Senior Legal Contract Manager (US)

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Athens (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to lead review, negotiation and management of complex sponsor contracts. You will balance business objectives with legal and regulatory considerations, ensuring agreements support partnerships and execution.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations and Therapeutic Leaders, guiding contracts from intake through execution while identifying risks and driving timely resolutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, Contracts Management, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts, including at least 3 years supporting sponsor-facing contracts within CRO, clinical research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Experience independently managing MSAs, sponsor templates, CDAs, amendments and other commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate, and manage MSAs, sponsor-provided 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.
• 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

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Legal knowledge

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Salesforce

MS Word

Excel

Job description

It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs – in the best possible way.

Why Worldwide

Make an Impact as a Senior Legal Contract Manager at Worldwide

As a Senior Legal Contract Manager, you will play a critical role in supporting sponsor relationships through the review, negotiation, and management of complex commercial contracts. Your expertise will help balance business objectives with legal and operational considerations, ensuring agreements are structured to support successful partnerships and execution.

In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with Legal, Finance, Business Development, Operations, Therapeutic Leaders, and senior stakeholders while serving as a key point of contact during sponsor negotiations. Your ability to identify risk, propose practical solutions, and drive contracts from intake through execution will directly contribute to business success.

• This is a remote role open to candidates based in United States.
• 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 accurately 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Legal Studies, Contracts Management, Healthcare Administration, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience; Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts, including at least 3 years supporting sponsor-facing contracts within CRO, clinical research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life sciences environments.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing MSAs, sponsor-provided templates, CDAs, amendments, contract notices, and other commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of legal and commercial contracting principles, including risk assessment, contract negotiation, and issue resolution.
• Experience applying contract playbooks, guidance documents, standard clauses, and approved fallback positions with sound judgment and appropriate escalation.
• Proficiency with contract management systems, Salesforce, Microsoft Word redlining, Excel tracking tools, and document-management processes.
• Proficiency in English.

At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation.

The salary range for this position is annually (For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates):

The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. We ensure pay equity and transparency and comply with all applicable labor laws.

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