Contracts Manager

Company Overview

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Our Mission:  At Esperion, we are working tirelessly to deliver innovative medicines that help patients reach their goals today, tomorrow, and into the future. Esperion is a fully remote based company with a corporate headquarters located in Ann Arbor, MI. The Company offers a competitive salary including a performance-based bonus program and stock-based compensation, a comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) matching plan and health insurance, and paid time off and holidays.

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Position Title: Contracts Manager  

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Preferred Location: Remote – US  

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities*  

• Manages the contracting lifecycle for purchasing within technical operations and clinical groups, ensuring contracting best practices and compliance with applicable policies  
• Identify key indicators to measure vendor performance and understanding of key drivers of spend and risks  
• Participate in cross-functional planning across other business functions and initiatives  
• Proactively coordinate contract approval and review process to ensure timely approval and execution  
• Recommend scalable process improvements to drive better user experience and self service  
• Coach and train partner groups on the procurement process  
• Assist with the development of contracting best practices for continuous improvement  
• additional duties and responsibilities as assigned  

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Qualifications (Education & Experience)  

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare management or related field preferred and a minimum of 5 years of prior work experience in a contract management role, such as purchasing or contracting; or equivalent education and experience. Advanced degree, preferred.  
• Experience in applying organizational standards when developing contract requests, negotiating terms  
• Ability to systematically analyze complex problems, draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.  
• Strong verbal and written skills, and ability to convey complex information in a way that others can readily follow.  
• Aligns with managers of business operations, including relevant divisions of finance, legal and project development.  
• Strategic mindset, problem-solving skills and ability to work in a very fast-paced environment  
• Change management skills and self-awareness to take varying approaches with a dynamic set of stakeholders (e.g., expert model vs. facilitative model)  
• Analytical mindset, but also creativity to seek, encourage and find non-traditional approaches that have historically “boxed-in” managing contract progress.