Procurement & Contracts Manager
ModernaTX, Inc.

The Role

The Procurement & Contracts Manager will be responsible for management of agreements with a variety of business partners and improve contracting processes and efficiencies; and assist with the implementation and operation of a potential new contract lifecycle management system ("CLM"). This is an outstanding opportunity to join a new contract management team and have a big impact at a collaborative, creative, and high growth company. This role is based in Atlanta, GA in the Moderna Enterprise Solutions Hub.

This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a brand-new team within the Global Procurement Operations team. Moderna is a company that is growing quickly and expanding across the globe. This role offers an opportunity to join Global Procure to Pay and to have a tremendous impact, participating actively in building the commercial capabilities of the company, allowing Moderna to distribute lifesaving vaccines to patients in expanding markets.

Here's What You'll Do

• Manage daily incoming contract requests, assign contracts for review to Legal where necessary, track matters, and coordinate signature process.
  
• Manage contract development through all lifecycle stages (draft, revision, approval, filing, and distribution)
  
• Evaluate records for retention in compliance with company-approved policies.
  
• Work collaboratively with Procurement Category Management to ensure that Procurement strategy and negotiated content is included in contracts.
  
• Build and cultivate strategic stakeholder relationships to find the optimum balance between meeting company needs and delivering total value.
  
• Manage communications with internal clients and external parties to obtain and exchange information and legal documents relevant to the contracting and approval process.
  
• Foster and develop strong relationships with internal Company stakeholders and coordinate on contracting and reporting requirements.
  
• Learn and implement industry best practices for contract administration using a CLM tool.
  
• Review, draft and edit a broad range of commercial contracts for internal business partners (e.g., consulting, vendor, technology, and nondisclosure agreements) and assist in the negotiation of contractual issues and optimizing of contract language to support business requirements.
  
• Maintain and enhance contract templates for key contract types, including Confidential Disclosure Agreements, Master Service and Master Supply Agreements, Statements of Work, Consulting Agreements (including with healthcare professionals), and Clinical Trial Agreements.
  
• Develop training materials on contracting topics for Company employees and conduct trainings as required.
  
• Assist with continuous enhancements to increase adoption, compliance, throughput and cycle times in close collaboration with Procurement Operations and cross functional/senior stakeholders.
  

Here's What You'll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• Minimum 6 years of experience negotiating, drafting, and finalizing a variety of commercial contracts and/or sales agreements
  
• Bachelor's degree required; demonstrated experience may be substituted for the educational requirements
  

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Paralegal degree or certification preferred
  
• Knowledge of legal and commercial terms and concepts and familiarity with basic business contracts.
  
• Knowledge of Formal and informal competitive bidding principles and processes and legal requirements.
  
• Developing and/or managing contracts, including tracking documents through the contracting lifecycle, contract compliance items, and keeping organized records.
  
• Able to work independently and as part of a high functioning team in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Sound reasoning skills, excellent problem-solving skills, and ethical judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.
  
• Organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
  
• Experience working at a life sciences or medical company preferred but not required.
  
• Familiarity with CLM's, Agiloft, MS Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  
• Working independently with general guidance from supervisor.
  
• Making decisions and exercising good judgment; demonstrating political astuteness.
  
• Maintaining poise while dealing with people in difficult situations; exercising tact and diplomacy; always interacting in a professional and courteous manner.
  
• Maintaining confidentiality of all matters.
  
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
  

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  • Vacation, sick time and holidays
  • Volunteer time to participate within your community
  • Discretionary winter shut down
  • Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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