and assists new employees with processes and procedures of the databases. Creates work instructions, procedures and standards for databases.
  
• 10% Request vendor registrations from new and established vendors and assists IT Payables with finalizing the required documentation.
  
• 10% Creates, reviews, maintains, and completes various reports for management.
  

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• This position manages key vendor and contract activities, including requesting vendor registrations and assisting IT Payables with required documentation.
  
• Responsibilities include supporting renewal functions for critical IT vendor contracts, reviewing and analyzing reports for senior leadership, and collaborating closely with the Chief Negotiator, IS Negotiation team, and key vendors.
  
• The position also involves maintaining and updating IT vendor databases to ensure accurate workflow and support department projects.
  

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• Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer.
  

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• This department operates in a fast-paced environment, supporting a wide range of customers across BCBSSC and most of various lines of business. Our work often involves tight deadlines, with busy end of quarters, a very busy end of year for renewals, and at times it may require overtime to meet critical deliverables.
  
• We're a close-knit team that values collaboration and support. While we work in a high-functioning environment and pride ourselves on being hardworking, we also make space for fun and positivity.
  
• We partner closely with other teams across the AIMS organization. Our culture is a safe, inclusive space where everyone feels accepted and respected, and we welcome diverse perspectives.
  

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• Degree Equivalency: 4 years job related work experience or Associate's and 2 years job related work experience
  

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• Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of department functions, procedures and workflow.
  
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• Ability to work in a team environment and prioritize work effectively.
  
• Ability to assist in the preparation, documentation, and presentation of recommendations to management.
  

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At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

About the Role

We are seeking a pragmatic and business-minded Contracts Manager to join our legal department to help scale and strengthen our buy-side contracting function within our global manufacturing organization.

This position will focus primarily on buy-side contracts for goods and services, including supporting supply chain, IT, HR, and other business functions and will provide critical support to our procurement and legal teams. This role will help bring structure, consistency, and scalability to our buy-side contracting processes as we continue to grow. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the lifecycle of commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with internal policies, and driving consistency across contract processes.

In the first twelve to eighteen months, success in this role will include establishing consistent contract intake and review workflows, creating a usable playbook for common vendor negotiations, improving visibility into renewals and key contract terms, and helping us prepare for implementation of a CLM system.

This role will work closely with senior legal leadership and business stakeholders across the company.

This position will offer a candidate a collaborative, supportive and inclusive workplace culture. A flexible hybrid work schedule, the opportunity to work closely with senior legal and business leadership, and exposure to global operations and international contracting.

This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week in the office, with the flexibility to work remotely two days per week.

In This Role, You Will

• Manage contracting workflow from initial request through to signature cycle working closely with all departments.
• Under supervision of legal counsel, draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of standard vendor contracts, including subscription agreements, confidentiality, master supply and services agreements, SOWs, distribution agreements, and independent contractor agreements.
• Manage contract renewals, extensions, amendments, and terminations, negotiating terms that align with changing business needs.
• Review lease documents, including amendments and terminations.
• Provide guidance on contract interpretation and enforceability.
• Ensure contracts comply with internal policies, U.S. regulations, and, where applicable, international legal standards.
• Collaborate with legal, procurement, and business teams to ensure contracts reflect business goals while managing risk.
• Maintain contract templates and support the development of standardized contract templates, playbooks, process improvements, and internal knowledge management resources.
• Track contract lifecycle events (renewals, terminations, obligations) using contract management tools or systems.
• Support implementation and adoption of contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools.
• Ensure contract documentation and related correspondence are maintained in accordance with company policies and legal requirements, supporting strong governance and audit readiness.
• Be a trusted business partner providing timely, thoughtful, and helpful responses to requests from internal customers regarding company policies, legal issues, and risk tolerance.
• Use good judgment in knowing when to escalate issues within the legal team for further evaluation or approval.
• Resolve contract disputes, conflicts, and issues that may arise during the contract lifecycle through effective communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Monitor vendor performance against contract obligations, service level agreements (SLAs), and key performance indicators (KPIs), and take corrective actions as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• 5+ years of contracts management, operations, or other comparable experience in a corporate setting, in-house legal department, or law firm.
• Strong understanding of commercial and supply chain contracting principles.
• A demonstrated understanding and strong working knowledge of common contractual issues associated with commercial agreements.
• Experience in reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts and managing multiple complex contracts.
• Expert at MSWord Track Changes, DocuSign, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Experience with contract management software or CLM tools is a plus (e.g., IntelAgree, Ironclad, Coupa, SAP Ariba).
• Able to meet deadlines and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure contract compliance and successful execution.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships with vendors, customers, and internal stakeholders.
• Willingness to adapt to rapidly changing technology landscapes, emerging trends, and market dynamics to drive innovation in contract management practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation, and organizational skills.
• A strong sense of working in a collaborative environment.
• Bachelor's Degree or a certification as an ABA-approved paralegal.

We take into account an individual's qualifications, skillset, and experience in determining final salary. This role is eligible for health insurance, life insurance, retirement benefits, participation in the company's profit-sharing program, paid time off, including vacation and sick leave. The actual offer will be at the company's sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate's qualifications, years of experience, and skillset.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.

• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.

• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law.In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans.We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Contracting Officer-Sponsored Programs role will review, process, approve, negotiate, and administer assigned sponsored proposals and awards, which may include governmental, industry, non-U.S. and/or not-for-profit funding of grants, contracts, and other sponsored agreements and donations in
the support of research. Provide services and guidance to faculty and research staff. Review, analyze, and interpret new awards terms and conditions.

Job Duty 1 -
Analyze solicitations and review proposals to ensure proposals are complete and compliant with Institute policies, agency regulations, and solicitation requirements. Review sign any required Institute Representations and Certifications.

Job Duty 2 -
Identify proposal risks and review mitigation strategies with management. Submit all assigned, approved, compliant proposals prior to deadlines.

Job Duty 3 -
Review and interpret sponsored agreement language. Resolve contractual issues, negotiating contract changes, and executing agreements on behalf of the Institute's research corporations with an approved corporation officer.

Job Duty 4 -
Provide Post award administration. Monitor administration of awarded sponsored projects and serve as contact for all business/contractual matters throughout life cycle of sponsored program awards. Resolve issues brought forward by researchers and unit administrators. Prepare business correspondence and notices required by award terms.

Job Duty 5 -
Maintain current working knowledge of applicable federal regulations, state laws, Institute policies, and sponsor requirements.

Job Duty 6 -
Advise faculty, project directors and financial and administrative staff on proposal submission process, post award administration, regulatory compliance requirements and Institute policy, coordinating with other units supporting research including Conflict of Interest, Research Integrity Assurance, Research Security, Export Control, Corporate Engagement, Technology Licensing, and the Georgia Tech Office of Legal Affairs.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Other Required Qualifications
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident Card.

Required Experience
Three or more years of job-related experience

Preferred Educational Qualifications

• JD or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Experience

• Experience in addressing contracting issues in Non-Disclosure Agreements, Material Transfer Agreements, and Data Use Agreements at various stages of the sponsored program life cycle.
• Experience in identifying industry-specific contracting concerns across a wide variety of industries; solution-oriented in addressing those concerns.
• Experience identifying common research compliance issues (e.g. export, human subjects research, intellectual property management, data storage and handling) and working with colleagues across campus to address and manage those issues in industry contracts.

ABILITIES
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple objectives, exercise independent judgement, consistently meet deadlines, work effectively and professionally with all levels of internal and external customers on complex issues and problems, proactively make decisions and produce practical solutions in challenging situations, and work well independently and in a team environment.

KNOWLEDGE
This job requires broad knowledge of sponsored contract and grant administration policies and regulations, which may include those specific to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), 2 CFR 200, Bayh-Dole Act, and specific federal agency requirements including DOD, NSF, DOE, and NIH. Knowledge of different contract types (including Cost Reimbursement, Fixed Priced, Time and Material, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity, Other Transaction Agreements, etc.) and terms applicable to sponsored research is preferred.

SKILLS
Excellent customer service skills to address issues and problems effectively and professionally in a compliance-driven, high-pressure environment. Exemplary reading comprehension and logical reasoning skills. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Proactive decision-making and problem-solving skills to respond to high-pressure situations. Skills related to the use of office equipment and specialized computer applications and systems.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia ( ).

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

Grade R08

Anticipated annual salary $80,432.00 to $135,930.00 commensurate with qualifications

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit employment/pre-employment-screening

LOCATION: Virginia, Maryland or Washington, DC The Physician & Ancillary Contracting Manager serves as an integral member of the Provider Contracting Team and reports to the Provider Contracting Senior Manager or VP of Contracting.

This role assists in developing the strategic direction and management of the day to day contracting and network management activities for a local given territory.

LOCATION: Virginia, Maryland or Washington, DC The Physician & Ancillary Contracting Manager serves as an integral member of the Provider Contracting Team and reports to the Provider Contracting Senior Manager or VP of Contracting.

This role assists in developing the strategic direction and management of the day to day contracting and network management activities for a local given territory.