Contracts and CLM Manager

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for more at

Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Legal Support Services

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara California United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Contracts and CLM Manager to join our Global Legal Organization. This position is based in Santa Clara CA.

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were developing the next generation of smarter less invasive more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at Contracts and CLM Manager will be responsible for the operation of the contract lifecycle management system (CLM) end-to-end driving and assisting with contract reviews approvals and execution in partnership with the Legal and Health Care Compliance teams and other key business stakeholders and improving contracting processes and efficiencies. Develop design and implement new workflows update contract templates and maintain the contract is an outstanding opportunity for someone with excellent problem-solving skills a customer service mindset and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced changing environment to make a big impact at a collaborative creative and high growth company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the contract process within the CLM ensuring flawless execution and compliance for all agreements.
• Be the primary point of contact to internal clients to answer questions regarding legal support and contract processes and triage incoming requests and train new users on the CLM.
• Develop and maintain templates and playbooks for recurring agreements to streamline processes.
• Manage communications with internal clients and external parties to obtain and exchange information and legal documents relevant to the contracting and approval process.
• Foster and develop strong relationships with internal Company stakeholders in Legal Finance HR Research Quality Facilities IT and other business functions and coordinate on contracting and reporting requirements.
• Implement industry best practices for contract administration using a CLM create and improve legal processes design workflows that scale our business.
• Review draft and edit a broad range of commercial contracts for internal business partners (e.g. Master Consulting and Services Vendor Technology and Non-Disclosure Agreements) and assist in the negotiation of contractual issues and optimizing of contract language to support business requirements and mitigate risk.
• Maintain and enhance contract templates for key contract types including Non-Disclosure Agreements Master Service and Consulting Agreements and Statements of Work.
• Develop and maintain CLM training materials for the Legal team and cross-functional partners and conduct training regularly.
• Support deployment of legal technology including AI tools to optimize delivery of legal services.
• Manage requests for new vendors as needed.
• Support requests for PRs/POs in the ERP (Oracle) and manage approved vendor and e-billing and outside counsel management.
• Work in the Santa Clara office 3 days a week.
• Notary Public or the commitment to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required and Paralegal certification preferred.
• 6-10 years of experience in contract management vendor contract review and negotiation (in-house strongly preferred).
• Hands-on expertise with CLM management systems (DocuSign strongly preferred) and AI review tools.
• Strong understanding of legal terminology and contractual principles.
• Demonstrated success building and improving processes.
• Problem solver with a customer service mindset and passion for continuous learning.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a highly functioning team in a fast-paced environment.
• Sound reasoning skills excellent problem-solving skills and ethical judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.
• Organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience working at a life sciences or medical company preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with DocuSign CLM MS Word Excel SharePoint PowerPoint Outlook and Oracle.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation external applicants please contact us via .Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$114000-$197800

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical dental vision life insurance short- and long-term disability business accident insurance and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave 10 days Volunteer Leave 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.