Contracts Associate Job ID: 25-08105 Title: Contracts Associate Location: San Rafael, CA Duration: 6 Months Responsibilities: * Utilizing playbooks to negotiate contracts. * Monitoring and tracking a large volume of contracts from draft to final signatures using the CLM. * Ensuring company-wide compliance with contracting policy. * Acting as a liaison, internal business partners, and outside vendors to facilitate contract execution. * Building and maintaining relationships with business partners. * Engaging with other functional areas within to assess and respond to contracting needs, obligations, and revisions. * Coordinating workflow between the Legal Department and other departments. * Exercising sound judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action, including when to escalate matters to in-house counsel. * Driving Legal Department initiatives, including promotion and training of self-authoring in the CLM. * Providing backup support to other Contracts Associates in the department. * Working on other Legal Department projects or initiatives as determined by Manager. Skills: Required: * Strong proofreading and editing skills. * Strong computer skills in database management and document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel). * Excellent organization and time-management skills required. Must be able to manage heavy workload and aggressive timelines in a timely manner, prioritize, and work under pressure. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Must be able to communicate effectively with outside vendors/partners and serve as a liaison among outside counsel, in-house attorneys and business partners, and proactively communicate regarding relevant issues and deadlines. * Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic. Preferred: * Experience in contracts administration or other relevant experience is strongly preferred. * Experience at a large law firm or within an in-house legal department of a public company a plus. * Experience within biotech/pharma/medical device industry or other contract-intensive fields a plus. * Familiarity with SAP, ARIBA and Icertis is a plus. Education: * BA degree and 2-4 years of experience * Job details *