Contracts Manager

Premier Research is looking for a Contracts Manager to join our Legal Services team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

- We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.
- Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.
- As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What you'll be doing:

- Assist with contract intake, tracking, and database management using contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems
- Lead implementation and integration of a contract management system and manage ongoing maintenance of contract management system for accuracy of reporting and compliance purposes
- Support contract review processes by organizing documents, creating summaries, and maintaining version control
- Coordinate contract execution processes, including e-signature collection of appropriate signatories and final document distribution
- Proofread, edit, and fact-check contract documents for completion, consistency, and accuracy
- Evaluate opportunities for streamlining current contract lifecycle management processes
- Assist with reporting renewals and terminations of executed contracts.
- Create, run, and distribute contract information reports
- Escalate deviations to Senior Corporate Counsels
- Maintain contract repositories and ensure proper filing and accessibility of executed agreements
- Other projects, tasks and duties as assigned

What we are searching for:

- Bachelor’s degree in law, business administration, finance, life sciences, or related field

- At least 5 years of experience as a contracts, or corporate paralegal/manager in a law firm or in-house legal department

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Strong attention to detail and document management capabilities

- Experience and willingness to leverage AI optimization tools (Claude) to facilitate workflows

- Comfortable learning new software platforms and contract lifecycle management systems (CLM)

- Understanding of legal terminology and document structures

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong project management skills; flexible and capable of managing and prioritizing multiple duties and projects within specified time frames

- Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, eager to learn, and interested in working on a wide range of legal, contracts, and compliance matters

- High level of discretion and ability to handle confidential information

- Analytical mindset with problem-solving capabilities

- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team