Why Join Intellia?
Our mission is to develop curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases.
Beyond our science, we live our four core values: One, Explore, Disrupt, Deliver and feel strongly that you can achieve more at Intellia. We have a single-minded determination to excel and succeed together. We believe in the power of curiosity and pushing boundaries. We welcome challenging thoughts and imagination to develop innovative solutions. And we know that patients are counting on us to make the promise a reality, so we must maintain high standards and get it done.
We want all of our people to go beyond what is possible. We aren’t constrained by typical end rails, and we aren’t out to just “treat” people. We’re all in this for something more. We’re driven to cure and motivated for change. Just imagine the possibilities of what we can do together.
How You Will Achieve More:
We are seeking a Senior Manager of Contracts to join our Legal team. This individual will serve as a key operational and strategic partner for contract drafting, negotiation, execution, and lifecycle management across the company. The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly organized self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced biotech environment and can confidently manage competing priorities.
This role will own the end-to-end contract lifecycle — from intake and drafting through negotiation, execution, and CLM administration — and will serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders across departments including Research, Clinical, Commercial and G&A.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including but not limited to confidentiality agreements (CDAs/NDAs) master service agreements (MSAs), statements of work (SOWs), consulting agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, and other commercial contracts.
- Partner directly with internal stakeholders across departments to understand project scopes, objectives, and risk tolerance; translate stakeholder needs into clear, enforceable contract language.
- Identify and flag legal, regulatory, and business risks in contract terms; escalate issues appropriately to senior legal counsel
- Serve as a subject matter expert and administrator for the CLM (Ironclad) platform, including managing templates, workflows, user permissions, reporting, and system enhancements; troubleshoot issues and support user training as needed.
- Manage and continuously improve contracting workflows, processes, reporting, and metrics to drive efficiency, consistency, and scalability.
- Identify opportunities for automation, process enhancement, and operational improvements across the contract lifecycle
- Support ad hoc legal and cross-functional projects as needed.
About You:
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage a high volume of contracts and competing deadlines simultaneously.
- Self-motivated, driven, and comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across all levels and departments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain contract terms and risks in clear, business-friendly language.
- High attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree required; paralegal certificate, JD, or relevant advanced degree a plus (not required).
- 7+ years of experience in contract management, contract negotiation, or a related legal/commercial function, ideally within the biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry.
- Hands-on experience administering a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM); experience configuring workflows, templates, or reporting is a strong plus.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
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EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled at which point the position will be taken down.
The base salary for this position is expected to range between $146,617.00 - $179,198.00 USD per year.The salary offered is determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant education and training, overall related experience, specialized, rare or in-demand skill sets, internal comparators and other business needs. Upon joining Intellia, your salary will be reviewed periodically and additional factors such as time in role and performance will be considered. Intellia may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.
Additional compensation includes a performance-based annual cash bonus, a new hire equity grant, and eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards the value of which are determined annually at the Company’s discretion.
For more information about Intellia’s benefits, please click here.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 7+ years of experience in contract management, contract negotiation, or a related legal or commercial function
- Hands-on experience administering a Contract Lifecycle Management system
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills
- Strong business acumen and stakeholder relationship-building skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Experience in biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or relevant advanced degree
- Experience configuring CLM workflows, templates, or reporting
What We Do
Intellia Therapeutics is a leading genome editing company whose mission is to develop potentially curative gene editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases. We are focused on the development of proprietary therapeutics using a recently developed biological tool known as the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The promise of the CRISPR/Cas9 system is the driving force behind the creation of Intellia. Our founders have a shared belief that the CRISPR/Cas9 technology has the potential to transform medicine by permanently editing disease-associated genes in the human body with a single treatment course. This technology offers the potential for us to develop curative therapeutic options for patients with chronic diseases by addressing the underlying cause of the disease. It can bring new hope and cures to people who now have nowhere to turn for help. Our combination of deep scientific expertise and clinical development experience, along with our leading intellectual property portfolio, puts Intellia in a unique position to unlock broad therapeutic applications of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology and create a new class of therapeutic products. Intellia has the right people, assets and ambitious vision needed to take full advantage of the CRISPR/Cas9 technology’s attributes – high potency, specificity, simplicity of use, broad applicability, and multifunctional programmability – and accelerate the advancement of curative products into the clinic. View our social media community guidelines at https://www.intelliatx.com/terms-and-conditions/
