Lead Contract Specialist

The Lead Contract Specialist provides time-sensitive, solutions-oriented, strategic contracting support for Communication’s OR Renovation business in a manner that manages business and legal risk and enables opportunities, improves processes, and demonstrates a commitment to commercial excellence, while this is a remote position, there is a strong preference for candidates located near Dallas, TX.

What you will do

• Draft, edit, review, and negotiate OR Renovation contracts on behalf of Stryker’s Communications business unit

• Timely support internal and external customers in a fast-paced environment Advise internal customers on contracting, legal, finance, and business strategies as well as company policies and procedures

• Identify business and legal risks and propose solutions for mitigation, escalating issues for legal review and resolution as appropriate, and representing Stryker’s interests professionally and in a solutions-oriented manner

• Exhibit solid negotiation skills, including comfort negotiating contract terms directly with customers, general contractors, subcontractors, and other third parties.

• Build and maintain strong relationships within the GQO organization and the Global Legal and Compliance function

• Exercise excellent judgment in identifying and escalating issues to management

• Develop and maintain a full understanding of the OR Renovation organization and the Communications business unit

• Monitor and track status of contract-related matters and proactively provide updates

• Identify system or process improvements that increase efficiency, compliance, or reduce cost to the business and assist with execution of the improvements

• Act as an SME for OR Renovation contracts and acts as a single point of contact for all first pass reviews for any contractual document in need of legal review

• Partner with attorneys on formal education programs, classes, and events where it’s expected that you create content, present, and answer questions to OR Renovation organization on specific topics affecting the legal/contract management space

• Establish and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders to ensure business alignment.

• Partner with attorneys in the development of new contract templates.

• Take on expanded responsibility to review additional Endoscopy division non-commercial contracts, as able and as time permits

What you’ll need

Required

• Minimum 4 years of work experience

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Experience supporting contracts for construction, renovation, facility installation, capital equipment, or project-based work.

• Experience identifying and implementing contracting, workflow, or process improvements.

Preferred

• Experience supporting healthcare, medical device, hospital, operating room, or other regulated environments.

• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, Project Management, or commercial teams.

• Experience drafting and reviewing documentation

• Experience with direct contract negotiations

• Expertise with MS Office products

• Salesforce experience

Posted Date: 08/11/2026
This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.

United States of America Pay Ranges:

• USN : $89,300 - $148,800 USD Annual
• US5 : $93,800 - $156,200 USD Annual
• US10 : $98,200 - $163,700 USD Annual
• US15 : $102,700 - $171,100 USD Annual
• US20 : $107,200 - $178,600 USD Annual
• US30 : $116,100 - $193,400 USD Annual

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Health benefits include: Medical and prescription drug insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, personalized healthcare support, wellbeing program and tobacco cessation program. Financial benefits include: Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance. Stryker offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually. Depending on customer requirements employees and new hires in sales and field roles that require access to customer accounts as a function of the job may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role.