Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a leader in Materials and Structural Analysis Electron Microscopy (EM), as a Contracts Specialist III. In this role, you will bring to bear your expansive contract and legal expertise to respond to RFQs and secure customer contracts. Work in an exceptionally collaborative environment where your contributions will directly influence the success of brand-new scientific endeavors!
Responsibilities
• Complete red lining, review contract language, evaluate, draft, and negotiate sales-related documents, ensuring compliance with corporate and divisional policies.
• Understand commercial sales aspects such as pricing, delivery, warranty, and payment terms.
• Demonstrate foresight in understanding legal terms related to liability issues.
• Coordinate government-public contracts at various levels, including review, approval, reporting, fee payment, and compliance.
• Administration of government-public contracts at the federal, state and local levels. Including review / approval process for contracts, reporting, fee payment and compliance.
• Review entire bid document package (RFQ) to assess terms requiring approval, collaborate with functional owners to accept or propose alternate terms.
• Assess and communicate potential legal, financial, regulatory and business risks within contracts.
• Assess risk profile for product families based on company guidelines and address blocking issues by seeking approval for agreement terms.
• Collaborate with functional owners to propose alternate terms when necessary.
• Support SSOC with tasks related to price reasonableness, questionnaire responses, and FAR requests.
• Understand concepts and urgency of revenue recognition and book and ship activities.
• Maintain centralized contract files and a database of finalized documents.
• Participate in Practical Process Improvement (PPI) initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business or legal, or comparable experience.
- Preferred minimum of five years of experience in government contracting and contract negotiation.
- Excellent judgment in balancing business needs with potential risks and customer requests.
- Diligent with high integrity and intensity.
- Ability to handle pressure both independently and as part of a team.
- Collaborative and integrative communication style.
- Flexibility and receptiveness to workplace changes.
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication.
- Familiar with Microsoft Office and CRM.
- Demonstrate Thermo Fisher Scientific 4i Values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement.
Top Skills
What We Do
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.
Why Work With Us
You will join a company which every colleague has the opportunity to create possibilities, for oneself, for our customers and patients. There is no more exciting place to be than at the forefront of solving problems which help improve lives around the world. As a company, we are committed to supporting your career aspirations and your journey.
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