Counsel, Site and Vendor Contracts

Overview

This role involves providing legal support and counseling focused on vendor and clinical site relationships. The Corporate Counsel will work closely with legal and business partners to support contracting, risk management, and operational matters related to clinical studies. Responsibilities include advising on contracting, regulatory, dispute, and relationship issues for global operations, primarily supporting business units and initiatives. The position collaborates with senior legal leadership to provide day-to-day advice and subject matter expertise for industry-facing functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to departments on procurement and operations with a business-focused approach that protects the organization's interests.
• Collaborate with department staff to ensure advice reflects the organization's obligations and rights with clients.
• Draft, negotiate, and review contracts; participate in negotiations with site and vendor representatives and their counsel as needed.
• Advise internal stakeholders on disputes, performance issues, quality events, and other matters posing legal risk.
• Recommend and implement improvements to contractual templates based on emerging trends and risk management needs.
• Manage knowledge resources including work product preparation, shared access site administration, matter management, and template revisions.
• Lead or support dispute resolution and claims management efforts.
• Recommend and implement systems to ensure prompt and effective processing of legal support requests.
• Promote adoption of risk management initiatives, contracting policies, and corporate goals.
• Implement strategies to minimize risk exposure, including preventive legal training and careful contract review.
• Perform other duties as required by the legal department and organization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree or equivalent.
• Admission in good standing to the bar of any state and ability to practice law as an in-house attorney in North Carolina.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality across all levels of staff interaction.
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience reviewing commercial contracts and providing practical, business-focused legal advice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of corporate business practices and contracting models.
• Ability to counsel and present to senior executives.
• Proficiency with MS Office products.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent legal drafting and interpretation skills.
• Management skills with ability to train and develop legal and non-legal personnel.
• Strong analytical skills to identify key legal issues.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Proactive, able to work independently and drive projects to resolution.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive culture and valuing diverse perspectives.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years experience at a reputable law firm or as an in-house lawyer.
• Industry experience or knowledge of clinical development is strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MS Office, Teams, Workday, SharePoint.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $120,000 - $140,000 (excluding benefits, bonuses, commissions, or equity).
• Comprehensive benefits available for regular employees working 20+ hours per week, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off or Flexible Time Off, and applicable company bonuses.

Location

• Must be licensed to practice law in North Carolina and able to work as an in-house attorney there.

Application Deadline

• July 24, 2026