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Corporate Contracts Manager II (Contract) – Clinical Contracts
If interested, call the number at the bottom of the ad.
A leading biotechnology organization is seeking an experienced Corporate Contracts Manager II to support clinical and R&D contracting activities. This position is ideal for someone with hands-on experience negotiating and managing clinical research agreements in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or clinical research environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, redline, negotiate, and manage a variety of clinical and R&D contracts
- Manage a high volume of Clinical Study Agreements (CSAs) and Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- Negotiate contract terms directly with external counterparties, research sites, and vendors
- Identify, assess, and communicate contractual risks to internal stakeholders
- Partner closely with Legal, Clinical Operations, R&D, CMC, Finance, Procurement, and other cross-functional teams
- Track agreements through drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, and post-execution activities
- Support in-house attorneys with contract review and other legal operations activities
- Maintain accurate contract records and workflows within the organization's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating Clinical Study Agreements (CSAs) and/or Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- 2–3 years of in-house contracts experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, clinical research, or a similar regulated environment (5 years preferred)
- Experience negotiating directly with external counterparties
- Strong understanding of contract risk identification and mitigation
- Experience working with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems
- Strong organizational, communication, negotiation, and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Agiloft or similar CLM platforms
- Vendor contract negotiation and external vendor management experience
- Experience with research agreements, consulting agreements, service agreements, MTAs, and other R&D-related contracts
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical and biotechnology drug development processes
- Experience supporting broader R&D and corporate contracting activities
Important Note
Contract administration-only experience will not be sufficient for this role. Candidates must have direct experience drafting, redlining, and negotiating Clinical Study Agreements (CSAs) and/or Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs).
Interested?
Due to the volume of applications, the fastest way to be considered is to call Macayla directly at (919) 892-9841.