Senior Advisor, Federal Contracts - Evernorth Federal Services - Hybrid (MO)

About the role

The Senior Contract Advisor will reside within the Evernorth Federal Services Contract Administration team and provide advanced contract administration and acquisition support for federal contracts and commercial agreements supporting federally sponsored programs. Supporting multiple client contracts and business initiatives, this role serves as a key contractual resource and partners with Business Development throughout competitive and sole-source federal acquisitions, from proposal through award, transition, administration, and closeout.

Responsibilities include independently managing and advising on contract, subcontract, and commercial agreement reviews and administration; Statements of Work (SOWs), modifications, and contractual compliance; Small Business Subcontracting Plans and Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) mitigation plans; Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) drafting, negotiation, review, and execution; contractual deliverables and reporting; and Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) activities.

The role conducts and advises on compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), agency requirements, and applicable commercial terms and conditions.

Acquisition responsibilities include leading and coordinating contractual support for competitive and sole-source proposals in partnership with Business Development, including solicitation and compliance reviews, representations and certifications, contract reviews, contractual risk assessment, contractual and management proposal volumes, color team reviews, and post-award transitions. The Senior Contract Advisor also manages client and supplier contractual communications and assigned contract administration initiatives.

The role provides contractual guidance to business and functional stakeholders, conducts contractual and regulatory research, identifies and assesses contractual and financial risks, recommends mitigation strategies, and supports process improvements that enhance efficiency, consistency, and compliance.

Candidates must effectively manage complex priorities, exercise sound judgment, and operate with a high degree of independence within established policies and delegated authority. The role requires the ability to identify issues requiring escalation, recommend courses of action, and clearly communicate contractual risks and business implications. The Senior Contract Advisor partners with Legal, Finance, Audit, Compliance, Procurement, Account Management, and Business Development to support contractual requirements and business objectives.

This hybrid position requires onsite work three days per week, with the ability to work virtually two days per week.

Ideal Candidates Will Offer a Combination of

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Contract Management, Legal Studies, Communications, or a related field and 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in contract administration, government contracting, procurement, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience administering and advising on government and/or commercial contracts, subcontracts, procurement activities, proposals, and contract administration matters within a regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of federal government contracting principles, including FAR, DFARS, and applicable agency requirements.
• Experience supporting or leading competitive and sole-source acquisitions, including solicitation and compliance reviews, proposal volumes, compliance matrices, representations and certifications, contract reviews, risk assessments, negotiations, and submissions.
• Experience managing contract administration activities throughout the contract lifecycle, including award, modification, compliance, performance, transition, and closeout.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and administering NDAs and other pre-award contractual agreements.
• Ability to analyze complex contractual requirements, identify contractual and financial risks, develop recommendations, and communicate business implications to stakeholders and leadership.
• NCMA or Defense Acquisition University (DAU) coursework or certifications beneficial, but not required.
• Strong analytical, organizational, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills with demonstrated attention to detail and sound judgment.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with internal stakeholders, leadership, external clients, and business partners.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex assignments and competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive approach to identifying contractual issues, developing solutions, and driving matters to resolution with appropriate escalation.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across functions without direct authority and contribute to process improvements, knowledge sharing, and development of less-experienced team members.
• Limited travel may be required.

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.