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Contract Design Manager

Ascension 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Onsite Full-time

Develop category negotiation strategies and manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, using market research and trend analysis to guide decisions and improve outcomes. Engage stakeholders and end-users, monitor contract performance, communicate relevant updates, and lead associate hiring, onboarding, development, and coaching.

Responsibilities

  • Develop category negotiation strategies and manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, using market research and trend analysis to guide decisions and improve outcomes. Engage stakeholders and end-users, monitor contract performance, communicate relevant updates, and lead associate hiring, onboarding, development, and coaching.

Requirements

  • Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent with three years of cumulative experience, an associate or bachelor’s degree with two years of experience, or seven years of applicable job-specific experience. Preferred qualifications include three years of leadership or management experience, a bachelor’s degree, and at least three years in contract category management, ideally in pharmaceutical categories and a GPO or complex healthcare supply chain environment.

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Prescription Coverage
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Employer-Matched 403(b)
  • Disability Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Professional Development
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Counseling
  • Peer Support
  • Spiritual Care
  • Stress Management Resources
  • Parental Leave
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Legal Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Transportation Savings

Key Skills

Contract negotiation Category management Market research Trend analysis Stakeholder engagement Performance monitoring Communication Leadership Hiring and onboarding Team development Coaching Supply chain knowledge Pharmaceutical category expertise GPO experience Healthcare procurement Strategic sourcing Risk assessment Project management

About Ascension

Answering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to those most in need. In FY26, Ascension provided $1.1 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs along with $1.5 billion of unreimbursed care for Medicare patients. Across 36 states and the District of Columbia, Ascension's network encompasses approximately 98,000 associates, 27,000 aligned providers, 91 wholly owned or consolidated hospitals, and ownership interests in 27 additional hospitals through partnerships. Ascension also operates more than 300 ambulatory surgery centers with AMSURG, 22 senior living facilities, and a variety of other care sites offering a range of healthcare services.

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