Remote Senior Legal Contracts Manager

Worldwide; Durham (NC); À distance; USD 79 000 - 157 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to oversee complex sponsor contracts in a fully remote US role. You will negotiate MSAs, CDAs, and amendments, and manage the contract lifecycle from intake to execution.

This position requires strong risk assessment, contract playbook familiarity, and the ability to collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Operations to drive timely execution. 5+ years in CRO or life sciences contracts preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts.
• At least 3 years supporting sponsor-facing contracts in CRO/pharma/life sciences.
• Independent management of MSAs, sponsor templates, CDAs, amendments, notices.
• Knowledge of contract playbooks, standard clauses, and escalation processes.
• Ability to collaborate with sponsors and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Review, negotiate, and manage MSAs, sponsor-facing templates, amendments, and related agreements.
• Draft, revise, and negotiate CDAs, contract notices, and ad hoc contracts.
• Identify risks and propose practical solutions; escalate when needed.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure scope, budgets, timelines, and terms are reflected.
• Lead sponsor negotiations and drive issue resolution.
• Manage the full lifecycle: intake, negotiation, approvals, execution, records.
• Evaluate business impact of terms and support decision-making.
• Maintain documentation across contract management, finance, and CRM systems.
• Suggest enhancements to templates, playbooks, and workflows.

Connaissances

Contract negotiation

MSA management

CDAs

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Document management

Salesforce

Redlining in Word

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

JD preferred

Outils

Salesforce

MS Word (Redlining)

Excel tracking tools

Description du poste

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to oversee complex sponsor contracts in a fully remote US role. You will negotiate MSAs, CDAs, and amendments, and manage the contract lifecycle from intake to execution.

This position requires strong risk assessment, contract playbook familiarity, and the ability to collaborate with Legal, Finance, and Operations to drive timely execution. 5+ years in CRO or life sciences contracts preferred.