Legal Specialist 1 (Contracts) PCD

Iqvia; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PCD exclusive opportunity

Job summary

IQVIA in São Paulo seeks a Lead Contract Negotiator to support global clinical agreements. You will review, draft, and negotiate NDAs, vendor agreements, and other customer contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

This role requires fluent English, a Law degree with local bar, and in-house contracting experience. You will manage timelines, coordinate with internal teams, and help drive timely contract execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Law Degree completed and active local bar admission.
• Qualified to practice law in a global organization with relevant contract experience.
• Advanced/fluent English skills (global team).
• Proficient in drafting various contracts in English and negotiating complex deals with customers and vendors.
• Strong organizational, planning, project and contract management, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of clinical contracts (NDA, vendor, and other customer agreements).
• Ensuring contracts comply with legal, regulatory and organizational policies.
• Monitoring contract processes to ensure adherence to guidelines and timely approvals.
• Tracking work and obtaining reviews/approvals per established processes.
• Leading or coordinating as legal contract lead in customer or vendor negotiations calls.
• Ensuring timely delivery of final contracts, independently or in teams.
• Following up with customers/vendors after draft or signature delivery.
• Supporting LCN triage activities and tracking workload and metrics.

Skills

English fluency

Contract negotiation

Legal drafting

In-house experience

MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Law

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Job description

AREA OVERVIEW

This position forms part of the Lead Contract Negotiators (LCN) group which supports the organization’s clinical agreements globally. Provides legal advice and counsel within a function, region or country to support the creation, review and negotiation of and non-disclosure and vendor agreements, and supports contracting process from triage to contract metric reports.

RESPONSAIBILITIES

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of clinical contracts (i.e. primarily non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements and other customer agreements as needed).
• Ensuring that contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory and organization policies.
• Monitoring the contract process to assure compliance with the organization’s contractual guidelines for both customers and vendors, including participation in precontract discussions, contract negotiations and contract changes.
• Track work and obtain appropriate reviews and approvals, adhering to established processes.
• Participate or coordinate as a legal contract lead in customer or vendor calls to support negotiations of the contracts.
• Ensure delivery of a final contract in a timely fashion, working independently or as part of a team.
• Conduct written and/or verbal follow-up with customers and vendors after the delivery of draft or signature-ready contracts.
• Support LCN triage activities, track team workload and contract metrics.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor Law Degree completed + local bar association active.
• Qualified to practice law in a global organization and relevant experience related to contracts.
• Advanced/fluent English skills (this role is part of a Global team).
• Proficient in drafting various type of contracts in English and negotiating complex deals directly with customers and vendors.
• Strong organizational, planning, project and contract management, communication, presentation and influence skills.
• Ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities and meet stablished timelines.
• Possess excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills necessary to establish quickly credibility and trust throughout the organization.
• Excellent skills using MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
• Prior in-house experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or familiarity with drug discovery and development process will be a plus.

*Resume/CV must be submitted in English*

IQVIA is committed to embracing a diverse and inclusive work environment. Our goal is to attract and retain the best people, regardless of their gender, race, marital status, ethnic origin, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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