Contracts Specialist

1 month ago

Stirling, United Kingdom Thermo Fisher Scientific Full time

When you’re part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world._

**The job**:
Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Contracts Specialist and develop your career with a global organisation which can offer outstanding career development and training resources.

As a Contracts Specialist, you will be a key member of our growing Legal team, providing internal legal support on a wide range of commercial contracts matters. Your day-to-day focus will be on supporting our commercial contracting activities, including conducting contract reviews, drafting contracts and taking part in negotiations. You may also be required to provide ad-hoc advice on related legal matters with appropriate support and to provide contracts training to our commercial teams.

You will be joining a large, friendly in-house team, with lots of support. You will work closely with other in-house lawyers across all Thermo Fisher businesses and various other functions such as R&D, Product Development, Commercial Licensing and Sales teams, IP and Procurement. We pride ourselves on providing excellent training resources and opportunities to all our Contracts Specialists.

This is a permanent contract and the role can either be fully remote (working from home), based anywhere in the UK, or hybrid (2 days office / 3 days home), based at our Inchinnan offices near Glasgow Airport. Occasional travel within the EMEA region may be required.

**What will you do?**
- Review, draft and negotiate various commercial agreements
- Support and, where appropriate, lead negotiations with third parties and/or customers on these agreements
- Take an active role in the Team’s contract template standardisation, process improvement and contract automation strategy by participating in and/or leading certain relevant Team projects
- Consult with other parts of the organisation on the interpretation of agreements in effect or in development
- Educate and train employees on their role in contract negotiations and their obligations under the terms of various contracts and under applicable legal requirements
- Work with other members of the Global Legal team including Division Counsel as needed

**Who we are looking for**:

- Holds a law degree in a UK jurisdiction or has at last three years’ experience in a contracts-focussed role. A good working knowledge of contract law
- Relevant experience in contract negotiation/drafting
- Strong commercial awareness and business sense, with ability to navigate the various issues surrounding contracts, technology and corporate structure
- Able to fully engage with and influence business partners
- Fluency in English essential
- Able to deal effectively and efficiently with a high-volume workload

**What’s in it for you**:

- Excellent career progression opportunities with a large and growing global employer
- Competitive salary & annual incentive bonus
- Flexible benefits package which includes: 25 days annual leave, plus public holidays; holiday purchase scheme; discounted private health insurance & dental insurance; employer matched pension contributions up to 8%; discounted gym memberships & more

**About us**:
Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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