Remote Senior Legal Contract Manager

Worldwide Clinical Trials; 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 the review, negotiation, and management of complex commercial contracts. You will work closely with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations, Therapeutic Leaders, and senior stakeholders while guiding sponsor negotiations.

This highly collaborative role offers remote work for US-based candidates and opportunities to influence contracting strategies, improve templates and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; JD preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of contract experience, including at least 3 years sponsor-facing contracts in CRO/clinical research.
• Experience independently managing MSAs, sponsor-provided templates, CDAs, amendments, contract notices, and other commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, contract negotiation, and issue resolution.
• Ability to collaborate with sponsors and cross-functional stakeholders to move contracts to completion.
• Proficiency with contract management systems, Salesforce, Word redlining, and Excel tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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 negotiation

MSA management

CDA negotiation

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Salesforce

Contract lifecycle management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, Contracts Management, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, or related field

JD preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Word (redlining)

Excel

Document management systems

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to support sponsor relationships through the review, negotiation, and management of complex commercial contracts. You will work closely with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations, Therapeutic Leaders, and senior stakeholders while guiding sponsor negotiations.

This highly collaborative role offers remote work for US-based candidates and opportunities to influence contracting strategies, improve templates and