Contract Development Manager

Contract Development Manager

About the role

Evio and the six health plans we represent are uniquely positioned in the market and have demonstrated success in creating innovative partnerships with pharmaceutical manufacturers. As the regulatory environment for health plans, PBMs/GPOs, and manufacturers rapidly evolves over the next several years, Evio is expanding our direct manufacturer contracting capabilities and growing the team supporting this work.

The Contract Development Manager will contribute to the team by managing the pre-execution contract development process across pharmacy and medical benefit contracting. This role will translate negotiated business terms into clear, executable agreements, coordinate contracts through review and approval, support medication contracting RFPs, and help ensure contracts are handed off accurately for ongoing administration.

You’ll work closely with Negotiators, Legal, Strategy and Contract Operations throughout the contracting lifecycle. This is a hands-on role for someone who can manage detailed contract work, coordinate across teams, and help improve the tools and processes that support Evio’s medication contracting capabilities.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the pre-execution contract lifecycle across pharmacy and medical benefit contracting, including innovative, value-based, and medical access/rebate agreements. Coordinate internal review, approval, and execution with Legal, Negotiators, and other stakeholders to resolve outstanding items and support timely completion.
• Draft, review, and revise contracts, amendments, and related documents in partnership with Negotiators, Legal, Strategy, and other stakeholders, ensuring agreements accurately reflect negotiated business terms and Evio Contract Management standards.
• Participate in manufacturer discussions during negotiation and contract development to clarify negotiated terms, identify contracting considerations, and support development of the applicable agreement.
• Develop and maintain plan adoption documentation, ensuring alignment with applicable manufacturer offers and contracting requirements.
• Maintain and update contract templates in partnership with Legal, including approved business and legal language and version control.
• Support the development and execution of medication contracting RFPs across pharmacy and medical benefits, including preparing RFP materials, coordinating stakeholder input, managing RFP workflows, tracking manufacturer responses and offer revisions, and maintaining documentation through the RFP platform.
• Prepare and coordinate post-execution handoffs with Contract Operations, ensuring key terms, obligations, reporting and invoicing requirements, effective dates, and other relevant requirements are accurately captured and communicated for ongoing contract administration.
• Maintain accurate and complete contract and RFP documentation throughout the pre-execution lifecycle.
• Support the implementation and adoption of the RFP platform and AI-enabled Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions, leveraging these tools to improve the efficiency and consistency of contract development and RFP activities.
• Identify and escalate complex, high-priority, or non-standard contracting matters to the Lead Contract Manager as appropriate.
• Work closely with Contract Manager Lead to communicate contracting priorities, status, significant issues, risks, and escalations, and support timely resolution of matters requiring leadership involvement.
• Partner with Contract Manager Lead to implement established Contract Management standards, quality controls, and process improvements across pre-execution contracting activities.
• Support continuous improvement of Contract Management processes, templates, tools, and workflows.

Your skills and experience

• 5+ years of experience in contract management, contract development, healthcare contracting, pharmacy contracting, or a related role involving complex commercial agreements.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and revising contracts and amendments, with the ability to translate negotiated business terms into clear contractual language.
• Experience supporting contracts throughout the contract lifecycle, including contract development, review, execution, implementation, amendments, renewals and ongoing contract management, with experience in pharmacy, medical benefit, pharmaceutical manufacturer, PBM, health plan, or other healthcare contracting is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting or managing RFP processes, including preparing RFP materials, coordinating stakeholder input, tracking manufacturer responses and offer revisions, and managing follow-up.
• Comfort participating in external partners and pharmaceutical manufacturer negotiation discussions alongside Negotiators and collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Strategy and other stakeholders to understand business terms and contracting considerations.
• Experience using contract management systems, RFP platforms, or other tools to manage contacting workflows, documentation, and contract lifecycle activities.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple contracts, priorities, deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies. 

Compensation:

Anticipated annual base pay range: $130,000 - $150,000 plus additional variable compensation.

At Evio, we’re committed to building a competitive compensation package to honor the value our teammates bring as well as attract and retain top talent that is aligned with our culture, mission and values. Compensation includes base pay (range shown) and could include other variable compensation opportunities depending on job seniority, location, and date of hire. Evio also offers a number of attractive benefits to eligible teammates including health insurance, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and other benefits to make sure Evio teammates and families are well supported. 

Please note that the base pay information shown is a general guideline for the job responsibilities and qualifications listed. Salary decisions are based on candidate experience, and market and business considerations. 

How we take care of you:

• Great Health Insurance: The company pays 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for teammates, and 50% for dependents.
• 401K Match: Evio matches 100% of teammate contribution up to 5% of salary, subject to IRS limits. 
• Time Off:  We have a flexible vacation policy for teammates to unplug and recharge when you need it. There is no minimum or maximum amount of vacation allowed per year, and there is no payment in consideration for unused vacation. Vacation is to be used at your discretion, with approval of leadership.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid leave for new parents (includes birth and non-birth parents).