Commercial Contracts Attorney

WhiteCap Workforce Solutions; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WhiteCap Workforce Solutions represents a NJ-based pharmaceutical client seeking a Commercial Contracts Attorney for a fully remote role. The attorney will support GMP‑compliant manufacturing and supplier contracts and coordinate with operations, quality, and IP teams across the product lifecycle.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of pharma contracting experience, strong drafting and negotiation skills, and proficiency with CLM and e-signature tools. Bar admission in good standing is required.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with a state bar.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant legal experience, preferably in pharmaceutical or life sciences contracting.
• Strong drafting, redlining, and negotiation skills with ability to manage multiple agreements.
• Experience with CLM systems and e-signature platforms such as Ironclad and DocuSign.
• Ability to advise cross‑functional teams across operations, supply chain, quality, and business development.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to Technical Operations and Supply Chain on contract escalations.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and analyze manufacturing, quality, distribution, and vendor agreements.
• Collaborate with operations, procurement, QA, and IP teams to support contracting across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure agreements comply with regulatory, GMP, and quality requirements.
• Track contract milestones, renewals, and amendment needs.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

CLM familiarity

IP licensing

GMP knowledge

Stakeholder comms

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Ironclad

Conga

Veeva Vault

DocuSign

Job description

Our client, a NJ based pharmaceutical company, is looking for a Commercial Contracts Attorney to start right away. The position is fully remote.

Location: Remote, NJ
Hours: 40 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support directly to the Technical Operations and Supply Chain team in connection with contract escalations.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and analyze manufacturing and supply agreements, quality agreements, distribution agreements, and related vendor, supplier, and ancillary agreements, from both a commercial and intellectual property perspective.
• Collaborate with technical operations, supply chain sourcing, procurement, Quality Assurance, and intellectual property teams to support contracting needs across the product lifecycle, from development through commercial supply.
• Ensure agreements comply with applicable regulatory, quality, and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements.
• Track contract milestones, renewal deadlines, and amendment requirements.

Requirements

• Strong contract drafting, redlining, and negotiation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to build and maintain a clause library, review checklists, and fallback positions documentation.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) and workflow tracking systems (e.g., Ironclad, Conga, Veeva Vault, or similar platforms) and electronic signature platforms, including DocuSign.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex contractual and legal concepts to, and advise and support, paralegals, attorneys, and cross‑functional stakeholders across technical operations, supply chain, quality, and business development teams.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with a state bar.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant legal experience, preferably in pharmaceutical or life sciences contracting, supply chain contracting, strategic or business development transactions, or a comparable in‑house or law firm role.
• Demonstrated subject‑matter expertise in technical operations and supply chain agreements, including manufacturing, supply, quality, CMO, distribution, master services, and procurement agreements, and in strategic contracts, including licensing (in‑licensing and out‑licensing), collaboration and co‑development, and partnership agreements and term sheets.
• Working knowledge of technical operations and supply chain risk considerations, including GMP requirements, quality agreements, CMO management, pharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution frameworks, service levels, warranties, risk of loss, force majeure, supplier compliance, and of strategic deal concepts, including deal economics, milestone and royalty provisions, and allocation of commercial rights.
• Ability to identify, assess, and elevate intellectual property issues in technical operations and strategic contracts, including IP ownership, assignment, licensing, work‑for‑hire, confidentiality, technology transfer, and freedom‑to‑operate provisions, and to coordinate with the IP group as needed.

Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.