BioSpace · 13 hours ago
Associate General Counsel - Procurement
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Responsibilities
Draft, review, analyze, structure, and negotiate a wide variety of procurement agreements including purchase agreements (e.g., direct materials, equipment) and services agreements (e.g., consultancy, IT services agreements, SaaS agreements, design, and construction).
Supervise contract specialists, paralegals and junior attorneys in their review of procurement agreements.
Coordinate with Company stakeholders on technical, financial, operational, compliance and risk mitigation aspects of the agreements
Help build and improve forms, processes, policies, and playbooks
Advise Procurement personnel with respect to compliance policies, vendor relations, contract matters.
Develop and implement contract risk mitigation strategies
Support corporate insurance renewals and manage insurance claims
Provide ongoing training to Company personnel on legal issues
Work well in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Qualification
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Required
Demonstrated expertise in technology transactions/commercial contracting
Experience managing contract professionals
Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
Exceptional organizational, project management and multitasking skills with a proven ability to operate independently with limited supervision
Ability to collaborate with a wide variety of people, at all levels in the company
Strong integrity and sound judgment
Sense of humor
Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to learn
JD from an accredited US law school
Bar membership in good standing in at least one US state
Preferred
Experience negotiating inbound equipment, technology, and services contracts at a rapidly growing biotech or tech company
Experience with risk management and corporate insurance programs
Combination of large law firm and prior in-house experience
Prior experience with legal workflow technologies such as contract lifecycle management
General knowledge of worldwide data privacy regulations and/or ITAR/DFAR regulations is a plus
Benefits
Equity
An annual cash bonus program
A 401(k) plan with a generous company match
Great healthcare (including medical, dental and vision)
Family building benefits
Life and disability insurance
Flexible time off
Paid holidays
Other paid leaves of absence
Tuition reimbursement
Support for caregiving needs
Company
BioSpace
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Funding
Current Stage
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