Worldwide Clinical Trials · 4 hours ago
Senior/Legal Contract Manager (Attorney) - U.S. - Remote
United States
Full-time, Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expWorldwide Clinical Trials is a global midsize CRO committed to improving lives through innovative approaches. The Senior Legal Contract Manager will be responsible for negotiating and managing contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and corporate standards while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Health CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Independently drafts, reviews, negotiates, and manages a variety of contracts and amendments, including master services agreements and non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements globally, with minimal supervision
Assists the legal contracts team with the creation of contract templates, fallbacks, and other initiatives, as needed
Applies Worldwide fallback positions to all contracts being negotiated
Liaises with internal stakeholders to ensure contractual terms requested by the sponsor, which are outside of fallback, are acceptable to Worldwide
Ensure appropriate internal escalation with relevant Worldwide groups during contract negotiations
Collaborate with business development managers, therapeutic leaders, Operations, Legal, and Finance to ensure the sponsor contracts reflect what has been operationally and legally agreed between Worldwide and the sponsor
Integrate changes into the contract efficiently and accurately
Interact with clients and other stakeholders by email, by internal calls, and by sponsor negotiation/finalization calls
Manage the overall process and activities to ensure the execution of sponsor contracts, with flexibility and prioritization to meet business goals and deadlines. Re-prioritizes tasks based on urgent requests
Anticipate contractual issues at early stages and suggest solutions based on familiarity with Worldwide’s positions
Act as a central point of contact for contractual issues; provide contractual input and strategy
Review, comment, and negotiate the contracts with the sponsor. Redlining/editing the templates provided by the sponsor in addition to the original text, to ensure the contract templates provided by the sponsor are aligned with Worldwide standard clauses and requirements
Review contracts as needed for colleagues prior to finalization
Develop and maintain contracting tools, templates, and processes as part of the Legal Contracts Team
Sets up and leads conference calls to negotiate and finalize contractual terms with sponsors
Ensures any changes are integrated into a contract accurately and that approvals for any non-standard terms have been obtained from the applicable internal stakeholders
Ensures the execution copy of the final contractual document is of high quality per internal team QC guidelines
Overall tracking/of document status via routine updates to Salesforce and filing of finalized contracts in SharePoint
Ability to work varied and flexible hours when required
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctorate and 3+ years of legal contracts experience
Previous redlining experience of contracts on a variety of templates required (based on analysis and the previous company's positions)
Previous experience in negotiation and/or other forms of dispute resolution
Experienced in exposure to high levels of pressure and timeline-sensitive deliverables; intense concentration needed
Must be able to multitask constantly
Frequent interaction with internal SMEs/associates required
Long, varied hours are required occasionally
Travel is required on rare occasions, which may be on short notice
Ability to work independently
Good understanding of legal and contracting principles
Acute attention to detail, with exceptional analytical, critical reading, and negotiation skills
Out-of-the-box thinking mentality
Ability to multitask, set and manage own work priorities, function in a fast-paced environment, and meet deadlines
Strong initiative to learn to broaden the knowledge base
Ability to clearly communicate and discuss Worldwide's standard positions
Proactive personality, ability to deliver with a practical passion to always perform, always stronger and more effective
Ability to advise and interact with all levels of internal stakeholders
Proficiency in English language skills (vocabulary and writing skills) equivalent to native speaker ability
Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication as well as interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills, including the ability to articulate via the phone and in person with a high degree of confidence and professionalism
Metrics-driven and goal-oriented with a strong attention to detail
Excellent customer relationship management skills and strong commercial acumen
Knowledge of general corporate business practices, commercial contracting principles, and contracting legal requirements
Strong desire to become a subject matter expert in contract negotiation and clinical research organizational operations
Continuous and enthusiastic learner
Driven, self-starting, and self-motivated
Company
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Worldwide Clinical Trials is a global CRO that provides preclinical and Phase I-IV clinical development services to pharmaceutical industry.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2023-08-07Acquired
Leadership Team
Robyn Greener
Associate Director, Project Management
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