Site Head of Contracting

Simtra BioPharma Solutions; Bloomington, Parsippany-Troy Hills (IN, NJ); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Coverage

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 5%

Time Off Program

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Simtra BioPharma Solutions in Bloomington, IN, seeks a Site Head of Contracting to lead all contracting activities at the Bloomington site, including customer agreements, QTAs, and supplier contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management. You will partner with Legal, Quality, Procurement and Finance to drive governance, negotiate complex agreements, and develop the contracting organization.

This senior role requires JD, 5+ years in contracting, and a track record in regulated

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney in good standing with a JD or equivalent.
• 5+ years of commercial contracting, legal, procurement, or contract management experience.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience operating in a regulated industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead contracting activities supporting the Bloomington site.
• Serve as primary contracting advisor to site leadership.
• Align site priorities with enterprise contracting strategy and governance.
• Manage resources, workload allocation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead negotiation of complex customer agreements (CDMO MSAs, development, manufacturing, supply, amendments, SOW).
• Support business development, program management, and operations teams in securing and growing relationships.
• Support QTAs and SQAs; ensure GMP, quality, and regulatory responsibility allocation.
• Lead supplier contracting efforts across procurement and supply chain.
• Governance: adhere to policies, approvals and governance standards.
• Partner with Legal, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to mitigate risk.
• Lead and develop contracting professionals; set performance goals and promote best practices.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Leadership

Regulated industry

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Education

JD or equivalent law degree

Master’s in legal studies, business, or contract management

Tools

Contract management systems

Legal research tools

Job description

Bloomington, Indiana, United States; Parsippany, New Jersey, United States; Remote - US

Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra) is a world-class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization, partnering with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring their sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana, US and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we offer a wide range of delivery systems including pre-filled syringes, liquid/lyophilized vials, diluents for reconstitution, powder-filled vials and sterile crystallization.

Our product types include biologics and small molecules, cytotoxics, highly potent compounds, diluents for reconstitution and vaccines - which are all directly injected into patients worldwide. As such, there is a strong emphasis on quality and continuous improvement at Simtra. We hold ourselves to the highest quality and regulatory standards.

While our primary focus is cGMP manufacturing, we offer many support services including formulation and development, lyophilization optimization, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are driven to help clients scale, innovate and bring life-changing medicines to patients worldwide.

Make it HAPPEN - We bring a growth mindset to every opportunity, developing new skillsets and exceeding our expectations and those of our customers.

Make it TOGETHER - We work as one, respecting each voice and tapping into our unique strengths across teams- so we can solve problems in new ways.

Make it RIGHT - We hold ourselves to a high standard of excellence,fulfilling our commitments to the customer, their patients, and our team members.

Make it COUNT - We take pride in our day-to-day work, knowing the impact we make - taking on challenges big and small to improve patient health.

The role:

The Site Head of Contracting serves as the senior contracting leader for the Bloomington manufacturing site, providing strategic oversight of customer contracts, quality agreements, supplier contracts, and contracting operations. The role partners closely with site leadership and business functions to support growth, ensure contractual and regulatory compliance, manage risk, and drive operational excellence in a highly regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing environment.

The responsibilities:

• Site Leadership & Business Partnership
• Lead contracting activities supporting the Bloomington site.
• Serve as the primary contracting advisor to site leadership.
• Align site priorities with enterprise contracting strategy and governance.
• Manage resources, workload allocation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Commercial Contracting
• Lead negotiation of complex customer agreements, including CDMO master services agreements, development agreements, manufacturing agreements, commercial supply agreements, amendments, and statements of work.
• Support business development, program management, and operational teams in securing and growing customer relationships.
• Quality & Supplier Contracting
• Support quality agreement strategy and execution, including Quality Technical Agreements (QTAs) and Supplier Quality Agreements (SQAs).
• Ensure clear allocation of GMP, quality, and regulatory responsibilities.
• Lead supplier contracting efforts supporting procurement and supply chain operations.
• Support critical supplier negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
• Governance
• Ensure adherence to contracting policies, approval authorities, and governance standards.
• Partner with Legal, Quality, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to identify and mitigate risk.
• Lead and develop contracting professionals.
• Establish performance goals, build organizational capability, and promote best practices across the contracting organization.

Required qualifications:

• Licensed attorney in good standing, with a JD or equivalent law degree, master’s degree in legal studies, business, or contract management experience.
• 5+ years of commercial contracting, legal, procurement, or contract management experience.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder relationships.
• Experience operating within a regulated industry.

Preferred

• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or CDMO experience.
• Knowledge of GMP requirements and pharmaceutical manufacturing operations.

In return, you’ll be eligible for[1]:

• Medical & Dental Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Spouse Life Insurance
  • Child Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Time Off Program
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave and more
• Adoption Reimbursement Program
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Community and Volunteer Service Program
• Employee Ownership Plan
• Additional Benefits
  • Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary Insurance Benefits
    • Vision Coverage
    • Accident
    • Critical Illness
    • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
    • Identity Theft Protection
    • Legal and more
• Onsite Campus Amenities
  • Workout Facility
  • Cafeteria
  • Credit Union

[1] Current benefit offerings are in effect through 12/31/26

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to provide the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job. It may not be inclusive of all the duties and responsibilities of the job. Simtra reserves the right to make modifications based on business requirements.

Simtra is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Simtra evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.