Manager, Paralegal – Legal Operations

Disc Medicine

full-time

Posted on: 1/16/2026

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Watertown • Massachusetts • United States

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💰 $127,000 - $171,000 per year

About the role

Serve as a primary contact in the management of the contracts lifecycle process, including, intake, initial contract drafting, facilitating Disc signatures on all agreements, archiving, and tracking of contractual obligations
Advise internal stakeholders of upcoming contractual obligations and contractual expirations/auto-renewals
Follow up with internal stakeholders to determine next course of action for the Legal team (i.e. renewal of agreements, amendments, etc.)
Collaborate with employees across the company with respect to contract requests in a manner that efficiently advances our corporate goals by promoting successful contract review and execution
Pro-actively follow up with relevant stakeholders (business teams, Compliance, Legal, Finance, etc.) to limit any delay in contact review and finalization
Provide support to the Corporate Legal team as needed on matters related to entity management, maintenance of corporate governance matters, and other corporate legal files
Provide support to the Intellectual Property team as needed
Interface with external legal resources, as appropriate

Bachelor’s degree
5-7 years of relevant experience in an in-house legal department within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including proven ability to interact effectively with individuals from multiple departments at all levels of the organization
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously and perform at a high caliber in a fast-paced environment
Commitment to professionalism and ethical conduct, including ability to handle confidential and/or sensitive information
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while executing on responsibilities within a highly collaborative environment
Experience in an emerging, publicly traded company environment is a plus

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