Senior Associate, Contracts

The Perfect Addition to Our Team

You are excited about the opportunity to build upon and add to an efficient and organized contract management process within the Legal Department at Entrada. You are well organized, have a strong attention to detail, and will be able to independently liaise with business stakeholders and the Legal Department on various contracting related matters. You enjoy a fast-paced environment and juggling competing priorities, and are willing to jump in and help wherever it is needed. You work successfully in a team environment and have strong interpersonal skills to effectively build working relationships inside and outside of the company.

The Opportunity

The Senior Associate, Contracts, will report to the Associate Director, Contracts and Legal Operations. In this role, you will work with internal and external stakeholders on contracts and contract-related issues. You will also support the overall strategic growth of the Legal Department at Entrada.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end contract process for contract initiation and renewal, effectively communicating with business stakeholders, drafting agreements and amendments as appropriate, liaising with the business and/or external parties on such agreements and amendments, and maintaining appropriate records in Entrada’s contract management system.
• Serve as a primary contributor to the development, updating, and maintenance of contract templates and procedures including updates to process improvements and partnering to conduct companywide contract process training
• Manage outside counsel invoices and liaise with the Legal Department to review such invoices as necessary and appropriate.
• Provide primary oversight and/or assistance to the Legal Department and the business stakeholders with review and negotiation of all types of agreements.
• Function as a subject matter expert to stakeholders on the contracting process, finance department requirements, and contract lifecycle management.
• Function as primary contact with the stakeholders and Finance department to ensure compliance with contract terms and proper payment.
• Participate in key functional team meetings to align contractual workstreams with business priorities.
• This is a US based remote position, with preference given to local New England based candidates. This role will require minimum monthly or quarterly travel to the Entrada Therapeutics Headquarters located in Boston, MA.

The Necessities

At Entrada, our passion for science, our devotion to patients and our values drives our behavior:

• Humanity - We genuinely care about patients and about one another.
• Tenacity - We are relentless and persistent in the pursuit of developing therapies for patients.
• Creativity - We are creative problem solvers.
• Collaboration - We are more than the sum of our parts.
• Curiosity - We have a growth mindset and push conventional thought and theory.

To thrive on our team, you will need to come with:

• B.A. / B.S. with 5+ years of contract administration experience. Life sciences / biotechnology experience preferred, experience in a tangential regulated industry will be considered.
• Experience with contract management systems and ability to learn new systems.
• Strong understanding of key contract concepts and potential paths to resolution.
• Experience in negotiating basic contractual elements.
• Highly organized “hands on” planner and doer with a positive “can do” mentality with strong attention to detail, accuracy and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with an ability to understand the needs of the business and risk identification and mitigation.
• Critical thinking, including devising creative solutions to resolve new and unexpected issues/uncertain situations.
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks and remain agile based on the needs of the business.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and efficiency.
• Ambitious, with a thoughtful desire to learn & grow. #LI-Remote #LI-CZ1