IS Contracts Analyst, Senior - IS Portfolio Governance - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union) Job Listing at Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, CA (Job ID 79657885680)

Description

In this role, the Contracts Analyst, Sr actively manages the process of contract review and negotiation while providing guidance and consultation to our IS team, IS Leadership and business owners as needed.

Essential Duties:

• Review, process and negotiate IS related contracts; provide redline review and recommendations based on our IS standards; flagging both legal and business issues for negotiation.
• Negotiate directly with vendor and/or vendor attorneys or internal staff until consensus has been reached on all points and provide coaching, review, and feedback of contracts for internal staff assist until consensus has been reached on all points.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and to meet deadlines consistently.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to internal customers and outside vendors. Serve as a point of contact for all contractual matters; ensuring timely review, approval, and execution of all IS related contracts.
• Coordinate the processing of documents through our internal IS and Procurement processes.
• Prepares and disseminates status updates to all concerned parties regarding contract review, compliance, modifications, etc.
• Maintain our contractual records and documentation in our IS Contracts Database and IS Contracts tracker to ensure documentation of key correspondence, document changes, internal business and legal approvals.
• Provide and promote high standards of professionalism and leadership throughout all transactions, appropriately representing USC's business philosophies, protocols and standards
• Persistent attention to detail, while maintaining overall status of all projects
• Responsible for understanding and complying with all USC policies that are applicable to the job function and participate in mandatory training in a timely manner.
• Other duties as assigned. Selected Contract Manager may act as team lead.

Required Qualifications:

• Req High school or equivalent

• Req 5 years Contract review and processing experience with substantial knowledge of legal terms and conditions, and/or experience interacting with IS vendors, solutions, and contracts

• Req Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
• Req Developed negotiation skills
• Req Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment, securing buy-in and agreement through collaborative efforts
• Req Demonstrate ability to analyze business practices and translate to contractual requirements
• Req Demonstrate ability to understand the timing and cycles of contract negotiations
• Req Demonstrate ability to manage a complex process with multiple stakeholders and multiple variables
• Req Demonstrate ability to show consistent process improvement and awareness of LEAN principles
• Req Demonstrate ability to track details and nuances of a technical vendor documents
• Req Example to others in ethics, empathy, and compliance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pref Bachelor's degree OR
• Pref Paralegal certificate or J.D. AND

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Req Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)

The annual base salary range for this position is $81,120.00 - $133,010.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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