Senior Contracts Management Associate

Legal Iselin, New Jersey

Key Responsibilities:

Provides support to the Legal Department in managing all legal contract processes and legal matters pertaining to the U.S. organization.

Manages the overall contract process from request to execution and provides advice and guidance to internal clients regarding contract requests.
Serves as point of contact for the legal contract process.
Reviews and revises a high volume of contracts and ensures adherence to company policies and procedures, company standards and other requirements, and conformance to master agreements and HTU templates.
Reviews appropriate terms and conditions, coordinating with internal legal counsel and business units, for acceptance of any non-standard agreement terms where necessary.
Organizes and analyzes information and cross-checks and validates information relating to contracts and other legal matters.
Prepares correspondence, proofreads and edits legal forms and documents for accuracy.
Implements and maintains electronic management systems for contracts to track progression of agreements and manage deadlines.

Coordinates and expedites the review and execution of legal documents with Helsinn Group Legal.
Responsible for ongoing implementation of technical and procedural improvements to contract life cycle management.
Assists the Finance department in tracking payment of invoices vs. contract terms and tracks external legal fees for payment.
Assists VP, Legal in updating appropriate HTU SOPs and providing training.
Builds and manages relationships with HTU’s internal stakeholders and business partners as well as relevant third-party vendors/business partners.
Identifies and escalates issues and risks, current and potential, to the internal client/or VP Legal.
Supports administrative needs of the department, such as invoice processing, expense reporting and other requests, as needed.
In collaboration with Compliance Department, assists with third party due diligence and HCP needs assistance.

Performs additional duties as assigned.
Incumbent will work closely with all HTU departments and will collaborate with Helsinn Group Legal at HHC in Lugano.
Build excellent inter and intra department relationships within Helsinn, in addition to working effectively with outside counsel, vendors and other third parties.

Required Experience:

7+ years of either paralegal or legal department administrative experience, including 3+ years of in-house experience in a pharmaceutical, biotech or life sciences company.
Experience in implementation and integration of electronic contract managements systems.

Knowledge of contract structure and ability to identify specific provisions contained within contract, with ability to read and analyze legal documents.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Ability to produce high quality work and with great attention to detail and accuracy, strong proofreading skills.
Ability to demonstrate creativity, critical thinking, initiative, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work quickly, efficiently, and calmly in a high-volume, high-demand environment.
Discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information.
Excellent professional ethics, integrity, and judgment.
Ability to work accurately, follow instructions precisely and handle multiple priorities efficiently and effectively.
Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communications skills, including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility.
Ability to function independently as well as have effective interactions with team members.
Strong computer literacy (including Microsoft Office) and ability to learn specialized computer programs
Strong project management skills.

Knowledge of or experience in the Pharmaceutical or Biotech industry highly desired.
Ability to work in an international environment, with experience in a multinational corporation preferred.
U.S. Paralegal certification is highly desired.

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