Contract Analyst

Position Summary
Under general supervision, the Analyst will support the institution’s and contract management functions. This role involves ensuring that all contracts comply with legal requirements and internal policies, conducting compliance audits, and providing training to staff. The Analyst stays current on and applies applicable state and federal related law. Serves as the primary point of contact for contract reviews and acts as aresource for institutional business leaders.  

Essential Duties

1. Reviews and negotiates contracts with vendors, suppliers, and partners. Ensures contracts comply with legal requirements and institutional policies. Identifying potential risks in contract terms, conditions and outcomes.
2. Maintains a database of all contracts and tracks key dates and obligations. 
3. Conducts contract audits and compliance reviews to identify and mitigate risks.
4. Conducts periodic assessments of contract review and management system to identify risks or opportunities for improvement.
5. Resonsible for the management of business associate agreements to ensure all privacy concerns, requirements, and responsibilities are addressed 
6. Provide support to departments and business leaders with contract related questions and issues. 
7. Maintains current knowledge of applicable federal and state privacy laws and accreditation standards, and monitors advancements in information privacy technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance.
8. Assists with regulatory notifications within regulatory time frames when required.
9. Leads relevant policy development and revisions. Recommends applicable updates.
10. Assists in coordinating with external agencies such as the Office of Civil Rights, other legal entities, organization officers, and internal departments on documentation requests and submissions, preparing for onsite audit visits and corrective action plan responses.
11. Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of the departmental and institutional initiatives like data governance.  Key contributor to the achievement of the Department goals and objectives, ensuring effective day-to-day operations.

Other Duties
None

Competencies

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health. 
2. Impact and Influence: Using appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Taking advantage of opportunities to make a difference and have an impact. When used well, the intended outcome of this competency is the creation of goodwill, trust, and respect while motivating people to want to follow you even when they don’t have to.
3. Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.
4. Decision Making: Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
5. Building Strategic Relationships: Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, units, or organizations to help achieve business goals.
6. Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
7. Managing Work and Time/Project Management: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively manages project(s) by appropriately focusing attention on the critical few priorities; effectively creates and executes against project timelines based on priorities, resource availability, and other project requirements (i.e., budget); effectively evaluates planned approaches, determines feasibility, and makes adjustments when needed.
8. Initiative: Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
9. Building Trust: Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None

Travel
Minimal

Core Values

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures. 
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
2. Work Experience: 2 years of experience in compliance, privacy, audit, health information management, legal support or senior/executive administrative support, privacy, audit and/or investigative capacity in a healthcare setting required.
3. Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Certification in Health Care Privacy and/or Compliance preferred (HCCA or IAPP).

Salary Range: $65,000 - $83,000

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
• Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
• Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.
   

Application Deadline: This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.