This is a hands-on operational role with real ownership over a high-volume contract process at a growing, PE-backed life sciences consulting firm. It does not require a law degree or bar admission — it requires strong judgment, precision, and the ability to work independently against an established playbook.Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate routine NDAs (mutual and one-way) against established playbook positions, escalating deviations to the General Counsel
- Draft and manage client Master Service Agreements and Statements of Work, including redlines against Blue Matter's standard paper
- Support drafting and tracking of settlement agreements and other transactional documents as needed
- Track contract status, renewal dates, and key obligations across the active client and vendor portfolio
- Own and administer the contract lifecycle management platform (Juro) — intake, workflow routing, e-signature coordination, and recordkeeping
- Maintain and improve contract templates and the playbook/negotiation guidelines used across the team
- Coordinate with Finance, People, and Consulting leads on contract terms that touch their areas (pricing, staffing, data handling, etc.)
- Provide administrative and organizational support on M&A due diligence and equity award recordkeeping as needed
- Flag legal or business risk issues to the General Counsel promptly rather than resolving them independently
- 3+ years of experience in contract management, paralegal work, or a similar commercial contracts role — ideally in professional services, consulting, or life sciences
- Strong working knowledge of NDA, MSA, and SOW structures and common negotiation points
- Comfortable working independently against a playbook, with good judgment about when to escalate
- Experience with a CLM tool (Juro experience a plus, but not required)
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail — this role touches a high volume of documents and mistakes are costly
- Bachelor's degree required; paralegal certificate a plus
- Prior in-house experience at a consulting firm, CRO, or similar services business
- Some exposure to M&A process or basic corporate/entity maintenance work
- Experience working with a small or newly built legal function (comfortable with ambiguity and building process, not just following it)
- $100,000 - $130,000 annual base salary plus generous incentive compensation structure
- 401k - generous employer match with immediate vesting and financial planning resources
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage options effective day 1 of employment
- Flexible spending account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Company paid insurances including Short- and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance as well as additional voluntary options
- Paid parental leave for all new parents
- Health & Wellness Benefit (e.g., gym memberships; $1000 reimbursement annually)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Generous paid time off including vacation, sick days, floating and company holidays
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in contract management, paralegal work, or a similar commercial contracts role
- Working knowledge of NDA, MSA, and SOW structures and common negotiation points
- Ability to work independently against a playbook and exercise sound escalation judgment
- Experience with a contract lifecycle management tool
- Excellent written communication and attention to detail
- Bachelor’s degree
- Paralegal certificate
- Prior in-house experience at a consulting firm, CRO, or similar services business
- Exposure to M&A processes or corporate/entity maintenance
- Experience working with a small or newly built legal function
What We Do
Our Work Blue Matter is a specialized management consulting firm, founded in San Francisco with offices in the US and Europe. We work with life sciences clients to address business issues across the company and product value chain. Our collaborations with bio-pharmaceutical industry leaders focus on providing the strategic insights necessary to create and achieve their visions. Our Story Blue Matter was born out of a vision to bring together a group of people that are passionate about applying consulting skills to help shape great ideas, products, and companies. Blue Matter is founded on the principle of placing the client business issue at the center of every engagement, developing a customized approach, and staffing the engagement appropriately to ensure that we achieve the desired results. Our Team Our team includes experienced strategy consultants with significant professional and educational experience relevant to the life science industry. We work collaboratively to solve the problems of senior leaders of life science companies, and deliver value through providing innovative and actionable solutions. We value personal and professional growth, and emphasize our employees’ development as a key success metric for the company. We are actively looking for qualified new team members. For more information, contact [email protected] for US-based opportunities and [email protected] for Europe-based opportunities.
