Associate Director, Corporate Contracts

Amneal • Bridgewater, NJ

8h

About The Position

Consistent with the desire of Amneal Management and the Legal Department to enhance and strengthen the Company's existing legal team, the Legal Department requires an Associate Director, Corporate Contracts Manager and Legal Operations to focus on general contract review, contract strategies, including for functional teams in IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Quality, DSP, Specialty and Gx R&D and Clinical Operations, and Specialty and Gx Marketing, Alliance Management, Compliance and Corporate Procurement, and Facilities & Administrative Services.
Key Contract Types
Such contracts to include:
Confidential disclosure agreements
Master services agreements and related SOWs and PSAs
Consulting agreements, including HCP and non-HCP consulting agreements
SaaS/software licensing agreements
Manufacturing and supply agreements
Logistics and warehousing agreements
Role Responsibilities
Role will also be heavily involved with Law Department operations, including budgeting and billing matters and systems.
Interacts with all levels of management and interfaces between Finance, Legal and functional teams, as well as outside vendors.
The role is a managerial role, and it is initially contemplated that the role will manage up to two or more colleagues, including:
Possibly at the attorney level
Over time possibly including paraprofessionals, contract managers, and/or administrative assistants
Project-Based Responsibilities
The role will also have responsibility for important project-based work that will require leading cross-functional, inter-disciplinary teams.
The projects are to be determined, but may include (for example and illustration only):
Development, implementation, integration, and training for a contract management system
Leading a team that includes Finance, Corporate Procurement, IT, and Legal colleagues, as well as certain contract "super users" across the organization
Legal Operations Responsibilities
In addition, the role will have responsibility for Legal Operations matters, including without limitation:
Company's contract management systems and tools
Legal billing and budgeting systems and tools
Assistance with hiring for the Department

Responsibilities

• Independently draft and review, negotiate and finalize contracts on Amneal templates and third-party paper, including confidential disclosure agreements, master services agreements and related SOWs and PSAs, consulting agreements, including HCP and non-HCP consulting agreements, SaaS/software licensing agreements, manufacturing and supply agreements, logistics and warehousing agreements, and commercial agreements, among others. Develop junior resources with respect to contract drafting, review and negotiation capabilities. Conduct organizational training with respect to contract processes.
• Independently identifies legal issues for management and functional team review and facilitates decision making and information sharing among functional groups, responds to legal questions from businesspersons relating to contract interpretation and management; optimizes processes and focuses on continuous process improvement to achieve contracting efficiencies. Leads projects and works on, analyzes and develops contracting systems in order to advance and fulfill corporate strategies. Upgrade contract management tools; review and analyze available tools, conduct vendor demos and evaluations of new technologies; work on continuous improvement of contract management, legal operations systems and tools.
• Responsibility for Legal Operations, including, without limitation, implementation, maintenance and oversight of Company's contract management systems and tools, integration and alignment of Company's legal billing and budgeting systems and tools with Law Department operational processes, and serving as key interface with SSS team indirect procurement officer with respect to all indirect spend incurred in connection with Law Department budget; assist with and review all Law Department budgeting, sit on interview panels for new hires and assist with and support Department hiring practices.
• Perform cross-functional coordination with businesspersons requesting legal's review or preparation of contracts to understand objectives and conduct review based on business needs and expectations; manages a team of attorneys, contract management professionals, para-professionals, and/or administrative assistants.
• Performs contract maintenance and lifecycle management, including amendments, uploading executed agreements and other functions, as necessary or required. Ensures compliance with company policies regarding contract approval authority, and valid execution and delivery; Oversees and supervises data entry to ensure accurate records. When necessary, works with internal audit function where contracting and related processes bear on internal controls. Develops new Company policies, review and revise Company policies relating to contracting, AI and other new Law Department tools and technologies.
• Conduct research and gather information using general and legal research tools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed