We are looking for an experienced Contracts Manager/Administrator/Specialist to support a growing life sciences start-up organization. This is a Contract position offering a part-time schedule of approximately 10 hours per week to start (40 hours per month), with the possibility of expanded hours as business needs evolve. The ideal candidate brings strong contract lifecycle expertise and is comfortable working with business partners and legal counsel in a regulated, research-focused environment.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee agreements from initial request through drafting, review, negotiation, approval, signature, renewal, and closeout.
- Prepare and revise contract language using approved templates, playbooks, and company standards.
- Evaluate a range of commercial documents, including confidentiality agreements, vendor contracts, consulting agreements, service agreements, statements of work, and research-related arrangements.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders and legal advisors to identify business terms, escalation points, and contractual risk.
- Maintain accurate records of active agreements, key dates, amendments, and expiration timelines to support compliance and visibility.
- Coordinate contract execution workflows and follow through on outstanding approvals or revisions needed to finalize documents.
- Support ongoing improvements to contracting practices by helping organize processes, documentation, and review consistency as volume increases.
- 2-5+ years of experience in contract administration, contract management, paralegal support, legal operations, or a related function.
- Demonstrated ability to manage the full contract lifecycle with minimal supervision.
- Background reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements in a regulated or research-driven industry preferred.
- Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare, clinical research, or scientific research is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with contract redlining, issue spotting, and use of standard legal or business templates.
- Prior experience working with an in-house legal team or within a law firm environment is preferred.
- Strong communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills with attention to detail.