Contracts Specialist

STEMCELL Technologies Inc; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 84,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies is a Vancouver-based biotechnology company that supports life science research worldwide. We are seeking a Contracts Specialist to review, draft, negotiate, and manage agreements while protecting the company from risk.

You will work with the legal team and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, including EU-related contracts, to ensure compliance with policies and laws. This role welcomes internationally trained professionals pursuing Canadian qualification and offers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6–10 years' relevant experience, or Master's with 4–8 years, or PhD with 2–5 years.
• 3–5 years in contract management, contract administration, commercial management, procurement, legal operations, or a related field.
• Experience in EU or international jurisdictions is an asset.
• Ability to interpret, administer, and manage contracts in a business environment.
• Fluency in English and French is preferred.
• Experience across multiple jurisdictions and multicultural environments is an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor contract performance and minimize risk while maximizing supplier performance.
• Maintain relationships between suppliers, customers, and sourcing teams across the company.
• Support contract negotiations, amendments, renewals, extensions, and lifecycle activities.
• Review terms, identify risks, and escalate issues to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across jurisdictions.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Multijurisdictional work

English-French

Education

Bachelor's degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience

Master's degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience

PhD with 2–5 years of relevant experience

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a global leader in life sciences research support, STEMCELL Technologies is continuing to drive innovation in the biotechnology space. We are looking for a Contracts Specialist to join our legal team!

In this role you will help ensure that all contracts that STEMCELL enters into comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws, while simultaneously protecting the company from risk. You’ll be responsible for reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing contractual agreements with key stakeholders and working closely with the legal team to create legally sound contracts that support our evolving business objectives.

We welcome applications from internationally trained legal professionals and candidates with EU legal or contracts experience who are building their careers in Canada. This may include candidates who are currently completing the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) process or otherwise pursuing Canadian legal qualification.

Candidates with a legal education or professional experience in an EU jurisdiction, combined with relevant contract management, commercial, procurement, or legal experience, are encouraged to apply. Canadian legal licensure is not required where it is not necessary to perform the responsibilities of the position.

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Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure the company and suppliers fulfill their contractual obligations by monitoring contract performance, identifying issues, taking timely action to resolve issues, and communicating with stakeholders to minimize risk and maximize supplier performance
• Establish and maintain a meaningful relationship between suppliers, customers and the company’s supply chain organization through activities such as timely communication, resolution of issues, and relevant reporting enabling the successful implementation of sourcing initiatives
• Support contract negotiations, amendments, renewals, extensions, and other contract lifecycle activities in accordance with company policies and applicable requirements
• Review and interpret contractual terms and conditions, identify potential commercial or contractual risks, and elevate matters appropriately to legal, procurement, finance, or business stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions and business environments

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with 6-10 years of relevant experience, a Master's degree with 4-8 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in contract management, contract administration, commercial management, procurement, legal operations, or a related field.
• Experience working in a contracts, legal, commercial, procurement, or compliance role within the European Union or another international jurisdiction is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret, administer, and manage contracts and contractual obligations in a business environment.
• Fluency in both English and French, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages, is preferred.
• Experience working with stakeholders, suppliers, or customers across multiple jurisdictions and/or in a multicultural business environment is an asset.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

STEMCELL Technologies is a privately owned, Vancouver-based biotechnology company that helps power leading-edge life science research around the world. Driven by our love of science and passion for quality, we are a company of Scientists Helping Scientists - standing by our customers to provide the outstanding products, technical support, and training they need to advance their research. Scientists performing stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine, and cellular therapy research are among those who rely on our cell culture media, cell separation products, instruments, accessory products, and services. Through our many regional offices, as well as our distribution centers in Vancouver, Seattle, Grenoble, and Singapore, we deliver our innovative, specialized products to more than 100 countries. With over 1,800 employees globally, most with scientific or engineering degrees, STEMCELL is proud to be the largest biotechnology employer in Canada.

This is an opportunity to work with highly motivated colleagues in a science-oriented, creative, and dynamic environment. We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and meaningful career development opportunities.

STEMCELL is well recognized for exceptional leadership and business practices. We are one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and operate an ISO 14001-certified environmental management system to measure and reduce our environmental impact.

As an equal opportunity employer, STEMCELL is dedicated to ensuring that every employee feels safe, valued, and respected for who they are. We know that scientific progress and innovation occur when diverse, creative minds come together and we are committed to nurturing a culture of inclusivity and belonging. STEMCELL enforces a zero-tolerance policy for any form of discrimination. Selection decisions are solely based on job-related factors.

The annual salary for this job ranges from:

$83,700.00 - $125,500.00

STEMCELL determines an individual’s pay within the range based on multiple factors including experience, education, job-related skills, and equity within the team or organization. For jobs that are eligible for sales incentives, the range noted above is inclusive of target incentives; actual incentives are based on individual performance results in accordance with company policy. In addition to base salary, STEMCELL offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health benefits, retirement savings, and more.