Sr. Contract Specialist
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Description: Express Scripts is at present looking to employ Sr. Contract Specialist right now, this job will be placed in Missouri. Detailed specification about this job opportunity kindly read the description below. -
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ABOUT EXPRESS SCRIPTS
Advance your career with the company that makes it easier for people to choose better health.
Express Scripts is a leadin! g healthcare company serving tens of millions of consumers. We are looking for individuals who are passionate, creative and committed to creating systems and service solutions that promote better health outcomes. Join the company that Fortune magazine ranked as one of the "Most Admired Companies" in the pharmacy category. Then, use your intelligence, creativity, integrity and hard work to help us enhance our products and services. We offer a highly competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, life insurance, paid time off, tuition assistance and an employee stock purchase plan.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Legal manages all legal and regulatory compliance matters impacting business operations. Our teams of attorneys and paralegals have different areas of responsibility, including contract generation, negotiation and procurement.
Legal’s primary areas of res! ponsibility include overseeing contracting activities and lice! nsing, providing legal advice, ensuring corporate compliance, managing litigation activity, ensuring SEC compliance, and supporting merger and acquisition activity. Legal also drives the company’s public affairs efforts at both the federal and state levels.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Manage the PBM client contracting process and recommend improvements to reduce issues and expedite the overall contract process quality and efficiency. Work on accounts within all business segments: National, Middle Market, Health Plans, Public Sector, Workers’ Compensation, and Labor. Serve as a point of escalation for issues requiring a higher degree of understanding. Participate in client negotiations. Support quality improvement efforts by analyzing and recommending process improvement for contract language requirements, performance guarantees and other internal processes to improve overall contracting process quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction. Create, maintain, and co! mmunicate operational processes and procedures to ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly understood within and outside of the Legal Department. Manage internal contracting initiatives that support global contract processes. Function as the subject matter expert for other operational departments to analyze, mediate and reconcile contract issues. Provide continued education/training to the Client Contracting team members, sales and account management on current contract terms, changes in edits and business decisions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Manage the PBM client contracting process and recommend improvements to reduce issues and expedite the overall contract process quality and efficiency.
Serve as a point of escalation for issues requiring a higher degree of understanding.
Participate in client negotiations
Support quality improvement efforts by analyzing and recommending process improvement for contract language requirement! s, performance guarantees and other internal processes to improve overa! ll contracting process quality, efficiency, and client satisfaction.
Create, maintain, and communicate operational processes and procedures to ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly understood within and outside of the Legal Department.
Manage internal contracting initiatives that support or impact global contract processes.
Provide continued education/training to the Client Contracting team members, sales and account management on current contract terms, changes in edits and business decisions.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Undergraduate degree or similar work experience
3 â€" 5 years experience in contracting, including contract negotiation, project management, process improvement, or similar function.
Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes on a PC platform.
Experience in pharmaceutical, PBM or Healthcare industry is helpful.
Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage timelines and ba! lance multiple deadlines.
Ability to work cross-functionally to resolve complex contract issues.
Strong focus on customer service.
Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment, quickly grasp new concepts, solve problems, and make decisions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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Express Scripts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, pregnancy, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, citizenship or membership in any other legally protected class.
None of the questions in this application are intended to elicit information re! garding any protected characteristics, nor imply any limitation, illega! l preferences or discrimination based upon non-job-related information or protected characteristics.
Applicants must be able to pass a drug test and background investigation and, depending on position requirements, a Department of Defense background investigation. AA/EOE.
Job Category
Sales
Primary Location
United States-Missouri-St. Louis
Work Locations
Saint Louis, MO - HQ1 - 1 Express Way
One Express Way
St. Louis
63121
Schedule
Full-time
Shift
1st Shift
Employee Status
Regular
Travel
No
Work From Home?
No
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This job starts available on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:09:23 GMT
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