HTM Contract Manager

Department: 11825 Enterprise Corporate - HTM : Enterprise Support Operations Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: This role is primarily remote with possibility of travel as needed for meetings, training, or business-related activities. Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm EST Pay Range: $47.50 - $71.25 Major Responsibilities: Manages a portfolio of over 110+ service agreements totaling over $40+ million per year in spends. Serves as first point of contact for the management of contracted vendor relationships to provide a conduit for two-way communication between the vendor and organizational HTM leadership and site Clinical Leaders (Customers). Creates a shared focus on the importance of achieving results within the team. Focuses on meeting commitments while maintaining a high level of engagement through consistent communication. Recognizes issues that need escalation and effectively communicates actionable recommendations to the appropriate leaders for quick remediation. Identifies standardization opportunities, recommendations, and service evaluations. Initiate negotiations, cost to value assessments, extensions, or terminations of agreements with suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, and equipment providers. Works in partnership with HTM management to improve contract processing through identified process improvement activities, recommend potential contractual amendments Monitors contracts change dates, initiates, and processes necessary amendments, obtain and validate rate increases, fee schedules, and reimbursement methodologies Completes and coordinates the approvals of: HTM contract justification form, AH Legal CRAF forms, HIT Technology Review questionnaire. Consults with Legal on contractual issues and ensures legal terms and conditions exceed the requirements of Advocate Aurora Health Care and are signed by authorized agents. Confirms all other relevant departments’ evaluations of contr