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Contracts Manager

Employer
Avidity Biosciences
Location
San Diego, California
Start date
Jun 4, 2022

Job Details

Job Summary

Avidity Biosciences is currently seeking a motivated and skilled individual to join our legal team to administer corporate legal processes and manage company agreements. This position requires relevant in-house experience in the legal department of a biotech or pharmaceutical company, although experience with a leading law firm may be considered. The successful candidate will join a growing legal team in the support of all aspects of our business, clinical, corporate, and research goals. This is a full-time position and is located at our corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA.

Primary responsibilities of this position will include:·         This position has primary responsibility for contract negotiation, management and administration. ·         Creates, analyzes, updates, and manages Company contract records in a contract management system. ·         Reviews contract records for completeness and accuracy.
  • Completes initial redlines of contracts with escalations to attorneys as required.
·         Maintains contract management system and updates, importing of legacy documents. ·         Manages life cycle of contracts, from contract request through expiration/termination. ·         Supports creation of contracts by gathering and vetting required inputs including but not limited to business terms from a variety of functional owners. ·         Guides internal colleagues in the contract request process and obtains input as needed. ·         As contract intake coordinator, reviews contract requests and SOWs for consistency with Company requirements and policies, and manages requests according to current priorities. ·         Performs review of mature contracts and manages renewals and amendments. ·         Acts as a liaison between internal colleagues and Legal for timely processing of contracts. ·         Handles status inquiries, process questions, and directs inquiries to the appropriate colleague. ·         Works with procurement, finance, R&D, IP, and IT to streamline the contract process and integrate information with other functional area needs.  ·         Identifies and assists Legal with resolution of issues impacting completion of contracts. ·         Maintains standardized forms and templates and assists in updating them. ·         Formats documents for finalization and execution including use of e-signature services. ·         Manages transfer to company records and maintenance of fully executed agreements. ·         Gathers, analyzes, and reports on legal department budget related information. Requirements

Avidity is a newly public company that is rapidly expanding in all aspects of its business.  Avidity is a company with a specific focus on biotechnology pharmaceutical research and development and the legal department handles a variety of different relationship types. As such the requirements of this position are not routine, and include:

  • A life sciences Bachelor’s degree is preferred, and a paralegal certificate is a plus but not required.
  • 4+ years contract/budget management work experience in a pharmaceutical company.
  • High degree of ability to navigate unsettled contract issues to find solutions.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects to be efficient and timely with work product.
  • Excellent communication skills among colleagues and outside parties.
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders including colleagues, vendors, CROs, CMOs, service providers, consultants, collaboration partners, and clinical sites in a highly professional manner.
  • Comfortable communicating issues and problems and proposing solutions for timely resolution.
  • Expressing ideas for continuous improvement.
  • Proficient in managing the processes related to contracting and purchasing.
  • Familiarity with the life sciences industry, especially in drug discovery and clinical development.
  • Excellent time management, prioritization, written and oral communication skills.
  • Superior attention to detail and adaptability with new/evolving processes will be key.
  • Positive outlook, willingness to learn and contribute, and a team-oriented attitude.
  • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, Adobe, DocuSign.

Company

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Our vision is to profoundly improve people’s lives by revolutionizing the delivery of RNA therapeutics. We’re utilizing our proprietary AOC platform to design, engineer, and develop therapeutics that combine the tissue selectivity of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with the precision of oligonucleotide-based therapies in order to redefine RNA therapeutics and more effectively target underlying genetic drivers of diseases. We are delivering on this vision by investing in our platform, our pipeline and our people.

Our commitment to rigorous and innovative science is matched only by our passion to see patients’ lives changed. We consistently challenge ourselves to Be AVID – Agile, Visionary, Integrated and Diverse.

We are assembling a diverse team experienced in rare disease and RNA therapies. Our team members bring expertise in research, development and commercial execution. We are focused on cultivating the right team to not only grow the company, but also to reflect the communities we serve. We are dedicated to employing and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce at all levels of the organization to not only ensure that different backgrounds and perspectives are being heard and acted upon, but that our employees also feel understood, accepted and valued.

 

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Company info
Website
Phone
858-401-7900
Location
10578 Science Center Drive
Suite 125
San Diego
California
92121
US

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