Director, Contracts Management

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Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. For more information please visit

Position Summary:

As the Director Contracts Management you will support the Pharma Services Group (PSG) by negotiating a variety of customer-facing and supplier agreements supporting CDMO and/or clinical trial service solutions. Additionally you will be responsible for building and leading teams and contributing as part of the contract leadership team within the legal organization at PSG.

Responsibilities:

• Build mentor and lead a team of successful contract professionals
• Review draft and be accountable for various revenue-generating contracts for PSG in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Support the development and submission of customer-facing quotations tenders and proposals
• Assess risks and serve as a SME to provide guidance to internal cross-functional teams on legal financial regulatory contract and other business concerns
• Collaborate with internal partners to assemble review and approve final contract documents and related terms
• Maintain accurate timely and complete records within the contracts teams central repository
• Help with miscellaneous contract-related tasks to support commercial activities like drafting letters responding to customer questions assessing risks summarizing requirements etc.
• Drive process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiencies and standardization such as drafting and improving templates optimizing playbooks process updates etc.
• Participate in contract-related special projects across PSG (e.g. training integration launching new campaigns mentorship etc.)
• Support other duties as assigned to meet business needs

Requirements

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience along with relevant formal academic/vocational qualification; advanced degree or JD a plus
• 10 years of commercial and international contracts experience including contract negotiations pre and post RFP activities and contract administration preferably in a commercial CDMO environment
• 5 years of experience leading supervising and motivating a contracts team
• Proven experience in supporting complex long-term high-value contracts with a detailed understanding of commercial domestic and international legal terms and conditions and their contracting processes
• The ability to foster positive relationships internally and externally at all levels as applicable
• Strong analytical and organizational skills to succeed in a fast-paced environment and handle constantly evolving priorities
• Highly attentive individual who demonstrates a customer-centric approach good judgment strong work ethic professional integrity and attention to detail
• Must be flexible to work various hours as needed to complete tasks
• Advanced MS Office and Word skills. SFDC experience is a plus

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an organization that values diversity and offers competitive salary and benefits an annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Join our team and embark on a rewarding career with endless opportunities for growth and development!