Legal Contracts Manager (6 month FTC)
Posted Today by invoX
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role as a Legal Contracts Manager at invoX London focuses on managing and coordinating commercial and legal contracting requirements for the respiratory business. The position involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various agreements while collaborating with internal teams and external counsel. The ideal candidate will possess strong contract management skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment. A legal qualification and experience in the life sciences or medical devices sector are preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Work Orders (WOs), Change Orders (COs), Bought-In Component Agreements (BICs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Quality Agreements (QAAs), and other supplier and partner contracts relevant to respiratory device development and operations.
- Support internal teams by providing general legal administrative support, such as contract tracking through our contract management system, and work allocation.
- Ensure contracts are consistent with internal policies and risk tolerances; flag issues, propose solutions, and escalate where necessary.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders in Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, and Program Management to ensure legal agreements align with project timelines and commercial objectives.
- Maintain up-to-date contract templates and support the continuous improvement of contracting processes and tools.
- Coordinate with external counsel when required and assist in ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Support business stakeholders on legal and contracting queries and any associated tasks.
Key Skills:
- Degree educated, with a preference for a legal qualification.
- Solid experience supporting a legal or contracts function, ideally in the life sciences, medical devices, or technology sectors.
- Proven track record in negotiating and managing commercial contracts, particularly MSAs, WOs, COs, NDAs, and other operational agreements.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a data-driven and solutions-oriented approach.
- Comfortable working in a small team, demonstrating flexibility, initiative, independence, and a collaborative mindset.
- Skilled in communicating legal and contractual concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to process improvements and implement best practices across contracting and legal workflows.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Must be proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working with minimal supervision.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Department: Legal
Location: invoX London
Description
This role will primarily support invoX’s respiratory business by managing and coordinating the company’s commercial and legal contracting requirements. You will work closely with a small, collaborative legal team and various stakeholders across the respiratory device operations to provide timely, pragmatic legal support in a fast-paced environment. The role is broad and varied, requiring a proactive individual with strong contract management and negotiation skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including but not limited to:
- Master Services Agreements (MSAs)
- Work Orders (WOs)
- Change Orders (COs)
- Bought-In Component Agreements (BICs)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Quality Agreements (QAAs)
- Other supplier and partner contracts relevant to respiratory device development and operations.
- Support internal teams by providing general legal administrative support, such as contract tracking through our contract management system, and work allocation.
- Ensure contracts are consistent with internal policies and risk tolerances; flag issues, propose solutions, and escalate where necessary.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders in Procurement, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, R&D, and Program Management to ensure legal agreements align with project timelines and commercial objectives.
- Maintain up-to-date contract templates and support the continuous improvement of contracting processes and tools.
- Coordinate with external counsel when required and assist in ensuring compliance with relevant legal and regulatory frameworks.
- Support business stakeholders on legal and contracting queries and any associated tasks.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Degree educated, with a preference for a legal qualification.
- Solid experience supporting a legal or contracts function, ideally in the life sciences, medical devices, or technology sectors.
- Proven track record in negotiating and managing commercial contracts, particularly MSAs, WOs, COs, NDAs, and other operational agreements.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a data-driven and solutions-oriented approach.
- Comfortable working in a small team, demonstrating flexibility, initiative, independence and a collaborative mindset.
- Skilled in communicating legal and contractual concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to process improvements and implement best practices across contracting and legal workflows.
- Fluency in English is required.
- Must be proactive, self-motivated, and capable of working with minimal supervision.
- London,UK or Hasselt,Belgium based preferred.