Senior Contracts Manager
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
1 month ago
Remote friendly (United States)
United States
$125,000 - $156,000 USD yearly
Corporate Functions
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Compliance and internal stakeholders to implement documentation and administrative processes for Commercial, Legal, Compliance, and Medical Affairs review and approval.
- Support Commercial and Medical Affairs initiatives through ad hoc legal research and cross-functional collaboration.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and execute a broad range of commercial and operational contracts (e.g., MSAs, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work).
- Lead contract negotiations, including managing stakeholder input on redlines and ensuring appropriate review/approval by business, Finance, Compliance, IP, and others.
- Ensure contractual terms align with company policies, standards, and established guidance.
- Identify contract issues requiring escalation and coordinate with appropriate stakeholders.
- Serve as point of contact for contract requesters’ questions regarding submission.
- Oversee contract execution, maintaining accurate records and facilitating internal/external distribution.
- Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks.
- Advise stakeholders on intake requirements, contracting processes, and system navigation.
- Contribute to training materials, documentation, and process improvements.
- Support contract lifecycle management (CLM) system design, implementation, and refinement.
Required Qualifications/Skills
- Paralegal certification or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 12 years of professional experience.
- Minimum 8 years (or recent) pharmaceutical industry experience providing direct legal support.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor-facing commercial agreements.
- Experience with a centralized CLM system (intake, workflow routing, document management, reporting).
- Strong organizational skills across supplier/commercial contexts.
- Excellent written/verbal communication, project coordination, and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic negotiation skills for complex, business-critical terms; real-time risk assessment and liability mitigation.
- Ability to establish credibility and collaborate across Commercial Legal contexts.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
Desired Qualifications/Skills
- ABA-approved paralegal certificate program.
- Experience reviewing/overseeing internal and external commercial communications in accordance with laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Experience with Ironclad (or similar) CLM system and end-to-end lifecycle management.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated)
- Salary range: $125,000 - $156,000.
- Discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, 401k match.
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance; 20 days PTO; 10 paid holidays; winter company shutdown.
- Collaborate with Compliance and internal stakeholders to implement documentation and administrative processes for Commercial, Legal, Compliance, and Medical Affairs review and approval.
- Support Commercial and Medical Affairs initiatives through ad hoc legal research and cross-functional collaboration.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and execute a broad range of commercial and operational contracts (e.g., MSAs, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work).
- Lead contract negotiations, including managing stakeholder input on redlines and ensuring appropriate review/approval by business, Finance, Compliance, IP, and others.
- Ensure contractual terms align with company policies, standards, and established guidance.
- Identify contract issues requiring escalation and coordinate with appropriate stakeholders.
- Serve as point of contact for contract requesters’ questions regarding submission.
- Oversee contract execution, maintaining accurate records and facilitating internal/external distribution.
- Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks.
- Advise stakeholders on intake requirements, contracting processes, and system navigation.
- Contribute to training materials, documentation, and process improvements.
- Support contract lifecycle management (CLM) system design, implementation, and refinement.
Required Qualifications/Skills
- Paralegal certification or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with 12 years of professional experience.
- Minimum 8 years (or recent) pharmaceutical industry experience providing direct legal support.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating vendor-facing commercial agreements.
- Experience with a centralized CLM system (intake, workflow routing, document management, reporting).
- Strong organizational skills across supplier/commercial contexts.
- Excellent written/verbal communication, project coordination, and interpersonal skills.
- Strategic negotiation skills for complex, business-critical terms; real-time risk assessment and liability mitigation.
- Ability to establish credibility and collaborate across Commercial Legal contexts.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
Desired Qualifications/Skills
- ABA-approved paralegal certificate program.
- Experience reviewing/overseeing internal and external commercial communications in accordance with laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Experience with Ironclad (or similar) CLM system and end-to-end lifecycle management.
Compensation/Benefits (as stated)
- Salary range: $125,000 - $156,000.
- Discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, 401k match.
- Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance; 20 days PTO; 10 paid holidays; winter company shutdown.