[Hiring] Senior Legal Contract Manager @Worldwide Clinical Trials

Role Description

The Senior Legal Contract Manager is responsible for the overall management of activities involved in the development/preparation and revision of the company’s contracts/change orders with its sponsors. This includes:

• Legal review, negotiation, and finalization of Master Service Agreements for the global late-phase business.
• Management of a variety of clinical services and related local and global contracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and sponsor requirements.
• Full life cycle management of sponsor contracts/change orders and amendments.
• Providing advice to Worldwide Clinical Trial’s business units and project teams on contract management and policy compliance matters.

What you will do

• Confidently review, comment, and negotiate the Master Service Agreement (MSA) with the sponsor.
• Modify the MSA template provided by the sponsor to ensure alignment with Worldwide Clinical Trials' standard clauses.
• Liaise with the Legal Department and any other required Departments to ensure the Master Service Agreements are acceptable.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Therapeutic Leaders, Operations, and Finance to ensure the MSAs reflect operational agreements.
• Interact/consult with Legal Counsel, Finance Director, and Senior Management for necessary approvals on special language in the MSAs.
• Collaborate with the Legal Department to obtain final approved versions of the MSAs.
• Draft and finalize contracts/change orders and contract termination documents with sponsors.
• Lead and participate in conference calls to negotiate agreement terms with the sponsor.
• Ensure the scope of work is defined correctly and reflected in the study budget.
• Integrate any changes into the main study contract efficiently and accurately.
• Develop and/or modify service description text for the core contract/exhibit.
• Consult with the Finance group to develop and obtain approval on payment schedules and terms.
• Obtain Legal approval of contracts/change orders if necessary.
• Track/financially report document status and values via updates to Salesforce and Worldwide Clinical Trial’s finance system.
• Ensure appropriate information distribution and discussion with relevant operational groups during negotiations.
• Attend internal project handover meetings to document necessary details for contract development and finalization.

What you will bring to the role

• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate legal concepts and analyses.
• Ability to advise senior corporate management on the consequences of various contractual provisions.
• Ability to work independently with confidence.
• Strong planning, strategizing, managing, monitoring, scheduling, and analytical skills.
• Effective negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, and changing environment.
• Effective stakeholder management with cross-functional teams for process improvement and/or change initiatives.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to articulate via phone and in person with professionalism.
• Out-of-the-box mentality where "making the impossible possible" is a priority.
• Proactive attitude with a practical passion to perform.
• Metrics-driven and goal-oriented with strong attention to detail.
• Good organizational skills; ability to prioritize, delegate, and evaluate work.
• Flexibility and ability to adjust to new demands; sense of urgency.
• Strong familiarity with CRM, especially Salesforce.com.
• Knowledge of general corporate business practices and commercial contracting principles.
• Prior exposure in Proposal Development and Business Development Operations.

Your Experience

• Working knowledge of general legal and contracting principles required.
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience with review and negotiation of the Master Service Agreements.
• Juris Doctorate degree.
• Four to six years of direct experience with CRO or pharmaceutical data, sourcing, integration, analysis, and reporting.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Other

• Exposure to high pressure, intense concentration needed.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and think outside the box.
• Frequent interaction with clients & other stakeholders.
• Ability to work varied hours when required.
• Rare travel may be required.