Overview In this Contract Administrator role you will own contract intake, routing, execution, and repository management in a fast-paced life sciences setting. You collaborate with Legal, Procurement, Finance and cross-functional teams to ensure complete requests, accurate CLM records, and timely service. You'll handle routine agreements, maintain metadata and audit-ready records, and drive high-volume workflow with minimal supervision. The position supports process improvements and plays a key role in enabling compliant, efficient contracting. This is a growth-focused opportunity within a energized biotech legal operations team.
Compensation / Benefits- competitive cash compensation
- significant equity awards
- robust benefits
- learning and development opportunities
- growth and development within Legal Operations
Responsibilities- Manage incoming contract requests in the CLM system, ensuring complete information and proper routing.
- Triage and coordinate requests with attorneys and contract managers based on type, area, priority, and workflow rules.
- Prepare and administer routine agreements using templates (NDAs, SOWs, amendments) and escalate non-standard requests.
- Oversee internal approvals and execution activities (DocuSign envelopes, signers, tracking, fully executed documents).
- Submit executed agreements to CLM with accurate metadata and audit-ready records.
- Track status, aging, renewals, and expirations; follow up with stakeholders to progress agreements.
- Perform quality-control checks on entities, dates, attachments, and final versions prior to activation.
- Produce recurring/ad hoc reports on volume, cycle time, queue aging, and signature status; address data gaps.
Key requirements- 5+ years in contract administration, legal operations, or related corporate contracting environment.
- Experience supporting full contract lifecycle from intake to repository management.
- Proficiency with a CLM platform and ability to learn new systems quickly.
- Knowledge of common contract documents (NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, amendments, vendor/consulting agreements).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage a high-volume queue with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word (formatting, tracked changes) and Excel (sorting, filtering, basic reporting).
- Ability to handle confidential information with sound judgment.
- service-minded
- proactive communication
- cross-functional collaboration
- CLM platform
- DocuSign
- Microsoft Word
