Senior Contracts Facilitator
2 days ago
Chester
Senior Contracts Facilitator Location Chester, North West England (Hybrid: 2–3 days per week in-office). Languages Fluent English is essential. Fluent also in either Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, or German is preferred but not essential The Company Our client is a highly successful global organisation experiencing rapid growth across international markets. To support this expansion, they are seeking a Senior Contracts Facilitator to join their international enterprise contract facilitation team. The Role of the International Senior Contracts Facilitator As Contracts Analyst / Facilitator you will manage the delivery of contract review, negotiation and issue resolution across EMEA, APAC, and Canada. You'll collaborate with the contract legal support team and other cross-functional stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: • Train, lead, and perform quality control within a team of international Contract Facilitators., • Experienced in intake, template selection, , negotiation, execution, and storage., • Create training materials in collaboration with International Legal, leveraging a deep knowledge of contract terms and conditions and negotiation best practices, and BMS Standard Operating Procedures., • Confidently facilitate, including drafting, negotiating and redlining, highly complex international contract types in collaboration with internal stakeholders and CLS as required by BMS SOPs and escalation protocols., • Coordinate with functions and stakeholders across BMS to ensure timely, compliant, and effective facilitation of contracts., • Collaborate closely with international and local legal teams and other key market stakeholders for reviews and escalations., • Maintain awareness of pre-contracting steps, including underlying BMS policies and procedures related to the contracts and the contracted activities within scope., • Act as the first escalation point on substantive contracting related questions., • Appropriately document systems and processes, including collaborating with CLS and International Legal Teams to ensure relevant tools (such as playbooks) and contract templates are up to date., • Make recommendations for continuous improvement with standardization, process simplification, and automation to elevate the customer experience., • Grow and develop an evolving customer focused organization internally and externally., • Fluent English is essential. Fluent also in either Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French, Mandarin, or German is preferred but not essential, • Bachelor's degree required: LLB, paralegal certification or other relevant formal legal contracts experience preferred., • Direct experience in redlining, contract language and negotiation of contract terms., • Prior experience with legal and contracting within the pharma/biotech/CRO industry and team leadership required., • Experience in international contracting (EMEA/APAC & Canada) including any local nuances that may impact contracting., • Experienced in facilitating a contract from intake, template selection, drafting, redlining and negotiation through escalation, approval, signature and storage., • Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management technology (e.g., Icertis) to automate and streamline processes., • Excellent oral and written communication skills and diplomacy to convey information and influence others with a strong customer focus., • Proven ability to engage teams and inspire them to sustain high levels of performance in a constantly changing environment., • Familiarity with Icertis would be preferred ., • Excellent understanding of pharma contracting, compliance, and policies relevant to the services within the remit of the role. £42,000 to £45,000 + 14% annual bonus Benefits include: 26 days holiday + bank holidays, Family healthcare cover & life assurance, Attractive company pension scheme, Career development support & funding for professional qualifications How to Apply To be considered, please send your CV to: Jonathan Grimes