Job Description

Job Summary
The Manager, Contracts for Client will be a member of the Client Business and Strategy team and will be responsible for supporting the Senior Director, Contracts and Alliance Management in initiating, negotiating, executing, administering and managing contracts, including alliance-related contracts, for all Client programs. The position will be responsible for managing variety of contracts and agreements with external parties. This role will involve close collaboration with external Client alliance partners, senior leadership, project management, finance, and the Clinical Trial Contracting Unit ("CTCU").
The successful candidate will have a proven track record and demonstrated experience of successfully and independently negotiating, executing, administering and managing a broad range of contract types within a complex research organization. Specific experience with university-industry contracting is essential. The Manager, Contracts should possess a strong scientific background in the life sciences field. An emphasis will be placed on superior independent problem solving, follow through, record and timeline management, execution, and communication across the Client organization, client alliance partners, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 to 5 years of experience working in a contracts management capacity in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry or an equivalent combination of education and experience required. (Paralegal experience is a plus)
• Must be skilled in drafting, reviewing, modifying and negotiating contract agreements
• Experience working with pre-clinical or clinical research & development preferred but not required
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously is required
• Must be a self-starter but also have a strong desire to contribute and work collaboratively to achieve goals
• Must have a track record of success in roles requiring execution of multiple tasks while responding to multiple priorities
• Must be highly functioning, detail-oriented, and analytical candidate
• Outstanding communication, analytical, and organizational skills
• Highly collaborative team player who fosters open communication and facilitates mutual understanding and cooperation between all stakeholders
• Self-directed individual who is able to work with limited direction in a fast-paced environment
• Experience creating and managing integrated timelines
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively manage multiple diverse cross-functional teams in a matrix organizational structure

Job Tags

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