Contracts Specialist

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

Job summary

STEMCELL Technologies is a Vancouver-based biotechnology company seeking a Contracts Specialist to join the legal team. You will review, draft, negotiate, and manage contractual agreements to ensure compliance with policies and laws while protecting company interests.

Ideal candidates may have EU or international contract experience and are exploring Canadian licensure, with opportunities to work across multiple jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree with 6–10 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience is advantageous.
• PhD with 2–5 years of relevant experience is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage contractual agreements with key stakeholders.
• Monitor contract performance, identify issues, and escalate risks to protect the company.
• Support contract lifecycle activities including amendments, renewals, and extensions.
• Interpreting terms and conditions and ensuring compliance with policies and laws.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Contract management

Risk assessment

Cross-border experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

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 escalation 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.

We all begin our lives curious about the world around us, the way it works and our place in it. At STEMCELL Technologies, we never lose that curiosity. It inspires and motivates us to discover and innovate. It drives us to develop technologies, create products, and offer services that will help scientists around the world do research that progresses scientific knowledge and supports breakthroughs. In the field of biotechnology, there is no better company in which to find inspiration, fulfill your potential and define your success with like-minded people. We specialize in the development of specialty cell culture media and cell isolation systems. Our products are used to drive the fields of stem cell, immunology, cancer, regenerative medicine and cellular therapy research forward. We are Scientists Helping Scientists.