Commercial Contracts Specialist

General Description:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Business Planning, the Commercial Contracts Specialist will be an integral part of the Commercial Contracts Team in Commercial Operations and Business Analytics (COBA). Viewed as a key liaison and administrator to the business, the individual will be expected to proactively build relationships across various functions, including Legal, Procurement, Finance and Commercial, and levels across the organization to ensure effective stakeholder management and coordination of efforts.

Essential Functions:

As a member of the Business Planning team, the Commercial Contracts Specialist will work closely with business partners throughout the US Commercial team to ensure the appropriate organization and maintenance of BeiGene contracts and records. The Commercial Contracts Specialist will also draft agreements and provide operational support from end-to end for all Commercial agreements. This includes helping train and educate internal stakeholders on contracting processes and systems that will aid BeiGene in effectively managing the full contracting lifecycle.

Responsibilities :

First point of contracts triaging and assessment.

Assisting with system administration of our contracts management system.

Managing, organizing, and storing electronic versions of all contracts and other documents in BeiGene's contract management and other filing systems.

Entering key contract information into the contract management system.

Retrieving and providing copies of contracts and other documents upon request.

Ensuring that contracts are executed properly and uploaded in a timely manner to BeiGene's contract management system.

Drafting and reviewing all U.S. Commercial agreements, including Confidential Disclosure agreements, Sponsorship agreements, Vendor agreements, Statements of Work, and contract amendments.

Collaborating with other departments to coordinate contract review and facilitate the end-to-end process.

Ability to exercise discretion and judgment in discussing business and legal concerns, and engaging resources of other departments.

Identify, analyze, research, and resolve business process issues and make appropriate recommendations.

Logical reasoning skills to think through alternate solutions and consequences.

Time management, including ability to organize and prioritize work to meet needs of organization.

Keen attention to details and demonstrated ability to multi-task.

Provide expertise to Business Owners and other internal stakeholders on options and recommend best approaches; recognize potentially problematic contract terms before engaging the legal department and escalate those terms to the appropriate parties.

Education Required:

Bachelor of Arts / Science is required.

Other Qualifications and Experience:

BA/BS with 5 plus years of professional contract administration or equivalent experience, preferable at a pharmaceutical or biotech company.

Fluency in English is required.

Experience with contract management software.

Experience organizing and maintaining a broad variety of contract types.

Ability to handle confidential and proprietary information using excellent discretion and judgment.

Self-motivation and ability to work both independently and as a team player.

Ability to be flexible and willing to accept new responsibilities in a fast-paced, multi-project environment.

Biotech/pharmaceutical project/process management experience is strongly preferred.

Computer Skills:

Proficiency in contracts software, the Microsoft suite of tools including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Smartsheet and Excel;

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.