Life Sciences Contract Specialist (TAG Ops)

Manpower Group (USA); Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and prescription drug plans

Supplemental life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Manpower Group (USA) seeks a Contract Specialist to join the Contract Management Department supporting the Technical Assessment Group (TAG). The role emphasizes organization, communication, and proactive problem-solving within a life sciences environment.

You will manage intake, assign workloads, track deliverables, monitor timelines, and escalate issues to ensure timely completion while collaborating with cross-functional teams on proposals and planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, biotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences, or related life science field.
• Professional experience in a scientific, laboratory, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or related environment.
• Ability to interpret scientific/technical information to identify relevant services or technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Manage intake and triage of new TAG requests.
• Assign workload across team by service area, capacity and complexity.
• Maintain tracking of requests, assignments, and deliverables in project management systems.
• Monitor project timelines and escalate issues to ensure timely completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support proposals and workload planning.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in biology/biochemistry/chemistry/biotechnology/pharmaceutical sciences or related life science

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Manpower Group (USA) seeks a Contract Specialist to join the Contract Management Department supporting the Technical Assessment Group (TAG). The role emphasizes organization, communication, and proactive problem-solving within a life sciences environment.

You will manage intake, assign workloads, track deliverables, monitor timelines, and escalate issues to ensure timely completion while collaborating with cross-functional teams on proposals and planning.