Legal Analyst (Contracts)

IQVIA; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Legal Contract Negotiator to support global clinical agreements. The role involves reviewing and negotiating NDAs and vendor contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and coordinating contract processes across teams. Strong English, detail orientation and MS Office proficiency are required.

1–2 years of contract experience in a corporate setting is preferred. Resume in English is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Law Degree completed with active local bar status.
• 1–2 years drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts in English.
• Experience negotiating with customers and vendors.
• Fluent English; strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of clinical contracts such as non-disclosure and vendor agreements.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal, regulatory and policy requirements.
• Track contract process and obtain reviews/approvals per guidelines.
• Participate as contract lead in customer/vendor calls to support negotiations.
• Deliver final contracts timely, independently or in a team.

Skills

Contract negotiation

English drafting

Legal writing

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor of Law Degree

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

Job description

AREA OVERVIEW

This position forms part of the Lead Contract Negotiators (LCN) group which supports the organization’s clinical agreements globally. Provides legal advice and counsel within a function, region or country to support the creation, review and negotiation of and non-disclosure and vendor agreements, and supports contracting process from triage to contract metric reports.

RESPONSAIBILITIES

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of clinical contracts (i.e. primarly non-disclosure agreements, vendor agreements and other customer agreements as needed).
• Ensuring that contracts are in compliance with legal, regulatory and organization policies.
• Monitoring the contract process to assure compliance with the organization’s contractual guidelines for both customers and vendors, including participation in precontract discussions, contract negotiations and contract changes.
• Track work and obtain appropriate reviews and approvals, adhering to established processes.
• Participate or coordinate as a legal contract lead in customer or vendor calls to support negotiations of the contracts.
• Ensure delivery of a final contract in a timely fashion, working independently or as part of a team.
• Conduct written and/or verbal follow-up with customers and vendors after the delivery of draft or signature-ready contracts.
• Support LCN triage activities, track team workload and contract metrics.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor Law Degree completed + local bar association active.
• Qualified to practice law in a global organization
• Experience of 1-2 years drafting, reviewing and negotiating various type of contracts in English and negotiating deals directly with customers and vendors.
• Advanced/fluent English skills (this role is part of a Global team)
• Strong organizational, planning, project and contract management, communication, presentation and influence skills.
• Ability to work creatively in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work simultaneously on multiple priorities and meet stablished timelines
• Possess excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills necessary to establish quickly credibility and trust throughout the organization.
• Excellent skills using MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS PowerPoint and MS Excel.
• Prior in-house experience in the pharmaceutical industry and/or familiarity with drug discovery and development process will be a plus.

*Resume/CV must be submitted in English*

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