Manager, Contract Administration

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Manager for Contract Administration

Embrace an outstanding opportunity to join Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. as a Contract Administration Manager. Our Materials and Structural Analysis Electron Microscopy (EM) business empowers customers to accelerate breakthrough discoveries and resolve global challenges through world-class microscopy workflows. By combining hardware and software expertise in electron, ion, and light microscopy, we are dedicated to supporting a wide range of applications in the life science, material science, and semiconductor markets. Our team is committed to encouraging a collaborative and inclusive environment that drives innovation and success.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly lead the daily operations of the Contract Administration team, which comprises of 8-10 direct reports focusing on the review, evaluation, drafting, and negotiating of sales-related documents, ensuring compliance with corporate, divisional, and legal policies.
• Keep Company and Government policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) current in the department Playbook.
• Ensure compliance with all other departmental functional procedures, policies, and work instructions, maintaining detailed contract compliance.
• Address partner concerns and ensure clear and detailed resolutions for customer issues.
• Lead team members by delegating tasks, encouraging positive collaboration across Contract Admin, SSOC, and other teams.
• Measure, develop, support, and motivate the team to achieve or exceed established goals.
• Counsel, instruct, and guide the team in supporting Sales and Service by composing proposals for bids, RFPs, RFQs, and managing government and non-Government contracts.
• Track benchmark performance, addressing any benchmarks that fall below target.
• Ensure the activation and current status of all website registrations, portals, and critical government-public websites, including the System for Award Management (SAM).
• Track and maintain compliance requirements for Environmental, Health and Safety, and Quality compliance for customers.
• Support Practical Process Improvement (PPI) methodology and participate in required initiatives.
• Maintain a centralized database for reviewing and managing the workflow of negotiations and final agreements.
• Serve as a back-up for the SSOC Sr. Manager and other team members as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in business or legal field, or equivalent experience.
• Requires a minimum of five (5) years of experience in government and commercial contracting as well as contract negotiations.
• Required: At least three (3) years managing a team of five members or more.
• Outstanding judgment in balancing business and commercial needs with potential risks/exposures from customer requests.
• Outstanding written and spoken communication capabilities, showcasing a high level of creativity and persuasive skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail, integrity, intensity, and involvement.
• Established skill in performing effectively within strict timetables and stressful situations, whether individually or in a group setting.
• Effective communication skills with a team-oriented and unifying method of working towards mutual goals and objectives.
• Willingness and adaptability to changes within the work environment, capable of operating in various US time zones and occasionally global time zones.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated alignment with Thermo Fisher Scientific values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
  
  

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.