Senior Legal Contract Manager

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Twist Bioscience Full time
Job Title: Senior Legal Contract Manager

Twist Bioscience is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Contract Manager to support our growing Commercial and Biopharma divisions. As a key member of our legal team, you will play a critical role in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial and biopharma agreements.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Draft and review a variety of commercial and biopharma agreements, including supply and services agreements, OEM and distribution agreements, and licensing agreements.
  • Develop standard terms and template language for commercial and biopharma agreements.
  • Manage processes and workflows governing the intake, review, and approval of commercial and biopharma agreement requests.
  • Advise business and cross-functional stakeholders on best practices and legal updates affecting contracting.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements:
  • Either fully qualified solicitor, or qualified with a LLB (or equivalent) together with 2-5 years of relevant experience at a major law firm or in-house legal department at a biotech or pharma company, with an emphasis on contracting and commercial experience in the life sciences, or 4-7 years of relevant contractual and commercial experience at a major law firm or in-house legal department at a biotech or pharma company or other life sciences company.
  • Experience drafting, negotiating, and managing a high volume of commercial and pharma agreements, and fostering strategic partnerships.
  • Experience in reviewing, negotiating, and closing tenders across EMEA.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken).
  • The ability to manage outside counsel and assess when consultation with outside counsel is appropriate.
  • Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills to maintain an effective working relationship with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong customer service skills.
  • The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tight deadlines in a fast-paced business environment.
  • Excellent judgment in assessing risks and benefits.
  • Creative problem solver.
  • Hands-on Senior Contract Manager / Commercial Counsel.
  • Experience building for scale.
  • Experience with domestic and international contracts.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Fluent in French or Chinese.
  • Familiarity with synthetic biology and sequencing products and processes, drug development landscape, antibody therapies, and personalized medicine.

At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals, and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.

Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.

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