Contracts Attorney

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The Contracts Attorney provides legal expertise and counsel for all company contract activities. Provides legal advice to internal business units on contract matters, including transaction structuring, contract interpretation and enforcement, risk assessment, legal and regulatory compliance, and corporate policies.

 Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviews, drafts, and negotiates a high volume of contracts relating to the company’s business and commercial relationships, such as distribution agreements, lease and sublease agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, subscription agreements, master service agreements, marketing agreements, consulting agreements, common interest and joint defense agreements, and the like; analyzes and provides advice with respect to termination of existing business and commercial agreements or arrangements
• Provides legal advice to internal teams on contract matters, including transaction structuring, contract interpretation and enforcement, risk assessment, legal and regulatory compliance, and corporate policies
• Participates in developing policies, procedures, and systems to support and facilitate efficient contract development and analysis
• Monitors the legal environment and trends concerning the contract areas
• Manages outside legal counsel with regard to contract matters
• Develop and master familiarity with the information systems used by the Company (i.e. Agiloft, Coupa, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
• Actively demonstrate our core values and help build a strong company culture as we continue to grow and evolve the organization
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills:

• JD from ABA accredited law school. Current membership in the California Bar or qualified for in-house practice of law in California through licensure and/or good standing within another state. An equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience including significant experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts
• Knowledge of contract, commercial and general business laws and regulations
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Biotech, pharmaceutical, or life science industry experience preferred
• Ability to gain trust at, and work with, all levels of organization
• Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines
• Expert document redline experience required. Familiarity with Contract Management software platforms is also highly desirable, but not required
• Skilled at negotiating with business partners or management and influencing senior level leaders regarding matters of significance to the organization
• Proficient at creating and communicating a clear vision among team members effectively aligning resources and activities to achieve functional area and/or organizational goals

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

The salary range for this role is $101,000.00 to $126,600.00. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for discretionary bonus and equity awards based on factors such as individual and organizational performance.

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