Senior Legal Contract Manager (US)

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Atlanta (GA); A distancia; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Worldwide Clinical Trials is seeking a Senior Legal Contract Manager to review, negotiate, and manage complex commercial contracts in a fully remote US role. You will partner with Legal, Finance, and Operations to align business objectives with legal and operational needs.

You will independently manage MSAs, sponsor templates, CDAs, and amendments while driving contract execution, risk assessment, and process improvements across the organization.

Formación

• Minimum 5 years of experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial contracts.
• Experience supporting sponsor-facing contracts in CRO, clinical research, biotech, or life sciences.
• Ability to independently manage MSAs, templates, CDAs, amendments and notices.
• Strong understanding of contracting principles, risk assessment, and escalation.

Responsabilidades

• Review, negotiate, and manage Master Services Agreements and sponsor templates.
• Draft and negotiate CDAs, notices, and ad hoc commercial contracts.
• Identify risks and propose practical solutions; escalate high-risk matters.
• Lead sponsor negotiations and drive contract resolution with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain contract documentation and status across systems.

Conocimientos

Contract negotiation

MSA management

CDA handling

Risk assessment

Playbooks

Salesforce

Word redlining

Excel tracking

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Herramientas

Salesforce

Microsoft Word

Excel

Descripción del empleo

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.

You will have the opportunity to independently manage high-impact contract matters, influence contracting strategies, and help improve processes, templates, and standards that support efficient and effective contracting across the organization.

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. To view our other roles, check out our careers page at

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