Commercial Contracts Manager

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Gruppe; Burgess Hill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare and diagnostics company is seeking a Commercial Contracts Manager to join their dynamic team. This role is vital in managing complex contracts and ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations. The ideal candidate will have a solid educational background, qualifications in contract law, and a proven track record in negotiating high-value contracts within the healthcare sector. Join Roche to make a significant impact by helping deliver essential medical solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent.
• CIPS qualification or qualified commercial contracts lawyer.
• Track record in high value complex goods/services negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Advising on contractual rights and obligations.
• Providing guidance on public procurement legislation.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree level education

CIPS qualification

Commercial contracts lawyer qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

We have an exciting opportunity for a strong team player to join our Commercial Contracts team as a Commercial Contracts Manager. At Roche Diagnostics we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now and develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives as a world leader in Healthcare & Diagnostics solutions.

With over 700 permanent employees in the UK and Ireland, we operate within vibrant and growing markets providing innovative and complex healthcare solutions in an ever changing business environment.

You will be part of a team that sits with Legal & Compliance at Roche Diagnostics, and provides sound commercial contract advice to all Business Areas within Roche Diagnostics. You’ll assist in the development of sustainable commercial tender submissions and contract proposals which meet corporate/business area goals and metrics, whilst ensuring that you mitigate Company risk/liability levels and protect our reputation and financial interests.

You will also support the business, reviewing/drafting contractual documentation, highlighting areas of risk, proposing/agreeing risk mitigating strategies and ensuring contracts are commercially and legally robust.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts encompassing Roche’s offering in line with public procurement regulations and Roche tender and contract governance;

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating 3rd party sub-contracts to ensure appropriate legal back out (including service levels and monitoring) is in place;

• Advise Business Areas on contractual rights and obligations and provide clarification on contract terms and conditions;

• Provide ad hoc advice and guidance on UK and EU public procurement legislation and contractual queries from internal departments.

What You Need for this Position:

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent. In addition, you will either hold a CIPS qualification (Graduate Diploma) or be a qualified commercial contracts lawyer, with a track record of providing contractual expertise relating to the negotiation of high value complex goods and services (typically in excess of £5m+) and preferably to the healthcare market.

With a good level of contract law and also preferably a good level of knowledge of the public contracts procurement regulations, the Company’s Business Areas will need to be able to rely on that expertise, along with your sound business acumen and professionalism as you will offer practical advice to all Business Areas and take accountability for the tender/contract reviews and projects assigned to you.

This position will offer exposure to all of the Company’s operating businesses and therefore you must have the qualities to make a positive, professional impact in a highly complex cross-functional environment. You will be able to develop a strong collaboration with the sales teams across the board and remain focused on critical goals and outcomes.

Other critical attributes to your success in the position include:

• Effective team player;

• Effective internal/external stakeholder engagement skills;

• Strong negotiation skills;

• Proven analytical and excellent written and verbal communication skills;

• Self-starter who is action and impact oriented; possesses a strong sense of urgency and the ability to comfortably work independently (when required) or as part of a team, in an intensely deadline-oriented environment. Speed and accuracy are essential requirements for this position;

• Trustworthy; demonstrating experience working with confidential information and in confidential situations; High integrity and an unyielding commitment to legal and regulatory compliance;

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.

If you thrive on making a positive impact and contributing directly to your company’s success, feel you have the commitment to teamwork and the innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organisation for you.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.