Paralegal

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Paralegal
The candidate will report to the Director of Contracts. Duties include the drafting, review, negotiation, analysis and maintenance of legally binding transactional agreements within thecompany, including agreements for collaborative research, technology licensing, material transfer, and confidential disclosure agreements. With oversight from the Director of Contracts, prepares, reviews, and negotiates contracts including but not limited to, incoming and outgoing material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, inter-institutional agreements, and various other contractual documents, ensuring consistency with the company’s goals as well as policies and legal obligations. Prepare contracts based upon institutional templates and guidance from the Contracts Associates and Director of Contracts. Provide contract review and drafting support to the Contract Associates and the Director of Contracts as requested. Assist with the compilation of information and specifications to compile the necessary contractual documents, preparing and proofreading terms, and finalizing documents for signature. Assist in the design and implementation of policies and procedures to support review, negotiation, drafting, quality control and compliance for company agreements to ensure compliance with university policies and federal regulations. Assist in the development of functional requirement, identification and implementation of systems, processes, tools to analyze and predict contracting cost, agreement complexity, risk, and value along with a contract lifecycle management system. Work with support staff and computer systems to ensure proper docketing, accurate data collection and management of compliance activities. Manage and maintain agreement and negotiation records in the company’s Agreements database. Track documents to monitor agreement status to ensure timely execution; and be able to run reports on contract metrics in the Agreement database. Use Microsoft Office software to assemble, manipulate and format agreement documents and reports. Will be cross-trained across other company departments to learn other functions of the company team. Participate in development and delivery of faculty education and outreach programs. Collaborate and communicate with faculty, other staff members, other staff members, company’s legal counsel and third party industry representatives by email, telephone, and in person. Bachelor’s degree or certificate in Paralegal Studies required. 3+ years of related experience including 2+ years of hands-on work experience in contract: drafting, negotiation, administration, and management and at least one of the years’ experience in contract administration and management preferably within the life science, pharmaceutical, medical device or engineering industry required. Experience using contract lifecycle management systems and databases required. Paralegal degree preferred. Must be able to understand, review, draft and negotiate technology transfer agreements with substantial intellectual property terms incorporating complex technology and business concepts, and must ensure compliance with the company’s goals and policies. Competence in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.) required.

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