At Houston Methodist, the Senior Legal Contracts Manager position is responsible for coordinating and managing high-profile legal projects of considerable complexity for the Department of Legal Services, with a focus on contract review, drafting, negotiation, and execution. This position takes the lead for assisting the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services with contract review for legal agreements across the Houston Methodist system as well as other projects initiated by the attorneys. The Senior Legal Contracts Manager position is responsible for coordinating, managing, and completing contract review processes with minimal supervision, as well as communicating professionally and persuasively verbally and in writing. This position manages a complex portfolio of contract documents and is the lead point of contact for the paralegals in the Department. The Senior Legal Contracts Manager position provides legal document review, drafting, negotiation, and analysis to the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services as well as internal clients, and identifies legal and regulatory issues for the attorneys. **PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Establishes and maintains clear and concise communication with internal clients, external third parties, co-workers, the attorneys, and Houston Methodist senior leadership. Facilitates communication, managing stakeholder(s) expectations. + Executes contract management requests from senior leadership and Houston Methodist departments. Serves as an effective liaison between multiple client groups and stakeholders across various levels of management. + Works creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment fostering teamwork, innovation and excellence. Actively leads the legal contract review process for identified contracts and manages the life-cycle of each document. **SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Develops and manages a portfolio of legal contracts, effectively communicating progress and delivering timely project outputs. + Works in collaboration with the attorneys in the Department of Legal Services to drive contract review to successful outcomes, including by identifying needs, making assessments, and problem solving. + Works with leadership across multiple departments to provide contract management services. + Coordinates discussions among Houston Methodist parties and manages contracts to ensure they are compliant with Houston Methodist and Department of Legal Services policies and practices, and are complete and accurate, and meet the business needs of the parties. **QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Identifies regulatory issues in contract review for discussion with the Department of Legal Services attorneys. + Works to ensure timely execution of project deliverables. Tracks the status and coordinates deadlines of all projects, identifying potential barriers to project progression and suggesting possible solutions/resolutions. **FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Utilizes efficient and cost-effective work practices with department resources and supplies; provides recommendations to reduce expenses. Completes timely and accurate expense reports as determined by leadership, as applicable. **GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** + Conducts accurate legal research and analysis and presents for review and approval to the Department of Legal Services attorneys. + Represents Houston Methodist with third parties during contract negotiations. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. **EDUCATION** + Juris Doctorate Degree **WORK EXPERIENCE** + Five years experience in managing complex legal document review, creation, and analysis. **LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED** + N/A **KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES** + Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations. + Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job. + Ability to effectively communicate with physicians, co-workers, and executives in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles. + Strong communication skills. Ability to communicate with senior leadership. + Ability to establish and maintain positive attorney, project team member and internal relationships. + Strong analytical and interpersonal skills. + Intermediate word-processing skills. + Strong project and time management skills. + Experience processing large quantities of file material and quickly discerning key issues and plans for resolution for applicable supervising attorneys. + Adaptable - flexible in handling change, able to juggle multiple high priority demands, able to adapt to new situations with innovative ideas or approaches. Can maintain focus on goals and easily adjust to how they are achieved. + Professional handling of exposure to confidential/sensitive information. **SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS** **WORK ATTIRE** + Uniform No + Scrubs No + Business professional Yes + Other (department approved) No **ON-CALL*** _*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below._ + On Call* No **TRAVEL**** _**Travel specifications may vary by department**_ + May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes + May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No **Company Profile:** Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care. Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal employment opportunity is a sound and just concept to which Houston Methodist is firmly bound. Houston Methodist will not engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person employed or seeking employment with Houston Methodist on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. VEVRAA Federal Contractor – priority referral Protected Veterans requested.