Commercial Contracts Specialist

Summary

Join Lyra Health's growing legal team as a Contracts Specialist! This full-time role, based in Burlingame, CA, or remote within the US, is crucial in supporting Lyra's mission to provide mental and emotional health solutions. You will independently review, negotiate, and redline various commercial agreements. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance and streamline processes. The ideal candidate is an experienced contract negotiator with a strong background in technology and healthcare agreements. Lyra offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a positive work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• JD degree a plus
• 4+ years experience negotiating, drafting, and/or editing with a wide range of complex commercial agreements, including technology transactions, health care agreements, data sharing agreements, NDAs, and sales contracts
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills
• Experience providing significant support to internal projects, including collecting, distilling and summarizing issues from relevant stakeholders
• Ability to think quickly on your feet, convey grace under pressure, and simultaneously manage workloads, multiple client demands and shifting priorities
• Ability to operate autonomously while being a team player who brings a positive attitude to the workplace
• Sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Independently review, redline, and negotiate terms for various commercial agreements, including Saas agreements, Lyra’s customer agreements, contract renewals, provider agreements, confidentiality agreements, statements of work, data security agreements, requests for proposals (RFPs) and other documents; when appropriate, collaborate with internal stakeholders to define/drive discussions
• Work with commercial team to streamline processes and create efficiencies in the contracting process
• Collaborate with internal and external experts to ensure that commercial agreements comply with policies, laws, rules, and regulations
• Provide practical and creative support on business matters in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with the legal team at a technology company (including working with legal technology contracting tools) and/or health care organization
• Additional contracting experience with the the following a plus: State and/or Federal health care programs/regulations, Provider contracts, Technology transactions

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, life and disability insurances)
• Lyra for Lyrians; coaching and therapy services
• Equity in the company through discretionary restricted stock units
• Competitive time off with pay policies including vacation, sick days, and company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• 401K retirement benefits
• Monthly tech stipend
• We like to spread joy throughout the year with well-being perks and activities, surprise swag, regular community celebration…and more!