Lead Analyst, Legal Contracts

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

Join Stryker’s Contract Management team and play a key role in supporting business operations through the review, negotiation, and management of procurement agreements. This position partners closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and legal professionals to facilitate efficient contracting processes, manage risk, and improve contract management practices across the organization. The role offers broad exposure to manufacturing, service, development, and procurement-related agreements while contributing to process improvements, training initiatives, and contract lifecycle management programs.

We have a preference for candidates located in EST

What You Will Do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including equipment purchase agreements, lease agreements, service agreements, development agreements, and statements of work.

• Advise business partners on contract terms, company policies, business considerations, and contracting processes to support timely decision-making.

• Identify contractual, financial, and business risks and recommend mitigation strategies, escalating matters for legal review when appropriate.

• Negotiate contract terms directly with suppliers and third parties while protecting company interests and maintaining productive business relationships.

• Track contract-related activities, maintain accurate records, and provide status updates to stakeholders to support timely contract execution.

• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned contract categories and act as a primary point of contact for contract review requests.

• Develop and deliver training programs, presentations, and educational content on contract management topics for business audiences, including large group sessions.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives related to contract processes, data analytics, automation, templates, and contract lifecycle management systems.

What You Will Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in contract management, contract negotiation, procurement, legal operations, or supply chain.

• Experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating procurement contracts, procurement agreements, and Statements of Work (SOWs).

• Experience working with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems and Microsoft Office applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in contract management, contract negotiation, procurement, legal operations, or a related business function.

• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating a variety of commercial and procurement agreements, including supplier/vendor agreements, manufacturing agreements, procurement contracts, service agreements, technology agreements, development agreements, and capital equipment purchase agreements.

• Proven ability to develop and implement contract templates, contract negotiation playbooks, training materials, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes.

• Experience leveraging contract data and analytics, reporting, process automation, workflow optimization, and systems administration to improve contract operations, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.

• Strong experience supporting IT and technology procurement, including software agreements, hardware agreements, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud services, licensing agreements, and other technology-related contracts.

• Demonstrated success collaborating cross-functionally within a complex, global, matrixed organization and influencing stakeholders across Legal, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and other business functions.

• Experience using Checkbox or similar workflow automation, legal intake, contract intake, or contract management solutions to streamline legal and procurement processes.

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

View the U.S. work location and transparency guide to find the pay range for your location.

Travel Percentage: None

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.