Contract Manager-Info Services

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The role of the Contract Manager-Information Services is to support, manage, and administer contracts for information technology services and products across Cook Children's Health Care System (CCHCS). This position is responsible for managing the process for new contracts from the intake process through execution. This includes confirmation of technical and business requirements, implementation, support, service and maintenance through the Information Services management team members. In addition, ensuring they ensure common legal language for Cook is addressed in the contract in collaboration with various SMEs within the legal department. In collaboration with contract owners, this role reviews upcoming contract renewals and ensures the appropriate management team members evaluate the current product, pricing and agreement. Ensures terminations are sent timely to appropriate software, hardware or service provider.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required.

• At least three (3) years related work experience preferred.

• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of personal computer applications and software packages; proficiency in SharePoint, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and other electronic document management systems is required.

• At least Two (2) years of experience in a health care environment preferred.

• Excellent contract management skills are essentials.

• Knowledge of contract regulations and laws preferred .

• Strong familiarity and technical competence with contract management software and/or applicable automated systems.

• Solid working knowledge of current IT technologies across a wide variety of areas.

• Effective bartering and negotiation skills preferred.

• Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.

• Can conform to shifting priorities in spending strategies, product demands and purchasing timelines through analytical capabilities.

• Able to exercise independent judgment and take action to reach excellent outcomes.

• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills, listening, interpersonal, written, oral communication, and attention to detail skills.

• Highly self-motivated and directed.

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources.

• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.

About Us:

Cook Children's Health Care System

Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children because we are one of the country's leading integrated pediatric health care delivery organizations. Patients benefit from the integrated system because it allows Cook Children's to use all of its resources to treat a patient and allows for easy communication between the various companies by physicians with a focus on caring for children and adolescents.

Cook Children's is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Cook Children's offers equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected class in accordance with applicable federal laws. These opportunities include terms, conditions and privileges of employment, including but not limited to hiring, job placement, training, compensation, discipline, advancement and termination.