Thermo Fisher Scientific

Director, Contracts Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

SFDC

About the role

  • support the Pharma Services Group (PSG) by negotiating a variety of customer-facing and supplier agreements supporting CDMO and/or clinical trial service solutions
  • building and leading teams and contributing as part of the contract leadership team within the legal organization at PSG
  • 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 team's central repository
  • drive process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiencies and standardization
  • participate in contract-related special projects across PSG (e.g., training, integration, launching new campaigns, mentorship, etc.)

Requirements

  • Bachelor's 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
Benefits
  • competitive salary and benefits
  • annual incentive plan bonus
  • healthcare
  • range of employee benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
contract negotiationscontract administrationrisk assessmentprocess improvementcommercial legal termsinternational legal termscustomer-facing quotationstender submissionsproposal developmentcontract drafting
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringteam buildinganalytical skillsorganizational skillscustomer-centric approachprofessional integrityattention to detailflexibilityrelationship building
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeadvanced degreeJD
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