Contract Administrator

Revolution Medicines•Redwood City, CA

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

Revolution Medicines is seeking a Contract Administrator to support contract intake, preparation, approvals, execution, tracking, and repository management. The role manages requests in the CLM system, checks that required business information and supporting documents are complete, and routes requests according to established processes. The administrator coordinates with attorneys and contract managers, prepares routine agreements from approved templates, and escalates non-standard requests for legal review. The position also manages signature workflows, maintains accurate and audit-ready contract records, tracks contract status and key dates, and produces operational reports. It provides day-to-day support to business users and Legal team members, helps maintain templates and procedures, and contributes to data cleanup, workflow improvements, training, system projects, and other legal operations work. Responsibilities may evolve with business needs. The role is based onsite at the company’s Redwood City, California headquarters for the stated salary range; the posting also includes the tag “LI-Hybrid.”

Requirements

Associate or bachelor’s degree, or equivalent relevant experience; paralegal training or contract management coursework will 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, with the ability to learn new systems quickly.
Working knowledge of common commercial contract documents and terminology, including 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 with 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 bring a positive, helpful, and collaborative attitude to the team.

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 life sciences agreements, such as clinical, research, consulting, vendor/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, verify required business information and supporting documents, and route complete requests according to intake and approval processes.
Triage and coordinate 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 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 fully executed agreements.
Submit executed agreements and supporting documents to the CLM repository, maintaining accurate metadata, versions, and audit-ready records.
Track contract status, queue aging, key dates, renewals, and expirations; follow up with 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 before activation and filing.
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.
Work 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.