Job Summary:
This Government Contract Specialist role will reside on the Contract Administration team within Express Scripts’ Military and Veteran Division focusing on contract administration for Federal contracts.
Responsibilities:
Duties include but are not limited to advising the organization on matters of moderate contractual complexity, participating in the development and negotiation of contract language, supporting efforts tied to small business participation and/or plans, Organizational Conflict of Interest mitigation plans, SCA contract administration, monitoring contract deliverable, ensuring high levels of quality on administrative items, supporting the Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) evaluations, conducting FAR/DFAR/VAAR compliance reviews, supporting proposal preparation (as needed), leading discussions and negotiations with clients, and other ad hoc projects as assigned. This role will also be responsible for drafting internal and client-facing communications on complex topics that may require extensive amounts of research. Lastly, this position will seek to implement process improvements, mitigate contractual and financial risks while creating efficiencies.
The qualified candidate must be able to demonstrate they are able to work independently and perform their work with minimal oversight. This employee will have access to advice from more experienced team members and peer reviews. Tasks involve a degree of forward planning and anticipation of needs/issues. This role will also work closely with cross-functional partners including the Law Department, Audit, Finance, and the Account Team regarding the requirements of the contracts.
Qualified candidates will have a combination of the following:
If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
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