Contract Manager

Kelly; Bridgewater Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Remote/Hybrid options

No overtime

Job summary

Kelly is seeking an experienced Contract Manager for a 3–6 month assignment. Open to Remote EST or hybrid with 2–3 days onsite in Bridgewater, NJ. Pay is $60–$80/hr, with start targeted within two weeks.

Flexible hours, no overtime expected. You’ll draft, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements, and support a project to update supplier payment terms. The role requires 5–10 years of hands-on contracting, strong risk assessment, and ability to work with Legal and cross-functional teams in a

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hands-on contracting experience reviewing and redlining.
• Strong knowledge of commercial contract terms and practical application.
• Experience negotiating independently with limited oversight.
• Experience in pharma or highly regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs.
• Support contracting processes and a project to update supplier payment terms.
• Negotiate payment terms and other contract provisions with vendors.
• Assess contract language for risk and propose revisions.
• Work on liability, confidentiality, IP, insurance, data privacy terms.
• Prepare agreements for Legal review and flag issues.
• Manage revisions, approvals, and version control.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT Security, and stakeholders.
• Maintain contract records and move agreements through the process.
• Use contract lifecycle management system; Evisort experience is a plus.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract review

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulated industry

Education

Law degree or Paralegal background

Procurement/Sourcing experience

Tools

Evisort

Job description

At Kelly®, we’re looking for an experienced Contract Manager with experience within pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or another regulated industry, and be able to independently manage contracts with limited oversight to support a leading client on a temporary assignment. This role will help manage day-to-day contracting needs and support a project to update supplier payment terms. The ideal candidate is comfortable independently reviewing, redlining, and negotiating agreements in a fast‑paced, highly regulated environment.

Location: Remote EST, or hybrid, with 2–3 days onsite in Bridgewater, NJ for candidates working onsite

Pay: $60–$80 per hour, depending on experience

Duration: 3–6 months

Start date: Targeting within the next two weeks

Schedule: Flexible working hours; no overtime expected

What you’ll do

• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, amendments, service agreements, and NDAs.
• Support the regular contracting process and a project to update supplier payment terms.
• Negotiate payment terms and other contract provisions with vendors and third parties.
• Assess contract language for business and contractual risk, recommend revisions, and elevate issues as needed.
• Work with provisions such as liability, indemnification, confidentiality, intellectual property, insurance, payment terms, term and renewal, termination, and data privacy.
• Prepare agreements for Legal review and clearly identify issues requiring attorney input.
• Manage contract revisions, amendments, approvals, version control, and execution.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Privacy, IT Security, and business stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate contract records and help move agreements through the contracting process.
• Use a contract lifecycle management system; experience with Evisort or a comparable tool is a plus.

What you’ll need

• 5–10 years of hands‑on contracting experience; candidates must have direct experience reviewing and redlining agreements.
• Strong knowledge of commercial contract terms and how they apply in practice.
• Experience independently negotiating and updating agreements with limited oversight.
• Strong judgment in identifying contract risks and knowing when to involve Legal.
• Ability to work effectively with attorneys and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple contracts and deadlines.
• Experience in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare, banking, government, or another highly regulated industry is preferred.
• A background in law, paralegal work, Procurement, or Sourcing is a plus.

Please note: This assignment involves hands‑on contract work, including substantive redlining and negotiation. Candidates without contracting experience will not be considered.

What happens next

Qualified candidates will be invited to a video interview. The interview process may include a paralegal and other Legal stakeholders.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work‑related resources. Please note: The following benefits reflect Kelly's general offerings. Eligibility may vary by assignment, location, and job type. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short‑term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life‑just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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