Pragmatic Contract Administrator with extensive data analysis and contract negotiation talents. Organized professional with more than 10 years of experience preparing various types of contracts.
Offering in-depth experience in administration of vital business contracts, projects, and processes. Excellent communicator and contract manager with strengths in daily operations management, workflow improvements and customer service.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Contract Administrator
Change Healthcare
12.2019 - Current
Autonomously draft, negotiate, redline and execute SOW's, change requests, and amendments in a very high pace environment
Manage the contract intake/triage process for about 200 plus contracts, per month that come through the queue
Team up with CHC legal to collaborate on various automation projects
Develop relationships with stakeholders and vendors
Collaborate with legal, vendor assessment, and risk management teams to work cross-functionally to streamline the intake process, creating workflows to engage these departments
Communicate progress and roadblocks to stakeholders, business owners, and vendors including executive management, and made recommendations to remove roadblocks leading to on-time execution of contacts
Resolve and take ownership of any vendor contract-related issues
Systems Administrator for Smartsheet
Created a playbook and trained colleagues on the use of APTTUS
Coordinated changes to agreement which might occur during contract lifetime.
Monitored incoming contracts and service agreements for correct pricing and information.
Provided administrative support for several projects valued at over $5 million.
Managed Care Contract Manager
Fresenius Kidney Care
06.2018 - 12.2019
Manages all activities required to secure critical, out-of-network commercial revenue through the process of negotiating single case agreements with various health plans, third-party administrators and self- funded employers across the country ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and company guidelines and requirements
Performs functions and duties with a high level of autonomy and independence exercising sound judgment and decision-making when committing the company
Conducts competitive market assessment prior to initiating the negotiation process & leads negotiation efforts to negotiate the reimbursement Fresenius will receive for dialysis treatments of the patients, involving both Plan specific single case agreements among commercial payors, self-funded employers, third party administrators, and re-pricing agencies
Review claims payment history to determine historical out-of-network payment trends by Payor
Initiate notification to appropriate billing offices and document patient files for all negotiated discounts
Facilitates the admission of commercial patients into Fresenius dialysis clinics through prompt negotiations
Maintaining a log of all active and executed agreements for utilization by other Managed Care department personnel as a resource regarding negotiated rates and evaluating the consistency of payor rates
Pulling weekly reports for the VP of managed care to determine the percentage of commercial patients that were treated, among other entry- level reporting beam jobs.com
Legal Contract Administrator & Project Manager
Liviniti F/k/a Southern Scripts
05.2023 - 01.2024
Prepare Pharmacy Benefit Management Services Agreements (PBMSA) & Pharmacy Products & Services Agreements (PPSAA), NDA's, DTA's, Compensation agreements, Attestation forms and various types of legal documentation for review, approval, and use by Legal Counsel.
Responsible for termination process when a group terms.
Managed Solo entries & approvals by Legal Department.
Manages legal templates and update as necessary.
Research and analyze law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles and legal codes.
Manage client contract follow-up for all company contracts and other legal documents sent out by the Legal Department
Abide by all obligations under HIPAA related to Protected Health Information (PHI).
If HIPAA violation is discovered, responsible for providing the necessary documentation to resolve/mitigate the violation.
Managed legal contracts email, legal tickets email, contracting email, in addition to my personal inbox.
Project Manager for the Cobblestone contract database implementation
Worked to understand department pain points, and demonstrated that data in presentation to the Cobblestone team
Teamed up with IT, Business Analyst, Director of Project Solutions, & the Pharmacy Network Department to collaborate on project implementation
Contract Analyst
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
12.2014 - 04.2018
Independently responsible for drafting and negotiating federal subcontracts, State contracts, no-cost extensions, amendments with carryover, professional and health services agreements, internship and externship agreements, physician assistant, observation, fellowship and residency agreements for the Graduate Medical Education (GME) department while being able to meet strict deadlines
Responsible for the coordination of compliance documents
Ensure that sub recipient questionnaires are completed and any inaccuracies are investigated and addressed
Analyzes budgets to ensure that the appropriate indirect rate is applied for the scope of work
Autonomously develop solutions to a variety of issues of low to moderate scope and complexity
Responsibly exercises the decision-making authority to negotiate contract language in conformance with institutional policy, and federal regulations and brings language deviating from approved standards to the attention of senior staff
Provide suggestions for quality improvement of daily processes and procedures
Develop and maintain knowledge of federal regulations and Institutional policies as well as current events relating to contracting issues
Keeps abreast of and applies FDA, DHHS, OHRP, DOD, U.S.C., NIH Grants Policy Statement, IMPAC, FARS, VA, export control regulations, Institutional policies and procedures
Monitored incoming contracts and service agreements for correct pricing and information.
Coordinated changes to agreement which might occur during contract lifetime.
Input new information into company's database using PEER, verifying accuracy and integrity of data prior to uploading.
Worked effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence. Skilled in adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Contract Coordinator
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
07.2012 - 12.2014
Draft & negotiate confidentiality agreements
Oversaw contracts for over 50 different departments using both manual and automated strategies.
Build and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues and clients
Obtain 1275 and draft contract for review of center requests, Review Center Requests, Budget submissions, Contract Budget, and Department of Finance Clinical Trial Documentation to ensure refection of appropriate IDC rates and most up to date HF requirements
Utilized computer applications such as Lotus Notes, COEUS, PEER & ADOBE
Perform budget calculations and breakdowns to develop data input into COEUS financial reporting systems for each project