Contract Manager – New York City

The Position
Our client is a biotech company headquartered in NYC. They are looking for an experienced contracts manager with prior life sciences industry experience to draft, review, and negotiate NDAs, MSAs, and other basic commercial agreements. This CM should have prior experience working independently while also keeping their supervisor in the loop and escalating appropriate issues to the attorneys. The ideal candidate will also have had experience building and improving internal processes. 

The client would like this person to go onsite to the NYC headquarters (near Madison Square Park) at least 2x a week. This project will start ASAP and be ongoing (we estimate at least 6-12 months). This project may start at 20-40 hours/week for the rest of the year but is expected to be close to 40 hours/week in 2025.

The hourly rate for this assignment is expected to be between $60 and $75. This range is an estimate; an employee’s compensation will be based on the employee’s qualifications, skillset and relevant experience, specific client needs, project requirements, and other considerations permitted by law. Please see Paragon benefits here!

About Paragon
Paragon is on a mission to make in-house legal practice a better experience for everyone. We provide legal departments at leading corporations with high quality, flexible legal talent to help them meet their changing workload demands. At the same time, we offer talented attorneys and other legal professionals a way to practice law outside the traditional career path, empowering them to achieve both their professional and personal goals. Our corporate clients include the nation’s top, cutting-edge technology, healthcare, consumer products companies, and more. In the last several years we have taken our strong reputation in the Bay Area and expanded to clients and candidates across the country.

At Paragon, we put people first, take pride in operating with integrity, and aspire for excellence in everything we do.  Our unique attorney-led attorney development team will support you through and beyond your initial project.

Our Commitments
Equal Opportunity Employer: Paragon Legal Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. Paragon Legal makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
 
San Francisco Fair Chance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and do not conduct background screens prior to an offer of employment.
 
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