Senior Contracts Manager

Senior Contracts Manager- Dublin or Letterkenny / Hybrid

Optum is a global organisation that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter.
We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.
We are searching for a confident, creative professional to join our team in an independent and challenging role. As a Senior Manager of Contracting, you would oversee contract negotiations with our pharmaceutical partners as you build strong industry relationships.
The Senior Manager of Contracting evaluates and negotiates contracts in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls. Responsibilities also include establishing and implementing strategies to support a variety of business lines.

Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin or Letterkenny offices and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Negotiate and manage contracts with pharmaceutical companies and distributors in compliance with company contract templates, reimbursement structure standards, and other key process controls.
• Review the contracts and revise as necessary.
• Anticipate and resolve contract language issues.
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with pharmaceutical companies.
• Maintain executed Rebate Agreements. Provide contract interpretation to respond to inquiries and resolve disputes.
• Lead special projects and initiatives.
• Participate in additional projects as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong contract negotiation skills
• Proven contract management & negotiations experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to speak clearly and concisely, conveying complex or technical information in a manner that others can understand, as well as ability to understand and interpret complex information from others
• Strong interpersonal skills, establishing rapport and working well with others
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to understand business needs and prioritize work accordingly

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmaceutical contracting experience preferred
• Healthcare, retail pharmacy or Pharmacy Benefit Management knowledge
• A background in project management
• Undergraduate degree and/or previous healthcare - ideally pharmaceutical - contracting experience
• Previous supervisory experience

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2024 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.