Contract Manager, Legal / On Site in Cambridge, UK Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
Our Mission
To restore cell health and resilience through cellular rejuvenation programming to reverse disease, injury, and the disabilities that can occur throughout life.
For more information, see our website at altoslabs.com.
Diversity at Altos
We believe that diverse perspectives are foundational to scientific innovation and inquiry.
We are building a company where exceptional scientists and industry leaders from around the world work side by side to advance a shared mission.
Our intentional focus is on Belonging, so that all employees know that they are valued for their unique perspectives.
At Altos, we are all accountable for sustaining a diverse and inclusive environment.
Who You Are
Altos Labs™ is seeking a contract manager to join a dynamic legal department committed to enabling a highly collaborative organization to do great science that is translated into novel therapeutics. The ideal candidate will have experience with the business and legal of the life sciences industry and will have in-house academic or corporate experience. We are looking for a curious and passionate individual with a collaborative spirit who is committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that.
About the Legal Team: Because of the scope, complexity, and diversity of the company's work, we are building a world-class legal team that creates value by creating and implementing efficient and effective processes that reduce distractions and obstacles while ensuring legal and compliance quality across the company. Our legal team includes accomplished lawyers and staff who comprise a flexible, talented, diverse, and cohesive team.
The position reports to the Senior Director, Legal Operations & Chief of Staff and is located in Cambridge, UK.
What You Will Contribute to Altos Labs
- Negotiating and assisting on a wide range of contracts including non-disclosure, material transfer, services, consulting, data security, procurement, and other technology-related agreements
- Understand the company in order to identify risks, develop solutions, mitigation and negotiation strategies
- Maintain a library of form documents, contract clauses, templates, and historical documents, and add or revise material as needed
- Implement and improve policies and procedures for the contracting process
- Use contracts tools to manage the contracts lifecycle capturing key terms, and drive for tooling enhancements to improve efficiency, accuracy and ease of use
- Have a continuous improvement mindset
- Serve as first point of contact to internal business units to answer legal inquiries and escalate seamlessly to appropriate legal colleagues
- Other ad hoc duties as assigned
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a paralegal or contracts manager with at least 3 years of progressive responsibility in contract management and/or administration
- Degree level (BA or BSc) (or equivalent work experience). Degree in law or a law conversion qualification is a plus
- Have substantive knowledge of legal terms/concepts including, but not limited to: confidentiality, intellectual property ownership and licenses, statements of work, indemnification, and limitations on liability
- Possess great organizational skills and ability to prioritize workloads
- Exemplify a strong attention to detail
- Value being part of, and contributing to, a diverse and inclusive team
- Demonstrated experience in adapting and executing in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment
- Possess excellent problem-solving capabilities, judgment, negotiation, communication (written and verbal)
- Understanding of stakeholders' experience and the ability to resolve requests in thoughtful and creative ways
- Ability to work with systems and teams across time zones to foster a collaborative, and creative work environment
- Ability to work independently while managing high-volume workloads, multiple stakeholder demands and ever-shifting priorities all while instilling confidence
- Demonstrated experience of streamlining contractual processes and ensuring continuous best practice and evolving with technology to create efficiencies
The salary range for this position is £81,600 - £110,400
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What We Want You To Know
We are a culture of collaboration and scientific freedom, and we believe in the values of diversity, inclusion and belonging to inspire innovation.
Altos Labs provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Altos currently requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to legally required exemptions (e.g., due to a medical condition or sincerely-held religious belief).
Thank you for your interest in Altos Labs where we strive for a culture of scientific freedom, learning, and belonging.
Note: Altos Labs will not ask you to download a messaging app for an interview or outlay your own money to get started as an employee. If this sounds like your interaction with people claiming to be with Altos, it is not legitimate and has nothing to do with Altos. Learn more about a common job scam at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-spot-avoid-online-job-scams-biron-clark/
