Contract Administrator

Revolution Medicines•Redwood City, CA

12d•$120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Revolution Medicines is seeking a Contract Administrator to support contract intake, administration, execution, tracking, and repository management within its Legal Department. The role manages incoming requests in the contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, verifies required information and documents, routes requests through established workflows, and coordinates with attorneys, contract managers, and internal business clients. The administrator prepares routine agreements from approved templates, oversees approvals and electronic signatures, and ensures executed agreements are accurately filed with complete metadata and audit-ready records. The position also tracks contract status and key dates, prepares operational reports, performs document and data quality checks, supports amendments and renewals, and assists with repository maintenance, data cleanup, migrations, and process improvement. The successful candidate will provide responsive support to business users and Legal colleagues, handle sensitive information appropriately, and adapt to additional assignments as organizational needs evolve.

Requirements

Associate or bachelor's degree, or equivalent relevant experience; paralegal training or contract management coursework may be considered.
At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in contract administration, legal operations, procurement operations, paralegal support, or a related corporate contracting environment.
Hands-on experience independently supporting the full contract lifecycle, including intake, template generation, approvals, electronic signature, tracking, and CLM repository management.
Experience using a CLM platform, contract repository, matter management, procurement, or similar workflow system, and ability to learn new systems quickly.
Working knowledge of common commercial contract documents and terminology, such as NDAs, master services agreements, statements of work, amendments, and consulting or vendor agreements.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail, including the ability to perform document and data quality-control checks.
Ability to independently manage a high-volume queue, prioritize competing deadlines, resolve routine issues, and follow through with minimal supervision.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and a professional, people-oriented, service-minded approach to internal stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, including document formatting and tracked changes, and Microsoft Excel, including sorting, filtering, and basic reporting.
Ability to handle confidential information, exercise sound judgment, and maintain a positive, helpful, and collaborative attitude.

Nice To Haves

Paralegal certificate, Certified Commercial Contracts Manager (CCCM) coursework or certification, or related legal operations training.
Experience in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry, including familiarity with regulated or audit-sensitive environments.
Experience supporting agreements commonly used in life sciences, such as clinical, research, consulting, vendor or supplier, confidentiality, or professional services agreements.
Experience with DocuSign and a CLM platform such as Conga, Ironclad, Icertis, Sirion, Agiloft, LinkSquares, or a comparable system.
Experience with contract reporting, dashboards, data cleanup, migrations, system testing, or process documentation.

Responsibilities

Manage incoming contract requests in the CLM system, confirm required business information and supporting documents, and route complete requests according to intake and approval processes.
Triage and coordinate contract requests with attorneys and contract managers based on agreement type, business area, priority, and workflow rules; communicate status and next steps to internal clients.
Prepare and administer routine agreements using approved templates and standard forms, including NDAs, statements of work, amendments, and other low-complexity agreements; escalate non-standard requests for legal review.
Manage internal approvals and contract execution, including DocuSign envelope preparation, signer validation, signature collection, follow-up, and confirmation of completed agreements.
Submit fully executed agreements and supporting documentation to the CLM repository, maintaining accurate metadata, versions, and audit-ready contract records.
Track contract status, queue aging, key dates, renewals, and expirations, and follow up with business stakeholders and Legal team members to keep agreements progressing.
Perform quality-control checks on legal entity names, dates, attachments, signature blocks, approval records, and final document versions.
Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports on contract volume, cycle time, queue aging, signature status, renewals, and other operational metrics; identify and resolve missing or inconsistent data.
Support amendments, renewals, terminations, contract closeout, and repository maintenance, including linking related agreements and preserving audit-ready records.
Provide day-to-day support to business users and Legal team members regarding contract intake, status, templates, signature processes, and CLM system usage.
Assist with contract data cleanup, metadata validation, document organization, bulk uploads, and migration or implementation projects.
Partner with Legal Operations and cross-functional teams to document procedures, improve workflows, maintain templates and guidance, support user training, and share process knowledge.
Handle confidential and sensitive information in accordance with company policies and records-retention requirements.
Contribute to special projects and other contract or legal operations activities as business needs evolve.