Associate Healthcare Community Contracting

About the role

Amgen's Research and Development (R&D) Business Operations organization is hiring an Associate Healthcare Community Contracting Associate. The role oversees and processes healthcare compliance-related contracting and payments for proposed arrangements between Amgen staff and members of the U.S. healthcare community, working closely with legal, sourcing, accounts payable and finance teams.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts for healthcare community members (fee-for-service, consulting, sponsorship, donation, exhibits and similar engagements).
• Maintain contract documentation and ensure compliance with contractual terms, and coordinate contract execution and distribution.
• Triage intake from Amgen R&D or other supported functions to the appropriate contract managers.
• Process invoices, reimbursements and payments, verify their accuracy, resolve discrepancies with suppliers and providers, and ensure timely payments and adherence to payment terms.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies and regulations, and participate in audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Review proposed arrangements through the healthcare compliance system of record (C3) and support staff with related questions.
• Proofread, edit and fact-check legal documents, and manage payment inquiries received through the HCC payment requests mailbox.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree.
• 3-5 years of related experience in resource management, paralegal work, contracting and/or financial accounting.
• Preferred: familiarity with research and clinical development in the biopharmaceutical industry, and experience with analytics software, document management, portfolio planning and supply chain and financial systems (Planisware, Veeva, SAP, Ariba).
• Preferred: finance, resource and budget management experience including cost analysis and reporting.

Required skills

• Basic understanding of contracting, purchasing and supply chain procedures, SOPs, healthcare regulations and standard contracting legal principles.
• Knowledge of current and legally binding contractual language and terminology.
• Basic understanding of SAP and its functionalities.
• Excellent computer and MS Office skills, including intermediate use of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to read legal documents, interpret financial reports and technical documents, and communicate effectively within and outside departments.