Key skills
CommunicationNegotiation
About this role
Role Overview
- Manage the full contract lifecycle (intake, drafting, review, negotiation, execution, amendments, renewals, and close-out)
- Review and analyze contract requirements, special provisions, and terms and conditions (including pricing, scope, IP, confidentiality, SLAs, and limitation of liability)
- Develop negotiation strategies and lead or support negotiations in time-sensitive situations
- Draft, revise, and prepare contract documents for internal review, approval, and signature
- Coordinate the contract review process and solicit input from internal stakeholders
- Evaluate and manage requests for contract changes, including amendments, change orders, and revisions to Statements of Work
- Administer executed agreements, including tracking key obligations, deliverables, milestones, renewals, and notice periods
- Maintain and continuously improve contract administration policies, systems, procedures, templates, standard clauses, and negotiation playbooks
- Provide guidance to internal teams on contract interpretation and commercial terms
- Maintain accurate contract records and reporting in contract management tools; develop and monitor metrics/KPIs
- Support commercial contract matters related to licensing agreements, data use arrangements, renewals, and new business
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalency
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in a similar position
- Experience in working on market research contracts preferred
- Knowledge of legal terminology and principles relevant to commercial contracts
- The ability to analyze legal documents for accuracy
- Experience with contract management solutions
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
Benefits
- Health and Dental
- Life, Accident and Disability Insurance
- Prescription Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k Plan and Match
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Sick Days and Personal Day