Remote Senior Contracts Counsel

Worldwide Clinical Trials; United States; A distancia; USD 79.000 - 157.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to oversee complex sponsor contracts and drive negotiations across multiple functions. This remote US role involves reviewing MSAs, CDAs, and amendments to balance business needs with legal risk and operational realities.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and senior stakeholders to ensure contracts reflect agreed scopes, budgets and timelines, while improving templates and playbooks for efficiency.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts.
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• Demonstrated experience independently managing MSAs, sponsor-provided templates, CDAs, amendments, contract notices and other commercial agreements.

Responsabilidades

• Review, negotiate, and manage Master Services Agreements (MSAs), sponsor-provided contract templates, amendments, and other sponsor-facing agreements.
• Draft, revise, and negotiate Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), contract notices, and ad hoc commercial contracts to support business objectives.
• Identify legal, operational, financial, regulatory, and commercial risks while recommending practical solutions and escalating higher-risk matters when appropriate.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure contract language reflects agreed scopes of work, budgets, timelines, payment terms, and sponsor requirements.
• Lead and participate in sponsor negotiations and contract discussions, communicating company positions and driving resolution of open issues.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, including intake, prioritization, negotiation, internal approvals, execution, and recordkeeping.
• Evaluate the business impact of contract terms and support decision-making related to revenue, payment structures, deliverables, and operational commitments.
• Maintain accurate contract documentation, status reporting, and records across contract management, finance, and CRM systems.
• Recommend enhancements to templates, playbooks, workflows, and contracting standards to improve efficiency, consistency, and quality.

Conocimientos

Contract lifecycle management

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Educación

Bachelor’s degree / JD preferred

Herramientas

Salesforce

Word redlining

Excel tracking tools

Document management systems

Descripción del empleo

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to oversee complex sponsor contracts and drive negotiations across multiple functions. This remote US role involves reviewing MSAs, CDAs, and amendments to balance business needs with legal risk and operational realities.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, and senior stakeholders to ensure contracts reflect agreed scopes, budgets and timelines, while improving templates and playbooks for efficiency.