Contract Specialist I

Established in 1996 and rebranded to Scout in 2024, we built our foundation on planning meetings for numerous organizations within the life sciences sector (Scout Meetings). In response to emerging industry needs, we expanded our services to include Scout Clinical, one of the top providers of clinical trial patient travel and reimbursements, and Scout Academy, our secure, online, on-demand learning management system that ensures global compliance.
 
Scout is recognized as a leader in our field for innovation in service, attention to detail, our stellar team members, and making the complex easier. If this interests you, we’d love to have you join our rapidly growing team! 
Position Summary:
We are looking to hire a talented, eager, and skilled Contract Specialist I to join our team in a remote position. The Contracts Specialist will be responsible for the drafting and review of a variety of contracts with Scout’s international CRO and Sponsor clients, as well as potentially supporting vendor contracts. The Contracts Specialist will need to be comfortable collaborating across internal functional areas to meet Scout’s contracting needs, and will also be expected to effectively communicate as a primary contracting point of contact with our clients and vendors. This will be a high-visibility, high-throughput role with a lot of great opportunities for a junior attorney (or non-attorney legal professional) to learn and grow. This position will report directly to the Lead Counsel and Director of Contracts.
Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Prepare drafts of CDAs/NDAs, Standalone Services Agreements, and Task Orders; 
• Manage the preparation, finalization, and execution of any necessary Amendments/Change Orders to executed contracts; 
• Review client/vendor revisions to our template or, (where applicable) review client/vendor templates, for alignment with Scout’s contracting policies and risk tolerances; 
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Lead Counsel and Scout’s Business Development, Operations, and Proposals teams, to ensure that our contracting needs are being met in a timely manner;
• Communicate effectively with external stakeholders, including our clients’ legal/contracting and operations representatives, to ensure that contracts are finalized efficiently, accurately, and in accordance with Scout’s values and business needs; 
• Assist in the maintenance of the contracts management lifecycle, including signature routing, filing, tracking and oversight of completed agreements, and hand-off of projects to the Project Management team upon contract execution; and 
• Communicate clearly and regularly with Lead Counsel about workload and contract status to ensure you have everything you need to succeed in your role. 
• Support Lead Counsel with various ad hoc projects as may be required from time to time in support of the Contracts Department

The ideal candidate will have the following experience, skills, and knowledge:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Juris Doctor preferred, but not required
• 0-2 years of professional experience, preferably in a contract drafting and negotiation or similar legal-adjacent role at a law firm or in a corporate setting. 
• Experience in the clinical/healthcare industry is a plus 
• Demonstrated experience in client relationship management and stakeholder management 

The ideal candidate will have the following competencies and qualities:

• Ability to meet project objectives within designated constraints
• Strong verbal and written skills, and the ability to convey information in a way that others can readily follow
• Skills in office software, including Word, Excel, and SharePoint
• The ability to learn/coachable
• Engaging, collaborative manner with both co-workers and clients
• Timely, professional, courteous communication with clients, vendors, and colleagues
• Highly ethical and of good character
• Good common sense / intelligent
• Attention to detail and the ability to track and manage key dates/deadlines
• Well organized with an ability to prioritize and multi-task
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Self-motivated but also follows instructions
• Good work ethic
• Forward-thinking/problem solver / critical thinking ability
• Team player

Scout offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes contributions to your HSA and 401k. Visit our website at www.scoutclinical.com or follow us on LinkedIn for other employment opportunities.
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