Director, Contracts Administration

Physical Sciences Inc.; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) seeks an experienced Director, Contracts Administration for our Andover, MA corporate office. The role oversees the contracts department, including lifecycle management, pricing, subcontracting, compliance, risk management, and team leadership.

Responsibilities include governing federal prime contracts, grants, task orders, and subcontracts, ensuring FAR/DFARS/DEAR compliance, and supporting negotiations, audits, and closeouts. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 7+ years of federal government contracting experience.
• 3+ years of management experience leading a contracts team.
• Strong working knowledge of the FAR; DFARS experience preferred.
• Experience administering federal prime contracts, grants, task orders, and subcontracts.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with high accuracy.
• Experience working with leadership teams.
• Experience with State and Commerce Department licensing a plus.
• Experience in international contracting a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing programs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration of federal prime contracts, grants, task orders, subcontracts, and modifications.
• Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, DEAR, NIH Policy Statement, contract terms, and federal requirements.
• Review complex contractual matters and serve as escalation point.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the contracts department.
• Manage workloads, priorities, and timeliness of department responsibilities.
• Coach and develop department personnel and promote efficient practices.
• Support proposals, negotiations, contract modifications, audits, and closeout activities.
• Support commercial agreements including licensing, IP, sales, supply, nondisclosure, teaming.
• Identify contractual risks and document/escalate issues.

Skills

FAR knowledge

Contract mgmt

Team leadership

Proposal pricing

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication

Multitasking

Leadership teams

Licensing experience

International contracting

Manufacturing programs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, contracts, finance, legal studies, or related field

Job description

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) is a 100% employee-owned research and development and manufacturing organization that develops cutting-edge technologies to meet the critical needs of our customers.

PSI seeks an experienced, well-qualified candidate for a full-time, on-site Director, Contracts Administration role at its corporate office in Andover, MA. The candidate will have prior management experience in government and commercial contracting and be responsible for the overall effectiveness of the contracts department, including contract lifecycle management, proposal pricing, subcontracting, regulatory compliance, risk management, process improvement, and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee administration of federal prime contracts, grants, task orders, subcontracts, and modifications.
• Ensure compliance with FAR, DFARS, DEAR, NIH Policy Statement, contract terms, and applicable federal requirements.
• Review complex contractual matters and serve as the department’s primary escalation point.
• Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of the contracts department.
• Manage workloads, establish priorities, monitor performance, and ensure timely completion of department responsibilities.
• Coach and develop department personnel and promote consistent, efficient, and accountable practices.
• Support proposals, negotiations, contract modifications, audits, and contract closeout activities.
• Support commercial agreements including licensing agreements, intellectual property agreements, sales agreements, material supply agreements, nondisclosure agreements, teaming agreements.
• Identify contractual risks and ensure issues are appropriately documented and escalated.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, contracts, finance, legal studies, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7+ years of federal government contracting experience.
• 3+ years management experience leading a contracts team or department.
• Strong working knowledge of the FAR; DFARS experience preferred.
• Experience administering federal prime contracts, grants, task orders, and/or subcontracts.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Experience working with leadership teams.
• Experience with State and Commerce Department licensing a plus.
• Experience in international contracting a plus.
• Experience with manufacturing programs a plus.

Additional Information

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• PSI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Pay Range: The estimated annual base salary range for this role is $180K-$220K. The actual salary offered will depend on the candidate’s experience, education, and specialized skills.