Job Summary: This person will work closely with the legal department personnel, along with all departments to negotiate and draft contracts with various third parties including vendors and clinical trial sites. This position requires experience negotiating and drafting contracts typically entered into by a life science company as well as clerical and analytical skills to support the contract's functions.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including CDAs, MSAs, consulting agreements, clinical trial agreements, and other clinical documents, independently and with minimal supervision
- Assist the legal group in various tasks related to the management of contracts
- Other duties as directed by the legal group
Qualifications:
- Must have experience with CTAs, ICFs, and LOAs, as well as a variety of other types of contracts such as MSAs, CDAs, SOWs, MTAs, etc
- Strong knowledge of the clinical research process
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Positive attitude and ability to interact with all levels of staff to successfully coordinate and execute department activities
- Excellent organization skills and ability to handle multiple priorities while adhering to applicable timelines
- Ability to work independently, follow instructions/guidelines, and demonstrate initiative with minimal oversight
- Excellent time management skills
- Demonstrates professionalism and presents a positive image of the company
- Prioritizes time effectively based on project needs. Consistently meets deadlines
- Demonstrates commitment, dedication, cooperation, positive behavior, adaptability, and flexibility with changes in responsibilities and duties
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity in dealing with others works effectively with different types of people and accepts constructive feedback without becoming defensive
- Seeks input from others when faced with a difficult situation, makes sound decisions within the scope of responsibility, and focuses on resolving problems rather than placing blame
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients (internal and external) and gains their trust and respect, provides clients with complete and accurate information, and acts with the client in mind
Job Requirements and Education
- JD degree with 5+ years experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
- Experience in MS Office product (Excel, PowerPoint & Word) and Adobe
- Self-directed nature, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and ability to follow directions, is detail-oriented and can multi-task
- Self-motivated and able to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skill
Employment type
Full time
ADA Notations:
- Ability to sit for long periods of time, handling, feeling with hands, reaching with arms
- Regular communication (hearing/speaking)
- Routine office duties including computer keyboard use
- Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to focus
- Noise conditions range from quiet to moderate