Contract Manager

Atlantic Health System is seeking an experienced contract manager.

In a busy in-house Legal Department, that works as a team, the contract manager's primary responsibility is to process requests for contract review; communicate between internal business units and the legal team; facilitate the process for contract execution; and update internal electronic files and databases. This fast-paced role navigates document preparation and revision in partnership with stakeholders and attorneys.

• Answers internal questions, communicates with internal and external clients with updates and gathering information, manages contract files, identifies and manages critical dates and administers amendments.
• Participates in the negotiation, review, revision and control of contracts.
• Oversees the legal review process, following up and coordinating contract execution, expediting various document processes for necessary approvals and signatures.
• Works with Department attorneys to interpret contract language and to formulate responses to questions from clients
• Participates in special projects, such as due diligence and related matters where real time support and administration is critical.
• Maintains master agreement forms and updates, incorporating modifications and improvements that are made over time.
• Facilitates requests for contract review through the Legal Department's electronic contract lifecycle management platform
• Participates in meetings of multi-disciplinary committees and working groups as a representative of the Legal Department
• Utilizes templates to prepare contracts, both independently and for attorney review
• Develops processes to enhance reporting and contract management activities
• Assists lawyers with projects; maintains project overview when coordinating project documentation.
• Works to improve the Legal Department's use of technology to enhance the capabilities of systems and processes

BA required

JD preferred

Law firm experience or procurement contracting required

Experience with contract lifecycle management tool preferred

• Strong communication skills
• Efficient and time management skills to work across many departments managing multiple priorities
• Able to work independently
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Technically proficient. Adept with different software and able to easily learn software
• Sophisticated knowledge and experience drafting and negotiating legal agreements and applicable legal principles
• Demonstrated ability to apply contracting principals to a variety of goods and services
• Has project management experience and skills
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Can work as part of a team

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is;
Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Atlantic Health Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Medical Group
• Atlantic Visiting Nurse
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For."
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the "World's Best Hospitals" in 2026.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report's  Best Hospital rankings.
• Atlantic Health scored four "A" grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
• Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Health grades in 2026.
• Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare - 2026.">
• Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
• Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest…