Job Description

Our client focuses on developing first-in-class and best-in-class therapeutics that provide meaningful advances to patients who live with serious and life-threatening rare genetic diseases.

Duties include:

• This role will supports the Legal Department and business partners by drafting, negotiating and tracking a high volume of contracts.
• Researching prior contracting relationship with contracting parties.
• Drafting, primarily from templates, multiple contract types including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Amendments, Scopes of Work, and Change Orders, using ARIBA and Icertis, contract lifecycle management system(s) (CLM).
• Utilizing playbooks to negotiate contracts.
• Monitoring and tracking a large volume of contracts from draft to final signatures using the CLM.
• Ensuring company-wide compliance with company contracting policy.
• Acting as a liaison between the Company, internal business partners, and outside vendors to facilitate contract execution.
• Building and maintaining relationships with business partners.
• Engaging with other functional areas within the Company to assess and respond to contracting needs, obligations, and revisions.
• Coordinating workflow between the Legal Department and other departments at the Company.
• Exercising sound judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action, including when to escalate matters to in-house counsel.
• Driving Legal Department initiatives, including promotion and training of self-authoring in the CLM.
• Providing backup support to other Contracts Associates in the department.
• Working on other Legal Department projects or initiatives as determined by Manager.

Skills:

Required:

• Strong proofreading and editing skills.
• Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Excellent organization and time-management skills required. Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize, and work under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with outside vendors/partners and serve as a liaison among outside counsel, in-house attorneys and business partners, and proactively communicate regarding relevant issues and deadlines.
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic.

Preferred:

• Experience in contracts administration or other relevant experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience at a large law firm or within an in-house legal department of a public company a plus.
• Experience within biotech/pharma/medical device industry or other contract-intensive fields a plus.
• Familiarity with SAP, ARIBA and Icertis is a plus.

Education:

• BA degree and 2-4 years of experience.

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