Senior Legal Contract Manager (US)

Overview

This is a remote Senior Legal Contract Manager role open to candidates based in United States. You will collaborate with global teams across multiple time zones.

In this position, you will support sponsor relationships by reviewing, negotiating, and managing complex commercial contracts. You will balance business objectives with legal and operational considerations to help agreements support successful partnerships and execution.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and manage Master Services Agreements (MSAs), sponsor-provided contract templates, amendments, and other sponsor-facing agreements.
• Draft, revise, and negotiate Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), contract notices, and ad hoc commercial contracts to support business objectives.
• Identify legal, operational, financial, regulatory, and commercial risks; recommend practical solutions and escalate higher-risk matters as appropriate.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure contract language reflects agreed scopes of work, budgets, timelines, payment terms, and sponsor requirements.
• Lead and participate in sponsor negotiations and contract discussions, communicating company positions and driving resolution of open issues.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including intake, prioritization, negotiation, internal approvals, execution, and recordkeeping.
• Evaluate business impact of contract terms and support decision-making related to revenue, payment structures, deliverables, and operational commitments.
• Maintain accurate contract documentation, status reporting, and records across contract management, finance, and CRM systems.
• Recommend enhancements to templates, playbooks, workflows, and contracting standards to improve efficiency, consistency, and quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, Contracts Management, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience; JD preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts, including at least 3 years supporting sponsor-facing contracts within CRO, clinical research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing MSAs, sponsor-provided templates, CDAs, amendments, contract notices, and other commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of legal and commercial contracting principles, including risk assessment, contract negotiation, and issue resolution.
• Experience applying contract playbooks, guidance documents, standard clauses, and approved fallback positions with sound judgment and appropriate escalation.
• Proven ability to collaborate with sponsors and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, resolve issues, and move contracts to completion.
• Proficiency with contract management systems, Salesforce, Microsoft Word redlining, Excel tracking tools, and document-management processes.
• Proficiency in English.

Compensation & Benefits

• United States of America: $78,500.00 - $156,500.00 annually (for hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates)
• Competitive benefits package depending on location.
• Compensation will fall within the provided range; final salary is determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity.

Location

Remote role for candidates based in United States. Collaboration with global teams across multiple time zones will be required.