Sr. Contracts Manager

Primary Function of Position 

The Sr. Contracts Manager Operations plays a critical part managing and negotiating a broad range of complex agreements that support the clinical regulatory research and development transportation and logistics and MRO equipment operations.  The Sr. Contracts Manager Operations will negotiate contractual terms and conditions with suppliers/partners to ensure company and legal compliance in the procurement of Intuitives products and services. 

Essential Job Duties 

• Build strong relationships with key partners at different levels of the organization including legal operations and logistics.
• Consult on key points of law and commercial best practice interpreting complex terms and conditions and advising of contractual rights and obligations.
• Responsible for drafting reviewing and negotiating contracts that establish business relationships with suppliers. 
• Analyze contracts to ensure compliance to company policy government regulations applicable laws and other requirements.
• Analyze interpret and respond to legal issues presented in contracts.
• Negotiate legal terms and conditions with suppliers counsel. 

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience 

• Expert in negotiating key legal terms and conditions
• Knowledge of contract management best practices and commercial contract law
• Provide legal guidance to internal stakeholders on contract terms risk mitigation and regulatory compliance
• Develop and continuously improve contract templates playbooks and negotiation guidelines.
• Ability to work under pressure manage multiple projects simultaneously and create and reset priorities as needed
• Effective time management skills; able to prioritize multiple tasks
• Demonstrates a positive and flexible attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence and persuade others
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and ability to work extended hours as needed

Required Education and Training 

• Related Bachelors Degree required
• CPCM or J.D. desired
• Minimum 8-10 years prior legal experience with complex contract negotiation
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience focused on pharmaceutical or biotech contracts.

Working Condition

• Capacity to maintain seated for extended periods.

Preferred Skills and Experience 

• Prior in-house counsel or legal operations experience at a biotech pharma or life sciences company.
• Familiarity with intellectual property and licensing issues in the biotech space.
• Comfortable working with international contracts and cross-border transactions.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID-19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

Mandatory Notices

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time