Senior Contracts Manager; Healthcare

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Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Business Services vertical, we offer a multitude of solutions focused on helping businesses of all sizes drive higher revenue growth, maximize operational efficiencies, and improve customer experience. Our solutions help customers solve difficult problems in the areas of Anti‑Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing, Identity Authentication & Verification, Fraud and Credit Risk mitigation and Customer Data Management.

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Our commercial contracting team partners closely with Sales, Account Management, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other internal stakeholders to support the purchase and delivery of data and services. The team negotiates, drafts, reviews, and executes commercial contracts and service orders while helping stakeholders understand contractual rights, obligations, risks, approvals, and process requirements. We focus on balancing customer objectives with business priorities, supporting revenue goals, and delivering a consistent contracting experience for internal and external customers.

The Senior Contracts Manager supports the development, negotiation, execution, and ongoing management of commercial contracts related to the purchase and delivery of data and services. Responsibilities include evaluating contractual compliance, advising stakeholders on rights and obligations, and leading negotiations with both internal and external customers. The role partners cross‑functionally to develop negotiation strategies, communicate risks and trade‑offs, secure approvals, and support timely contract execution.

• Evaluate contract compliance and advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, risks, and required actions.
• Independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage contracts and service orders in alignment with team guidelines, workflows, and approval processes.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, Legal, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to develop negotiation strategies that balance customer objectives with business priorities.
• Build and manage strong internal and external relationships through timely communication, clear expectation setting, and professional stakeholder engagement.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to influence commercial strategy, secure required approvals, resolve issues, and support contract execution.
• Clearly articulate contractual risks, trade‑offs, options, and exceptions to support informed decision‑making by business stakeholders.
• Identify, elevate, and document exceptions to standard contracting language in accordance with defined processes.
• Manage workload and priorities effectively to meet deadlines while delivering accurate, high‑quality work.
• Drive process improvements by developing and maintaining documentation, educating team members, and supporting consistent contracting practices.
• Support business goals by contributing to strategic initiatives aimed at achieving or exceeding revenue targets.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal experience preferred.
• 3+ years of contracting, negotiating, legal, and/or relevant commercial experience.
• 1–2 years of contracting experience in the healthcare industry.
• Demonstrated ability to independently negotiate, draft, execute, and manage complex commercial contracts and service orders.
• Strong understanding of contracting workflows, policies, approval processes, exception management, and commercial risk evaluation.
• Ability to manage complex, high‑value negotiations and contribute to commercial strategy.
• Proven ability to clearly communicate contractual risks, options, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to lead projects or key initiatives, contribute to team development, and support process improvement efforts.
• Ability to work onsite once per week in the Alpharetta, GA office.
• Commercial judgment and disciplined decision‑making.
• Strong negotiation, influence, and stakeholder management skills.
• Clear communication and professional…