Director Contract Lifecycle Management

Location:

Integrated Services Center

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Position Highlights

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

The Director – Contract Lifecycle Management is responsible for leading enterprise contract management processes, governance, and compliance across Avera. This role owns the end-to-end contracting process for non-procurement agreements—including intake, drafting, review, negotiation, finalization, and ongoing lifecycle management—and establishes enterprise standards for contract structure, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Operational stakeholders retain ownership of business decisions, scope, and performance expectations, while this role ensures contracts are structured and finalized in alignment with enterprise standards.

What you will do

• Own enterprise contract lifecycle management (CLM) processes, including intake, workflow design, approvals, tracking, and governance across all contract types.
• Lead and facilitate end-to-end contracting for non-procurement agreements, partnering with operational stakeholders to structure compliant, risk-aligned contracts that meet organizational objectives.
• Own contract data governance and repository integrity within the CLM system, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness of contract records and metadata.
• Provide governance and risk oversight for procurement contracts by defining escalation criteria and advising on non-standard, high-risk, or complex agreements.
• Establish and enforce enterprise contract risk frameworks, including liability, indemnification, insurance, performance terms, and financial and operational risk considerations.
• Ensure contract compliance with applicable healthcare regulations by partnering with Legal to incorporate requirements such as Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and HIPAA into contracting practices.
• Integrate cybersecurity and data protection requirements into contract standards by collaborating with IT and security teams to address third-party risk and data privacy.
• Oversee enterprise contract templates, clause libraries, and standard language to ensure consistency, compliance, and alignment with legal and operational requirements.
• Lead CLM system implementation and optimization efforts, including performance monitoring, audit readiness, and continuous improvement to enhance cycle time, workflow efficiency, and transparency.
• Serve as the enterprise contracting subject matter expert and strategic partner by collaborating with cross-functional leaders to align contract practices with organizational priorities.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, developing, training, and retaining employees; planning, assigning, and leading work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Bachelor's in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Legal Studies, or related field, and/or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
• 4-6 years Experience in contract management, legal operations, compliance, or related field within a healthcare or regulated environment
• Experience with CLM systems and process design.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements and risk management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders..

Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

• Master's

Expectations and Standards

• Commitment to the daily application of Avera’s mission, vision, core values, and social principles to serve patients, their families, and our community.
• Promote Avera’s values of compassion, hospitality, and stewardship.
• Uphold Avera’s standards of Communication, Attitude, Responsiveness, and Engagement (CARE) with enthusiasm and sincerity.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Work effectively in a team environment, coordinating work flow with other team members and ensuring a productive and efficient environment.
• Comply with safety principles, laws, regulations, and standards associated with, but not limited to, CMS, The Joint Commission, DHHS, and OSHA if applicable.

Benefits You Need & Then Some

Avera is proud to offer a wide range of benefits to qualifying part-time and full-time employees. We support you with opportunities to help live balanced, healthy lives. Benefits are designed to meet needs of today and into the future.

• PTO available day 1 for eligible hires.

• Up to 5% employer matching contribution for retirement

• Career development guided by hands-on training and mentorship

Avera is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran Status, or other categories protected by law. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-605-504-4444 or send an email to talent@avera.org.