Contract Specialist

Eurofins Group; Lancaster (Lancaster County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions in Lancaster, PA seeks a Principal Legal Specialist to manage the full contract lifecycle, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating MSAs, SOWs, and vendor agreements, ensuring compliance with internal standards and counsel guidance.

The role is hybrid, full-time, with primary responsibilities to oversee contract data, renewals, and business continuity across the PSS business line, contributing to client relationships and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; paralegal degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years related experience.
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve standardized PSS MSA drafts and accompanying documents such as PA, SOW to capture changing compliance with laws and best practices to drive business success.
• Design program to ensure visible tracking of current MSA and agreed upon terms and make recommendations to help drive improvements in client relationships.
• Collaborate and ensure alignment with any global MSAs.
• Draft, review and negotiate multiple types of contract agreements (including client and vendor agreements).
• Review draft contract agreements against internal policy for deviations and document variance requests.
• Liaison with external counsel when required for additional review.
• Handle and ensure contracts are submitted and meet the internal review and approval process requirements.
• Manage contract data for timeliness, accuracy and quality.
• Maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date contract files.
• Oversee renewal cycle and summary of key terms to ensure contract compliance.
• Administer internal electronic signature application for use in contracts and statements of work.
• Complete periodic compliance reviews for internal requirements for contracts, finance and other areas as assigned.
• Provide executive administrative support and conduct special projects as directed.
• Recommend and implement process improvements when appropriate.
• Assist and provide support for administrative projects as needed to support overall team responsibilities.

Skills

Contract negotiation

MSA drafting

Project management

Client service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate.

The Eurofins network of companies is the global leader in food, environment, pharmaceutical and cosmetic product testing and in agroscience Contract Research Organisation services. It is one of the market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies, as well as having an emerging global presence in Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisations. It also has a rapidly developing presence in highly specialised and molecular clinical diagnostic testing and in-vitro diagnostic products.

In over 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to 58,000 staff across a decentralised and entrepreneurial network of 900 laboratories in over 54 countries. Eurofins companies offer a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products.

Job Description

Eurofins Professional Scientific Services NBLSC, LLC (Eurofins PSS) is searching for a Principal Legal Specialist to join our team. This role will have full responsibility ensuring the most positive negotiation outcome and Eurofins Group compliance working collaboration with clients, senior leadership, and outside and internal counsel as needed. This position is responsible for establishing program and managing the full contract lifecycle including managing timelines, drafting, reviewing, and administratively managing the approval process and storage of contractual agreements to ensure contracts are renewed in proactive and timely fashion to ensure business continuity across the Eurofins PSS business line. Position will gain and utilize contract law, design and facilitate training to ensure PSS leadership and BD are well versed to drive contract negotiation in compliance with standards set by Contracts Specialist in collaboration and alignment with senior leadership. In addition, remain flexible and a supportive team member with additional duties as needed.

Contract Specialist Duties Include but are not Limited to the Following:

• Maintain and improve standardized PSS MSA drafts and accompanying documents such as PA, SOW to capture changing compliance with laws and best practices to drive business success.
• Design program to ensure visible tracking of current MSA and agreed upon terms and make recommendations to help drive improvements in client relationships.
• Collaborate and ensure alignment with any global MSAs.
• Draft, review and negotiate multiple types of contract agreements (including both client and vendor agreements).
• Review draft contract agreements against internal policy for deviations and document any variance requests.
• Liaison with external counsel when required for additional review.
• Handle and ensure contracts are submitted and meet the internal review and approval process requirements.
• Manage contract data for timeliness, accuracy and quality.
• Maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date contract files.
• Oversee renewal cycle and summary of key terms to ensure contract compliance.
• Administer internal electronic signature application for use in contracts and statements of work.
• Complete periodic compliance reviews for internal requirements for contracts, finance and other areas as assigned.
• Provide executive administrative support and conduct special projects as directed.
• Recommend and implement process improvements when appropriate.
• Assist and provide support for administrative projects as needed to support overall team responsibilities.

Qualifications

Basic Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
  • Paralegal degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Minimum 3+years related experience
• Authorization to work in the United States indefinitely without restriction or sponsorship.

The ideal candidate would possess:

• Positivity, high collaboration, superlative client service, teamwork, high energy, integrity, and quality excellence
• Strong communication (written and verbal), attention to detail, organizational skills, and maximized efficiency
• Client and External Counsel facing, professionalism in dress and mannerism, caring, kindness
• Must be able to project manage, prioritize and plan work efficiently to meet deadlines and work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously
• Solid understanding, demonstration, and compliance of client confidentiality
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, keep accurate records, follow instructions, and comply with company policies
• Motivated, self-starter that multi-tasks and maximizes outputs through individual and collective collaboration to meet all deliverables.

Additional Information

The position is hybrid (commuting to the Lancaster, PA office 1 day per week, with 4 days remote), full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m., with overtime as needed. Candidates within a commutable distance of Lancaster, PA are encouraged to apply.

Excellent full-time benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage, dental, and vision options
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays

Eurofins USA PSS Insourcing Solutions is a Disabled and Veteran Equal Employment Opportunity employer.