Remote Senior Contracts Manager, Life Sciences

NCBioImpact; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 79,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to support sponsor relationships through review, negotiation, and management of complex commercial contracts. You will balance business objectives with legal and operational considerations to structure agreements for successful partnerships.

In this collaborative role, you will work with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations, Therapeutic Leaders, and senior stakeholders to identify risks and drive contracts from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, Contracts Management, Healthcare Admin, Life Sciences, or related field, or equivalent experience; JD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and manage MSAs, sponsor-provided contract templates, amendments, and other sponsor-facing agreements.
• Draft, revise, and negotiate 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, clearly 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.

Skills

Contract review

Negotiation

MSA management

CDA

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Contract lifecycle

Salesforce

Word redlining

Excel tracking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

J.D. preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Word (redlining)

Excel

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to support sponsor relationships through review, negotiation, and management of complex commercial contracts. You will balance business objectives with legal and operational considerations to structure agreements for successful partnerships.

In this collaborative role, you will work with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations, Therapeutic Leaders, and senior stakeholders to identify risks and drive contracts from