Manager - Contract Management

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Manager
- Contract Management to join our Med Tech Contract Strategy & Execution (CS&E) organization. This is a hybrid role located at our Raritan, NJ location, with alternate locations of our Raynham, MA, West Chester, PA, Warsaw, IN, Cincinnati, OH, and Irvine, CA sites. Remote may be considered on a case‑by‑case basis and if approved by the Company.

Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

The Manager
- Contract Management will be part of the Johnson & Johnson Med Tech Contract Strategy & Execution (CS&E) organization, reporting to the Senior Manager, Contract Management. This role is responsible for driving flawless implementation of contracts and pricing strategies throughout the contract continuum from paper development through contract load and maintenance, while providing effective and efficient contract review and negotiation for commercial contracts.

Responsibilities include supporting contract templates that enable approved business and CPC strategies and supporting terms and conditions redlines for commercial contracts across the JJMT Surgery organization, including robotics and digital surgery, as applicable.

This individual is also responsible for assigned redlines, including customer negotiations in close partnership with Offer Development, Account Management, Deal Managers, and the Field Sales Organization. They will partner closely with the Commercial Programs Legal Group (CPLG) as a Learned Intermediary, the broader CS&E Contracting community, HCC, and internal business partners, including senior management, to identify opportunities, support process improvements, and advance critical company initiatives that improve turnaround time, contracting workflows, governance, risk management, and customer experience.

• At the direction of management, direct and manage commercial contract terms and conditions negotiation.
• Review and negotiate terms and conditions in commercial contract documents.
• Work with the Senior Manager, Contract Management to facilitate internal contract approval and stakeholder negotiation to resolve complex issues and assist in disputes (e.g., escalating complex legal and factual issues to the appropriate internal parties, e.g., Commercial Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Corporate Risk Management, Health Care Compliance, Privacy, CPLG).
• Develop and maintain positive business partnering relationships with Legal, Offer Development, and Field Sales Organization.
• Proactively support the design and implementation of systems, processes, and controls to track and manage the contracting process to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• When assigned, facilitate effective communication and collaboration with internal partners, consistent with company mission and values, to ensure that actions taken reflect terms of contracts and agreements. Provide regular mentorship and training to business partners to ensure they understand contractual requirements as well as the general legal and compliance environment.
• Ensuring conformity to business needs, accurate risk allocation, and compliance with Johnson & Johnson policies and procedures.
• Ownership of assigned templates, clause library, and related contracting tools.
• Write and/or maintain assigned SOP’s and WI’s.
• Support execution strategies for approved offers, product launches, pricing programs, and business strategies, including contract templates and system setup, at the direction of management.
• Ensure assigned contracts and redlines are aligned to approved strategies, pricing structures, eligibility requirements, and CPC governance.
• Partner with Finance, Contract Strategy, Revenue Optimization, Offer Development, and Contract Management leadership to monitor contract execution risks, identify potential leakage or operational gaps, and support corrective actions.
• Leverage contract and customer analytics to…