Pharmaceutical Corporate Contracts Manager — R&D

Duration: Temporary assignment for six months

About the role: Seeking an experienced Contracts Manager II to join its Legal Department's R&D Contracting team. Reporting to the Associate Corporate Counsel, Contracts, you'll support Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Research, and other R&D functions. This role is a strong fit for a hands-on contracts professional who can independently draft, review, redline, and negotiate clinical and research agreements. You'll work closely with internal teams and external counterparties, providing practical, risk-aware contracting guidance in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

What you'll do: Draft, review, redline, negotiate, and manage research and development agreements, including Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), consulting agreements, vendor and Master Services Agreements (MSAs), work orders, Statements of Work (SOWs), Investigator-Initiated Study (IIS) agreements, Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), collaborative research agreements, and amendments. Negotiate directly with counterparties and manage contracts from intake through execution. Provide practical guidance to business partners on contract terms, obligations, and risk mitigation. Identify legal, contractual, operational, and compliance risks; communicate them to stakeholders and recommend solutions. Partner with teams across Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Research, Biometrics, Procurement, and Finance. Help develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and standard operating procedures. Support contracting process improvements, systems, and special projects. Approximate workload: 60% CTAs, 30% CDAs, and 10% other R&D contracts. What you'll bring A bachelor's degree and at least three years of recent, hands-on contracts experience supporting contract drafting and negotiation; or a JD and at least two years of related experience. Direct experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating CTAs and other clinical-study-related agreements. Experience negotiating with counterparties—not solely contract administration or coordination. Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, clinical research