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 experienced legal and business partners to support contracting, risk management, and operational matters related to clinical studies. The position includes advising on a wide variety of contracting, regulatory, dispute, and relationship issues for global operations, primarily supporting business units and operational initiatives. Collaboration with Senior Counsel and Senior Director is essential 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-minded approach that protects the organization's interests.
• Collaborate with department staff to ensure advice reflects the organization's obligations, rights, and understandings 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.
• Suggest and implement improvements to contractual templates based on emerging trends, customer/vendor preferences, and risk management posture.
• Manage knowledge resources including preparation and organization of work product, administration of shared access sites, matter management, and template revisions.
• Lead or support dispute resolution and claims management.
• 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 and policies 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 advice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of general corporate business practices and contracting models.
• Ability to counsel, interact with, 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.
• Sound analytical skills to identify key legal issues.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Proactive, able to work independently, and initiative-driven to resolve projects and matters.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive culture and valuing diverse perspectives.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience with 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 or more 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 Company bonus where applicable.

Location

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

Application Deadline

• July 24, 2026