Contracts Program Administrator
Position Summary
National Jewish Health is seeking a Contracts Administrator to support the organization’s contract management operations and ensure compliance across all agreements. This role serves as a key partner to internal stakeholders, providing guidance on contract review, mitigating risk, and maintaining efficient, compliant processes that support organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities
Manage contract review, drafting, and execution to ensure compliance with legal and institutional requirements
Maintain the contracts management system and track key dates, obligations, and documentation
Identify risks and conduct audits to support contract compliance and process improvements
Serve as a resource to staff and leaders for contract-related guidance and training
Essential Duties
Reviews and revises contracts to ensure compliance with institutional policies and legal requirements
Identifies potential risks in contract terms, conditions, and outcomes
Maintains a database of all contracts and tracks key dates and obligations
Conducts contract audits and compliance reviews to identify and mitigate risks
Conducts periodic assessments of contract review and management system to identify risks or opportunities for improvement
Provides support to departments and business leaders with contract-related questions and issues
Maintains current knowledge of applicable federal and state privacy laws and accreditation standards, and monitors advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance
Assists with regulatory notifications pursuant to contractual and compliance obligations as needed
Recommends updates to institutional policies on contracting
Assists with department needs as required, including coordinating with external agencies such as the Office of Civil Rights, other legal entities, organization officers, and internal departments on documentation requests and submissions, preparing for onsite audit visits and corrective action plan responses
Competencies
Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
Impact and Influence: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifies one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Takes advantage of opportunities to make a difference and have an impact.
Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; uses effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Building Strategic Relationships: Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
Attention to Detail: Accomplishes tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; shows concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checks processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Sets high standards of performance for self and others; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
Managing Work and Time/Project Management: Effectively manages one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively manages project(s) by appropriately focusing attention on the critical few priorities; effectively creates and executes against project timelines based on priorities, resource availability, and other project requirements (i.e., budget); effectively evaluates planned approaches, determines feasibility, and makes adjustments when needed.
Initiative: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
Building Trust: Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization. Interacts with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.
Core Values
Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
Willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
Well groomed, appropriately for the role, and wear ID Badge visibly.
Maintain compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, and Code of Conduct, and complete NetLearning annually.
Promote a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
Adhere to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
Demonstrate compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree required
Work Experience: 2 years of contract review experience required, healthcare experience preferred
Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Certification in Health Care Privacy and/or Compliance preferred (HCCA or IAPP). Completion of an ABA-approved program or a paralegal certificate program preferred.
Salary Range
$77,572.56 - $102,583.71
Benefits
Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees.
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan.
Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.