Manager, Contract Performance & Compliance (Irvine, CA) Johnson and Johnson Medtech Electrophysiology

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Job Function:

Sales Enablement

Job Sub Function:

Contract Administration and Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Electrophysiology, is recruiting a Manager, Contract Performance & Compliance. This position will be preferably based in Irvine, CA, however remote opportunities may be considered.

Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.   

  

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. 

  

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. 

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Electrophysiology (EP) produces a broad range of innovative products and solutions used primarily by health care professionals in the Cardiovascular field. As the most comprehensive devices business in the world, Johnson & Johnson Medtech is best suited to serve evolving customer needs, train more surgeons to improve standards of care, and treat more patients globally as access expands.

Within the Commercial Operations & Strategy team, the Contract Performance & Compliance Manager is responsible for assessing contract performance and management, ensuring commercial strategies, contracts, and business practices are executed in full alignment with company policies, regulatory requirements, and healthcare compliance standards.  They will partner with Contracting and commercial leaders in the development and implementation of contract compliance processes.  This individual will also support business activities to ensure compliance to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Government (GCC) and other requirements relating to pricing and contract compliance.

This role partners closely with Legal, Health Care Compliance (HCC), and Commercial teams to proactively identify risk, inform and operationalize feasible and compliant commercial programs, and drive consistent contract governance across the contract lifecycle. 

Contract Compliance works in close collaboration with Field Sales, Marketing, Contract Strategy & Administration, Customer Support, and other partners such as Marketing, Finance, and Accounting.

Key Responsibilities

·       Act as a key advisor on compliance implications of commercial programs, contracting, and pricing decisions.

·       Lead compliance reviews of commercial contracts to ensure adherence to internal policies, HCC, and regulatory requirements. Drive action items to completion.

·       Implement and facilitate contract compliance governance and lead business reviews with Commercial/Sales Leadership. 

·       Lead development, implementation, and stewardship of contract performance reports including meeting with field sales and commercial leaders to actively manage customer agreement commitments.

·       Accountable for Commercial Operations steps within the Administrative Fee and Rebate processing; including but not limited to GPO, IDN, incentive sales agreements (ISA), and site-specific contracts.

·       Identify, assess, and mitigate contractual and pricing risk; ensure appropriate risk allocation.

·       Collaborate with various business partners in automation of compliance reports.

·       Leads wide range of business support including analysis, creation of sales tools, dashboards and project management for business unit(s) required to enable business decision support and program administration.

·       Escalates and resolves complex compliance or legal issues in partnership with Legal and cross-functional stakeholders

·       Support audit readiness and compliance monitoring activities

·       Identify and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency while maintaining compliance standards

·       Provide training and guidance to commercial stakeholders on compliant commercial programs and contracting practices.

·       Promote best practices and ensure understanding of contractual obligations and compliance expectations.

Qualifications

·       Bachelor’s degree required; concentration in Business, Finance, Accounting preferred. MBA or master’s degree preferred.

·       A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in Contracting, Sales Operations, Sales, Marketing, Finance, or related business required.

·       Medical device or MedTech experience highly preferred.

·       Highly effective communication skills with the ability to make the complex simple.

·       Ability to convey and present information using clear, concise, and tailored communication approaches that will provide Leadership with details around risks, issues and resource needs.

·       Successful collaboration and cross-functional team leadership experience in a matrix organization supporting customers/field is required.

·       Strong understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) guidelines and knowledge of other requirements relating to commercial programs, pricing committees and contract compliance.

·       Strong computer skills and knowledge of various programs such as the Microsoft Office Suite (Power Apps in particular), SAP or equivalent ERP system, is required

·       Strong project management and analytic skills is required.

·       Strong level of ownership and drive for meeting and exceeding expectations.

·       Strong attention to detail and passion for accuracy.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation,  external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Contract Management, Developing Others, Give Feedback, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Negotiation, Office Administration, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Proofreading, Regulatory Compliance, Relationship Building, Sales Enablement, Sales Support, Sales Terms and Conditions, Team Management, Tender Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits