Senior Contracts Manager

Summary

Join Precision Medicine Group as a Senior Contract Manager and play a critical role in achieving company goals by building and maintaining strong relationships with business teams. You will be responsible for the entire contract lifecycle, from negotiation and closeout to extension and renewal. This role requires effective communication of contractual changes to all stakeholders. Key responsibilities include reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various commercial agreements, ensuring adherence to company policies, and coordinating agreement execution. You will also assist in designing and maintaining contract files and databases, and identifying areas for process improvement. This position requires a post-secondary degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, and strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Requirements

• Post Secondary Degree or Certificate
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, preferably in the life science or pharmaceutical industry
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, working on time-sensitive matters while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Well-developed interpersonal skills
• Good judgment and a proactive and independent work style
• Proven ability to meet deadlines on multiple projects
• Ability to work cross-functionally with various team members at different levels of the organization
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Must be able to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating all the commercial agreements between the business and their clients and vendors, including master services agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, confidentiality agreements, work orders, change orders and other client or vendor contracts, and escalating complex issues to the corporate legal team
• Ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures and contracting standards
• Ensuring that the relevant leadership and business teams are apprised of the status of contract negotiations and execution
• Coordinating execution of agreements and keeping track of expirations and other obligations
• Assisting in the design and maintenance of contract files and databases
• Assisting in designing and implementing policies and procedures to affect the timely execution of contracts
• Recognizing where processes can be improved and taking initiative to improve them
• Other tasks, as assigned