Paralegal

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Job description

Position Summary: An exciting opportunity for a seasoned paralegal to join our growing team! Pharmaceutical/biotech or clinical research experience a major plus!

Engages in the contract lifecycle management system and maintenance and leads the contract development process with vendors, consultants, and subcontractors and facilitates the negotiation process. Responsible for managing ProSciento's legal documents, as well as maintaining and improving ProSciento's repository of contract templates. Negotiates improvements in contractual parameters, and as applicable in collaboration with BC leadership and external advisers, defines and sets negotiation parameters in the best interest of ProSciento. Reviews, negotiates and provides risk assessment for internal contracts at ProSciento. Performs duties in accordance with ProSciento's values, policies, and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned at the company's sole discretion.

• Contract lifecycle management system and maintenance initiatives and responsibilities.
• Accurately and with attention to detail leads and contributes to the timely development of high-quality contracts/agreements.
• Provides legal support and negotiates as needed contracts including but not limited to confidentiality agreements, Master Services Agreements, Statement of Work/Project Assignment with vendors, subcontractors, and consultants ensuring that the agreements are aligned with ProSciento's interests.
• Collaborates with the team to define the contracts needs with the vendors and subcontractors for each project and supports with drafting, negotiations and execution
• Drafts amendments with vendors, subcontractors, and consultants.
• Manages and resolves contracting issues between ProSciento and its vendors to a business agreement/contract.
• Produces high-quality, error-free legal documents for final execution.
• Prioritizes daily activities according to importance and urgency.
• Manages documents from creation to completion.
• Maintains updated information of all study related information to use as reference in daily duties.
• Stays abreast of changes in studies and/or updates to study/project specific scope of work or client preferences.
• Fosters team building, positive communication, and corporate culture. Maintains a positive working environment, developing and maintaining excellent relationships with colleagues and clients.

Competencies:

• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Business Acumen: Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, technology, and information affecting his/her business and organization; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets firsthand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Negotiating: Can negotiate skillfully in tough situations with both internal and external groups; can settle differences with minimum noise; can win concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful as well as diplomatic; gains trust quickly of other parties to the negotiations; has a good sense of timing.
• Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what's important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.
• Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Legal or Paralegal Studies or Paralegal certificate. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. Experience in contract administration, procurement, or vendor negotiation would be a plus.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

Must have knowledge of regulations as they relate to clinical research. Attention to detail required in a highly regulated industry. Ability to work independently and be a proactive team player is required. Ability to proofread and detect errors in typing, spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation required. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Work Instructions (WIs), procedural manuals, governmental and clinical regulations, and similar documents. Able to communicate effectively to employees, cross departmentally, in management groups and group meeting settings.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have excellent computer skills with working knowledge and proficiency in the current Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook as well as Windows applications.