[Remote] Director, Contracts Management at Thermo Fisher Scientific

North Carolina, United States

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Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, along with relevant formal academic/vocational qualification; advanced degree or JD a plus
  • 10+ years of commercial and international contracts experience, including contract negotiations, pre and post RFP activities, and contract administration, preferably in a commercial CDMO environment
  • 5+ years of experience leading, supervising and motivating a contracts team
  • Proven experience in supporting complex, long-term, high-value contracts with a detailed understanding of commercial, domestic, and international legal terms and conditions and their contracting processes
  • Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Advanced MS Office and Word skills. SFDC experience is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Build, mentor, and lead a team of successful contract professionals
  • Review, draft, and be accountable for various revenue-generating contracts for PSG in accordance with company policies and procedures
  • Support the development and submission of customer-facing quotations, tenders, and proposals
  • Assess risks and serve as a SME to provide guidance to internal cross-functional teams on legal, financial, regulatory, contract, and other business concerns
  • Collaborate with internal partners to assemble, review and approve final contract documents and related terms
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and complete records within the contracts team's central repository
  • Help with miscellaneous contract-related tasks to support commercial activities, like drafting letters, responding to customer questions, assessing risks, summarizing requirements, etc
  • Drive process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiencies and standardization, such as drafting and improving templates, optimizing playbooks, process updates, etc
  • Participate in contract-related special projects across PSG (e.g., training, integration, launching new campaigns, mentorship, etc.)
  • Support other duties as assigned to meet business needs

Skills

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Provides life sciences products and services

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers a variety of products and services that support scientific research and healthcare, including laboratory equipment, reagents, and software solutions. Their products are used in applications like protein biology, real-time PCR, and sequencing, serving clients such as academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Unlike competitors, Thermo Fisher emphasizes customer support and education, helping clients optimize their experiments. The company's goal is to be a leading provider of life sciences solutions that contribute to a healthier and safer world.

Waltham, MassachusettsHeadquarters
1956Year Founded
$17MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Biotechnology, HealthcareIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Increased competition in single-use bioprocessing may impact market share.
Sale of anatomical pathology business could create a temporary product gap.
Investment in miDiagnostics may face regulatory challenges affecting returns.

Differentiation

Thermo Fisher offers a comprehensive range of life sciences products and services.
Their well-known brands include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, and Invitrogen.
They provide strong customer support and educational resources to optimize client workflows.

Upsides

Expansion of biologics production facility enhances capacity for precision biologics monitoring.
Investment in miDiagnostics aligns with demand for rapid diagnostic solutions in BioPharma.
Collaboration with Mainz Biomed positions them in the growing cancer detection market.

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