Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Hiring for Senior Contract Specialist at Doha Full Time

Job Summary

This role has the primary responsibility for the review, management, and compliance for all contracts and leases for goods and services of the WCM-Q.

Job Responsibilities

• Reviews components of existing contractual arrangements and analyzes the elements of the agreements for accuracy, completeness and compliance with University standards and policies.
• Negotiates legal terms in collaboration with University legal counsel.
• Monitors collection of required contract documents. Conducts quality assurance review of all contracts and prepares contract documents for execution.
• Maintains records and documents by scanning and adding executed agreements to contracts area, accurately reflected in application or database.
• Generates reporting from database regarding expiring agreements and follows up with appropriate internal parties to determine if contracts are to be renewed or terminated.
• Supports activities to renew or extend existing contracts using standard format and defined processes.
• Supports developing or updating standard agreements, terms or conditions that can be utilized for contracts.
• Assists in key initiatives to improve contract management processes and activities including developing and enhancing contract solutions.
• Coordinates review with the University business partners to gain industry best practices and trends to strengthen contract management.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or Commercial Law or a related field
• Approximately three (3)+ years of experience in legal, risk, and compliance environment related to contracts and contract negotiation.
• Law degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Analytical skills and mindset to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate contract related information to review and execute contracts as well as identify improvement opportunities.
• Strong negotiating skills and working knowledge of Qatar laws.
• Collaborative skills in teaming with colleagues and working with an innovative, energetic faculty; able to work collegially across the institution, to build relationships and to motivate, mobilize and energize others to work together.
• Willingness to engage in thoughtful discussion with faculty in envisioning and implementing institutional change and a commitment to support faculty efforts.
• Ability to work effectively with external business partners to find creative approaches to meet university and workforce development needs.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently on defined tasks.