Senior Associate/Manager, Contract Management (Pharma)

Key Responsibilities •  

Client Delivery & Legal Leadership

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex pharmaceutical manufacturing and manufacturing-related agreements, including supply agreements, logistics services agreements, development and technology transfer agreements, contract manufacturing agreements, CDAs, MSAs, and SOWs.

• Act as a senior escalation point for high-risk or complex contractual matters.

• Provide structured contract analysis and risk assessments, including support in dispute-related matters where required.

• Ensure alignment with client policies, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practices.

 

Operational & Process Transformation

• Lead initiatives to refine legal review triggers and reduce unnecessary legal involvement in low-risk agreements, enabling efficient allocation of legal resources.

• Analyse contracting data (including AI-supported clause analytics) to identify negotiation patterns, optimize templates, and reduce escalation cycles.

• Drive standardization of clauses and fallback positions to improve consistency and negotiation efficiency.

• Enhance and maintain contract reporting dashboards, including volume tracking, complexity indicators, ageing analysis, and region-level performance metrics.

• Proactively identify structural improvements to reduce time-to-contract and improve overall contract lifecycle management.

 

AI & Innovation Enablement

• Champion adoption of AI-enabled contracting tools, including clause analytics and negotiated outcomes analysis.

• Partner with internal technology, CRU, and R&D teams to develop AI-enabled solutions that deliver measurable client value.

• Translate AI insights into practical guidance, improved templates, and scalable contracting strategies.

• Promote data-driven decision-making across stakeholders.

 

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Legal, Procurement, R&D, Tech Ops, QA, Insurance, and Privacy stakeholders.

• Position Factor as a trusted advisor and central contracting partner.

• Lead proactive communication during resourcing changes, process transitions, and structural improvements to ensure delivery continuity.

• Support business reviews and contribute data-backed insights to client leadership discussions.

 

Resourcing & Team Leadership

• Support resourcing strategy, onboarding, training, and transition of work across regions where required.

• Coach and develop junior legal professionals; provide subject-matter guidance on pharmaceutical manufacturing agreements.

• Develop and maintain guidance materials, knowledge articles, and internal trackers to strengthen team expertise and reduce repetitive legal queries.

• Contribute to onsite training and best-practice sessions for internal and client stakeholders.

Required Qualifications • Legally eligible to work in Poland.

• Qualification as a lawyer (or equivalent professional experience).

• 8+ years of legal experience, ideally in pharmaceutical manufacturing, procurement, logistics, and supply chain agreements.

• Demonstrated expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing agreements (DS/DP development, tech transfer, supply, device development, logistics).

• Strong understanding of international supply chain contracting, IP considerations in pharma manufacturing, and risk allocation frameworks.

• Experience collaborating directly with Legal, Procurement, and business stakeholders in a global environment.

• Proven ability to lead process improvement and operational transformation initiatives.

• Experience leveraging data and AI tools to improve contracting outcomes.

• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of financial and performance metrics.

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

• Ability to operate autonomously, prioritize effectively, and deliver under pressure.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and contract lifecycle management systems (e.g., Icertis).