Senior Paralegal: Contracts, Compliance & Operations Lead

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals; North Carolina; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals in Durham, NC seeks a Senior Paralegal, Generalist to provide broad legal and operational support across Legal and Compliance. You will manage contract lifecycles, draft and edit agreements, and coordinate with attorneys and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, regulated setting.

Responsibilities include maintaining contract records, preparing summaries for legal teams, tracking deadlines, supporting compliance activities, and assisting with the implementation of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited program.
• 5+ years of experience in a paralegal, contracts, or related role.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong organizational, project management, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, tracking, drafting support, review coordination, execution, and archival of agreements.
• Prepare, review, and negotiate assigned high volume agreements (e.g., NDAs, employment agreements, separation agreements, healthcare professional agreements, vendor agreements, and statements of work), whether on BioCryst templates or third-party forms, using approved playbooks and negotiation guidance, under attorney supervision.
• Manage communications with internal stakeholders and counterparties throughout the contracting process and identify and escalation non-standard or higher-risk terms to the appropriate attorney.
• Serve as the primary Legal contact for contract administration requests, including retrieving agreements.
• Prepare first drafts and revisions of amendments, termination notices, assignment documents, and other routine contract documents.
• Maintain contract records in contract management systems and shared repositories, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and version control.
• Prepare contract summaries for attorneys and internal stakeholders responsible for implementing material contractual requirements
• Assist attorneys with legal research, document review, and preparation of supporting materials, as appropriate.
• Maintain deadlines, generate status reports, and ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure projects move forward efficiently and deadlines are met.
• Develop and maintain project plans, trackers, dashboards, and meeting materials.
• Assist with implementation and ongoing use of legal systems and tools (e.g., contract lifecycle management platforms, intake tools).
• Assist with the creation of Purchase Orders and spend tracking for Legal vendors.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Attention to detail

Communication

Microsoft 365

Confidentiality

Legal research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Paralegal certificate

Tools

Contract lifecycle management platforms

SharePoint

Job description

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals in Durham, NC seeks a Senior Paralegal, Generalist to provide broad legal and operational support across Legal and Compliance. You will manage contract lifecycles, draft and edit agreements, and coordinate with attorneys and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, regulated setting.

Responsibilities include maintaining contract records, preparing summaries for legal teams, tracking deadlines, supporting compliance activities, and assisting with the implementation of