Consultant IV, Provider Contract Management Systems

Note: Work location is on-site with the flexibility to work remotely, the primary location will be in-office for meetings, per Kaiser Permanente-s Authorized States Policy - Employees may be required to travel to a Kaiser Permanente or customer site.

Residency is required in the primary location state:
99 S. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, California 91101 This position may have visibility in all Kaiser Permanente Authorized locations.
* Compensation may differ based on the market.

This role is an individual contributor supporting the implementation of an enterprise-wide Contract Lifecycle Management System (CLMS) for KP. It will focus on configuring system workflows, templates, and permissions to ensure compliance and scalability, while partnering with IT and vendor teams to optimize platform performance. The role will provide technical support and serve as the technology SME for CLMS, translating business requirements into configurations that enable automation, improve efficiency, and deliver high-quality service.

The position will drive process standardization across regions, reduce manual effort, and improve contracting outcomes through advanced system configuration and governance. Responsibilities include configuring workflows, templates, and user permissions within the contract management platform and partnering with IT and vendor teams to troubleshoot technical issues and optimize system performance.

Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects. Provides insight and supports the development and implementation of business initiatives, systems, and/or processes to a desired future state. Contributes to business strategy and supports organizational alignment and prioritization of business initiatives. Manages complex projects or project components, participates in and may lead change management activities, and performs data analyses in support of business initiatives.

Supports vendor management as required. Monitors compliance of work activities by ensuring business plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures.

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations.
  
  Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines;
  
  identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Serves as a consultant to ensure the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders to drive the implementation of successful business initiatives and projects across one or more functional tracks or work streams by identifying and ensuring representation and inclusion of appropriate stakeholders; building rapport and partnerships with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and senior management; working with stakeholders to develop goals and set the prioritization of deliverables;
  
  discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for the…