Contracts Manager

Overview

This clinical-stage biopharmaceutical organization is seeking a business-minded Contracts Manager to support the contract lifecycle, review routine agreements, coordinate cross-functional approvals, and serve as the primary owner of the organization’s contracting systems and processes.

This role is fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full contract lifecycle from request through execution, amendment, renewal, and termination.
• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a broad range of commercial and corporate agreements using approved templates and playbooks.
• Identify non-standard legal, commercial, privacy, compliance, or operational terms and escalate material issues.
• Manage contract intake, status tracking, approval routing, signature coordination, filing, renewals, and key-date administration.
• Coordinate timely reviews and documented approvals across the organization.
• Serve as the business owner, primary administrator, and subject matter expert for the contract management system, including:
  • workflows, templates, metadata, permissions, reporting
  • repository governance, training, and user support
• Maintain contracting procedures, playbooks, templates, and training materials; identify and implement opportunities for automation, process improvement, and stronger reporting.
• Provide responsive guidance to internal clients regarding contract requirements, approvals, policies, and process expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in contract management, contract administration, legal operations, procurement contracting, paralegal services, or a related field.
• Experience reviewing commercial agreements, coordinating cross-functional approvals, and managing multiple matters in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with a CLM/CMS platform; system administration, implementation, migration, optimization, or reporting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong judgment, attention to detail, organization, project management, communication, and stakeholder-service skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or highly regulated industries.
• Paralegal certification, NCMA certification, or related professional certification.

Travel

• 10% for occasional team and organization meetings

Compensation & Benefits

• Eligible for standard benefits including medical, dental, vision, time off, and 401K.
• Participation in incentive plans is contingent on achievement of personal and organization performance.
• Actual compensation may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level.
• US Salary Range: $135,000- $145,000

Location

• Fully remote (with occasional travel for meetings).