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NASCO

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1987

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Insurance • Healthcare

NASCO is an independent subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, specializing in innovative technology solutions for the healthcare ecosystem. With a strong focus on healthcare payers, NASCO delivers products and services designed to improve health outcomes through interoperability and advanced healthcare IT. The company leverages decades of expertise to align with health plan strategies, helping customers adapt to a rapidly evolving market and drive innovation for better health outcomes.

📋 Description

• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycle management for complex agreements, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts • Evaluate and provide substantive support on legal and business contractual terms • Advise senior leaders on contractual risk, business impact, and recommended positions • Partner with Enterprise Risk Management, Audit, Security, Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Customer Account Executives, and Vendor Management • Align agreements with NASCO delivery models, regulatory requirements, service commitments, and enterprise risk standards • Develop and maintain standardized contract templates • Optimize and support contract lifecycle management systems, workflows, dashboards, and reporting • Use AI-enabled and automation tools responsibly for contract review and workflow efficiency • Track and report contract performance metrics, including cycle time, volume, non-standard terms, risk escalations, renewals, and stakeholder service levels • Ensure agreements address regulatory, security, and audit-readiness requirements • Drive continuous improvement across contract governance, intake, review, approval, renewal, and post-execution processes • Provide guidance on contract management best practices

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced knowledge of commercial vendor, partner, and customer contract structures, including data privacy, security, service levels, implementation services, SaaS, and renewal terms • Strong understanding of healthcare regulatory and compliance considerations • Advanced contract drafting, negotiation, and issue-resolution skills • Strong commercial and business acumen • Ability to identify, assess, communicate, and mitigate contractual risk while balancing business enablement • Ability to advise senior leaders and influence cross-functional stakeholders • Ability to develop, update, and manage contract templates and governance standards • Knowledge of contract lifecycle management systems, workflow automation, AI-enabled tools, dashboards, reporting, and contract performance metrics • Strong analytical, problem-solving, prioritization, and organizational skills • High attention to detail, sound judgment, and ability to operate independently • Bachelor’s degree in business, legal studies, or related field • 8 years of progressive contracts management experience, including complex technology, SaaS, and other agreements • Demonstrated experience leading or participating in contract negotiations, advising senior stakeholders, managing risk escalations, and improving contract processes or governance • Must have legal authority to work in the US • Preferred: knowledge of healthcare technology contracting environments • Preferred: experience negotiating business associate agreements, data use agreements, and SaaS subscription terms • Preferred: familiarity with AI-enabled contract review, contract analytics, clause extraction, obligation tracking, or workflow automation tools • Preferred: 10 years of contracts management experience in regulated healthcare technology or a similarly complex environment • Preferred: experience supporting digital transformation, product-led operating models, and modernization of contract operations • Preferred: experience with CLM, CRM, e-signature, and document management tools such as DocuSign, HubSpot, Gatekeeper, SharePoint, or similar platforms • Must be able to use equipment at a workstation for up to 8 hours daily

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work from home • Work/life balance and commuting savings • Blue Cross Blue Shield medical, dental, and vision plans • Telehealthcare for medical and behavioral visits • Generous PTO with buy/sell options • 9 company holidays, a floating day off, and a day off for volunteering • Employee Assistance Program • Wellness program with insurance discounts or credit toward health-related items • 401K plan with employer matching contributions • Company-funded spending/reimbursement accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses • Bonus and recognition programs • Tuition assistance • Consultation with financial planner • Basic Life & AD&D Insurance • Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance • Supplemental Term Life Insurance available • Group discount programs for mobile and technology services • Comprehensive on-demand e-learning and performance support library at no cost