Legal Contract Associate/ Paralegal - U.S. - Remote

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Requirements:

• Working knowledge of general legal and contracting principles required.
• Acute attention to detail and exceptional reading skills.
• Ability to redline contractual documents based on the company’s processes, standards and procedures.
• Strong communication skills, including written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with a pharma/biotech/contract research organization a plus.
• Proficiency in all MS-Office applications including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and proficiency with Excel.

Responsibilities:

• Support legal contracts team in formatting and drafting templates, contracts and agreements, such as confidentiality/nondisclosure agreements.
• Review and negotiate confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements and other contracts, as necessary.
• Administer execution and delivery of contracts to internal stakeholders and outside parties and file in appropriate organizational filing structure as needed.
• Manage legal contracts team online document filing structure.
• Collaborate with Business Development, Operations, Finance and Legal departments to draft and finalize contracts/change orders/consulting agreements and contract termination documents with sponsors.
• Track document status via routine updates to Salesforce and Sharepoint.
• Lead and participate in conference calls to negotiate terms of an agreement with the sponsor.
• Ensure the scope of work is defined correctly and reflected in the study budget.
• Anticipate contractual issues at early stages and provide solutions based on expertise.
• Manage the overall process and activities for ensuring execution of contracts and change orders, with flexibility and prioritization to meet business goals and deadlines. Re-prioritize tasks based on urgent requests.
• Attend internal project handover meetings, if necessary, to document all necessary details for contract development and finalization.