Position Summary:
The Senior Contract Manager plays a critical role in our ability to achieve our goals by creating, managing and maintaining strong relationships with business teams and establishing client and vendor contracts for those business teams. In this role, they will be responsible for contract negotiation, closeout, extension and renewal, and will communicate contractual changes and their context for the particular business to all stakeholders.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating all the commercial agreements between the business and their clients and vendors, including master services agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, confidentiality agreements, work orders, change orders and other client or vendor contracts, and escalating complex issues to the corporate legal team.
- Ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures and contracting standards.
- Ensuring that the relevant leadership and business teams are apprised of the status of contract negotiations and execution.
- Coordinating execution of agreements and keeping track of expirations and other obligations.
- Assisting in the design and maintenance of contract files and databases.
- Assisting in designing and implementing policies and procedures to affect the timely execution of contracts.
- Recognizing where processes can be improved and taking initiative to improve them.
- Other tasks, as assigned.
Qualifications: Minimum Required:
- Post Secondary Degree or Certificate
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, preferably in the life science or pharmaceutical industry
Other Required:
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, working on time-sensitive matters while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Good judgment and a proactive and independent work style
- Proven ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects
- Ability to work cross-functionally with various team members at different levels of the organization
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Must be able to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language
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Skills Required
- Post Secondary Degree or Certificate
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Good judgment and proactive work style
- Proven ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects
- Ability to work cross-functionally
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
- Fluency in the English language
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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