Contracts Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, drafting support, negotiation tracking, approvals, execution, amendments, renewals, terminations, archiving, and reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and standard operating procedures for commonly used agreements, including NDAs, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, clinical, manufacturing, supply, research, and collaboration agreements.
• Administer and improve the company's contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, legal document repositories, matter trackers, signature tools, and legal department processes, including thoughtful use of AI and automation, so the function scales with the company.
• Support the Board of Directors and committee processes, including preparation and organization of agendas, resolutions, consents, minutes, presentations, calendars, and meeting materials.
• Maintain corporate minute books, capitalization and equity-related records, entity documentation, governance calendars, officer and director records, and other corporate records.
• Assist with the preparation, coordination, review, filing, and recordkeeping for SEC reports and related materials, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, and public-company disclosure support.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Business Development, R&D, Clinical, Technical Operations, and outside counsel on contracts, governance, securities, compliance, and transactional matters.
• Support financings, strategic transactions, audits, litigation holds, compliance initiatives, legal training, outside counsel management, and other projects as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of relevant paralegal experience, including significant in-house legal department experience; biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or high-growth technology company experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing commercial, research, clinical, vendor, consulting, confidentiality, and other business contracts.
• Experience developing and maintaining contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, approval workflows, and contract-management processes.
• Experience supporting Boards of Directors, board committees, corporate governance processes, resolutions, consents, minutes, and corporate records.
• Working knowledge of public-company securities and governance requirements, including SEC reporting processes, Section 16 filings, proxy statement support, insider trading policies, disclosure calendars, and public-company controls.
• Excellent organizational, project-management, and follow-through skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, confidentiality, and sound judgment.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of projects, and identify process improvements without extensive supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate effectively with senior executives, Board members, outside counsel, vendors, and cross-functional business partners.
• Comfort operating in a lean legal team and helping build scalable legal infrastructure, systems, and processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, electronic signature tools, board portal systems, document-management systems, and equity or capitalization-management platforms; experience with tools such as DocuSign, Diligent, Carta, Shareworks, or similar systems is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage environment.
• Proficiency using AI tools to work smarter, with curiosity about how technology can improve the quality and speed of your work.

Compensation

Transparency is one of our values, and that includes how we pay. The anticipated salary range for this role is $130,000 - $150,000 plus bonus and equity. Where an offer lands within the range reflects the candidate's experience, skills, and internal equity - and we welcome open conversations about compensation from the first call, so there are no surprises at the offer stage.

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. In addition to base pay, this role is eligible for bonus and equity compensation.

Base Pay Information $130,000 - $150,000 USD