Lead Contracts Specialist
About The Position
Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Lead Contracts Specialist to join its Global Legal Organization supporting J&J MedTech Surgery. The role supports drafting, negotiation, and finalization of certain standard contracts for non-commercial operations. It reports to the Group Leader, Surgery, and works with legal colleagues, business partners, and subject matter experts across J&J MedTech and the wider organization. The position is based in Raritan or New Brunswick, New Jersey, or Cincinnati, Ohio, with a hybrid schedule requiring three days per week on-site. The specialist drafts and reviews standard legal documents, including low-complexity agreements and statements of work; provides contract guidance and training; and identifies and escalates complex legal or factual issues to attorneys or the Group Leader. The role also supports contract template updates, contract database maintenance, compliance monitoring, and organization of files and records in contract lifecycle management systems. The specialist is expected to maintain current knowledge of company business and technology and respond to ad hoc requests and projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- At least 3 years of experience managing, reviewing, revising, and negotiating agreements.
- Previous experience working with technology agreements and large corporate clients or within an in-house legal department at a large corporation.
- Ability to read and interpret legal language, identify and mitigate risk and exposure, manage multiple tasks efficiently, negotiate effectively, and communicate with people at all organizational levels.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to independently manage multiple tasks and timelines with minimal supervision.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic environment.
- Receptiveness to constructive feedback and ability to collaborate and work well in a team environment.
Nice To Haves
- Paralegal certificate, JD, or contract management certification.
- Fluency with a Contract Lifecycle Management system.
- Experience using contract lifecycle management, request portals, and workflow tools to track, route, and store agreements.
- Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS and technology support agreements.
- Emerging fluency with approved artificial intelligence tools.
Responsibilities
- Draft and review standard legal documents under the supervision of the Group Leader – Surgery Contract Management.
- Draft, review, and redline standard low-complexity agreements and statements of work.
- Provide contract guidance, mentoring, and training to J&J MedTech Surgery associates.
- Identify and escalate complex legal and factual issues to attorneys and/or the Group Leader and assist in resolving them.
- Work with J&J MedTech legal team members, the Johnson & Johnson Global Legal Organization, and subject matter experts within J&J MedTech Surgery and other franchises.
- Identify contract terms that vary from company standards, recommend modifications, and collaborate with internal stakeholders to support consistency, accuracy, and compliance.
- Assist in developing and updating agreement templates to reflect current laws, industry codes, company policies, and objectives.
- Maintain the contracts database and monitor contract compliance to ensure J&J MedTech Surgery obligations are met.
- Maintain current knowledge of company business and technology.
- Organize and maintain databases and files in the contract lifecycle management system.
- Address ad hoc requests and projects.
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate in the company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), subject to the terms of the respective plans.
- Eligibility to participate in the company’s long-term incentive program.
- Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
- Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with specified higher allowances for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
- Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year.
- Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year.
- Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of the birth, adoption, or foster care of a child.
- Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
- Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
- Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
- Military spouse time off: 80 hours per calendar year.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
