Manager, Contracts

This role is considered Virtual.

Overview

This role will report to the Vice President, General Counsel, Global Research & Development. The Contract Manager will be responsible for providing contract management to support Alnylam’s clinical trials. The Contract Manager consults and collaborates with legal counsel, business contract owners, key Alnylam stakeholders (i.e. compliance, privacy, procurement, operations), CROs and clinical trial sites within and outside the United States. This individual will also be responsible for timely preparation, drafting, negotiation and administration of contracts.

The successful candidate will have strong contract negotiation, contract management, and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be distinguished by their ability to negotiate a high volume of research agreements with an attention to detail. The successful candidate will be distinguished in their ability to collaborate with Clinical Development and the Legal team to prioritize agreements, as well as, execute contract and other legal strategies. It is expected that the Contract Manager will be a highly effective collaborator and communicator. A successful candidate will have a positive attitude and be effective in a fast-paced environment.

This position is virtual and will be primarily located in Cambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

Contract Negotiations and Reviews

• Review and negotiate confidentiality agreements (CDAs) and Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) either directly or as escalated by CROs.
• Identify and escalate contract terms to appropriate contract owners, attorneys, and other appropriate stakeholders, in a timely manner.
• Build strong working relationships with CRO contracting staff, as well as, contracting staff at medical institutions to facilitate quick contract executions and conflict resolutions to ensure efficient conduct of clinical trials.
• Track and drive contracts to resolution, including identifying remaining contracting issues, identifying appropriate stakeholders to reach decisions, and convening meetings to drive efficient decision-making.
• Identify and effectively communicate priorities and urgencies to applicable stakeholders.
• Participate in cross-functional teams to ensure contract executions and strategies are achieving targeted goals
  
  

Contract Administration / Operational Management

• Serve as an expert in Alnylam's contract management system and processes.
• Work closely with Legal Operations and contract management system team to ensure contracts are properly managed in system and develop enhancements, improvements and updates.
• Partner with Legal and other colleagues to address and solve day-to-day contracting issues and proactively troubleshoot and implement short-term and long-term contract improvements and efficiencies.
• Support and manage contract templates and guidelines, as requested. Track negotiated terms across agreements and identify potential updates to contracting guidelines.
• Propose updated contracting guidelines, as needed
  
  

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree required, paralegal certificate preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of contracting experience.
• Experience negotiating CDAs and CTAs either in a pharmaceutical/biotech company, CRO, or medical institution.
• Experience negotiating within contract management system (CMS) required.
• General understanding of applicable laws and regulations, as well as, legal risks, impacting research and development at a commercial-stage, biotech company (including confidentiality, intellectual property, anti-kickback/anti-bribery laws, GCP/ICH, FDA regulations, privacy laws)
• Strong written, oral communication, interpersonal, and organization skills.
• Ability to work independently, as well as, in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize workload and communicate priorities.
• Ability to work and adapt in a complex, dynamic organization handling multi-faceted projects with tight timelines.
• Interacts effectively and productively with all levels within an organization in a calm, professional manner.
• Motivated to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven attention to detail.
  
  

About Alnylam: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ALNY) has led the translation of RNA interference (RNAi) into a whole new class of innovative medicines with the potential to transform the lives of people afflicted with rare and more prevalent diseases. Based on Nobel Prize-winning science, RNAi therapeutics represent a powerful, clinically validated approach to treating diseases at their genetic source by “interfering” with mRNA that cause or contribute to disease. Since our founding in 2002, Alnylam has led the RNAi Revolution and continues to turn scientific possibility into reality.

Our culture: Our people-first culture is guided by our core values: fiercely innovative, open culture, purposeful urgency, passion for excellence, and commitment to people, and these values influence how we work and the business decisions we make. Thanks to feedback from our employees over the years, we’ve been fortunate to be named a top employer around the world. Alnylam is extremely proud to have been recognized as the #1 Large Employer by Boston Globe Top Places to Work in 2023 for the third consecutive year, one of Science Magazine’s Top Biopharma Employers, one of America's Most Responsible Companies for 2024 by Newsweek, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and UK – among others.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. We are dedicated to building an environment where employees can feel that they belong, can bring their authentic selves to work, and achieve to their full potential. By empowering employees to embrace their unique differences at work, our business grows stronger with advanced and original thinking, allowing us to bring groundbreaking medicines to patients. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ethnicity, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics prohibited by law.