Legal Counsel - Contracts

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Hiring Remotely in San Jose, San José
Remote
1-3 Years Experience
Biotech
The Role
The Legal Counsel - Contracts provides legal support for client and vendor negotiations and handles various contractual matters. Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing legal agreements, offering counsel to business units, maintaining relationships, and ensuring contract compliance and execution. Additional duties include managing contract processes and staying updated on legal changes.
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Position Summary:

Provides legal support and guidance related to client and vendor contract negotiation and other contractual matters within the business. Serves as the point of contact for clients, consultants and suppliers on contractual matters for assigned service line(s).  Acts as contractual intermediary between employees, vendors and clients, ensuring timely status, review, reconciliation, approval and execution of contracts.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

  • Drafting, review, and negotiation of all kinds of legal agreements including master services agreements, consulting services agreements, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, amendments, among others, using corporate templates, clause libraries, and following internal Policies and Procedures.
  • Providing accurate and timely counsel to the different internal business units and executives
  • Communicating with external and internal parties creating relationships of trust
  • Keeping business stakeholders properly and timely informed of the progress and status of the contracts
  • Keeping track of the contracting processes in the contract management and repository systems, and facilitating the signature process and uploading contracts
  • Maintaining current knowledge of changes in business law, contracts legislation and other regulations
  • Conducting your work with the highest degree of integrity, responsibility, and excellence in client service
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: Minimum Required:

  • Relevant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, preferably in the life science or pharmaceutical industry
  • Juris Doctor degree or equivalent from accredited law school
  • Licensed attorney as appropriate for local jurisdiction


Other Required:

  • Ability to establish strong working relations with internal and external clients
  • Exemplary organizational skills
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to work independently, with limited supervision
  • Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to stay focused, effective and efficient in managing multiple priorities
  • Demonstrated willingness to listen and learn and proven ability to make and respectfully explain proper decisions (even when this leads to tough business discussions)
  • Proficiency in MS Office and other business applications
  • Must be able to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language

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Precision Medicine Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. © 2020 Precision Medicine Group, LLC

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The Company
HQ: Bethesda, MD
1,114 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Precision is the first global precision medicine clinical research services organization, purpose-built to improve the clinical research and development process for new therapeutics. Our novel approach integrates clinical operations excellence, with laboratory expertise, and advanced data sciences to inform every step. This maximizes our clients’ insight into patient biology, delivering more predictable trial outcomes and accelerating clinical development. We apply our expertise to trials at all stages—from early development through approval—with embedded experience in oncology and rare disease. With over 2000 dedicated professionals and 35 offices worldwide, we stand ready to help accelerate life-changing treatments anywhere around the globe.

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