Commercial Contracts Architect

at  Roche

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The Position

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. As part of the Roche Diagnostics Australia transformation for the future;

• Be a part of a growing Commercial Contracts team and help us create a state of the art Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM) with automation and AI
• Join one of the world’s largest diagnostics companies focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives
• On-Site (Sydney) role (parking available)

Reporting to the Commercial Contracts Manager, the Commercial Contracts Architect (CCA), will engage with business teams and internal communities to ensure commercial and contractual compliance standards are applied consistently across all commercial contract activities within Roche. The Commercial Contracts Architect is responsible for continuous streamlining of end to end contracts management processes, documentation and Commercial Contracts Management (CLM) systems to maintain a continuous high level of quality across the sales and service contracts function.

As a Commercial Contracts Architect, you will:

• Lead, coordinate and evaluate contracts business processes, procedures, documentation and systems to ensure ongoing high quality across the sales and service contracts function
• Identify and manage commercial risks in the end-to-end contract lifecycle to ensure that commercial standards, procedures and processes are applied across all commercial activities within the organisation
• Proactively monitor ongoing fit for purpose contract processes and documentation. Effectively lead commercial projects in the contracts management space
• Provide professional and strategic advice on relevant commercial topics, risk issues and mitigation, contract systems improvements and process efficiencies, from both a contractual and legislative context
• Drive and design continuous improvement initiatives in contract management processes and systems and support the CCM and broader finance and sales teams as needed
• Work with the CCM in preparing and evaluating various commercial contracts and tender departures
• Identify KPI requirements and obligations from commercial agreements, and design processes to closely monitor, document and support the business with ongoing compliance
• Ensure that commercial considerations, potential risk and contract compliance issues are continually assessed and provide suggestions for action. Organise and participate in contracts governance discussions to resolve identified issues