Contracts Manager

BioLife Solutions is repeatedly named one of Washington’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, a list curated by Seattle Business Magazine. We welcome you to apply to join our dynamic, high-energy team. Here you will find a performance-based, family-oriented environment where authentic communication and treating colleagues with respect are required. Our employees receive a competitive benefits package, which includes generous company stock awards and a 401k matching program.

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BioLife Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of class-defining cell and gene therapy bioproduction tools and services. Our solutions facilitate basic and applied research and commercialization of new therapies by maintaining the health of biologic source material and finished products during manufacturing, storage, and distribution. Our solutions offer commercial companies and clinical researchers significant improvement in shelf life and post-preservation viability and function of biologic materials. Our tools portfolio includes our proprietary, serum-free and protein-free, fully defined CryoStor® freeze media and HypoThermosol® shipping and storage media, ThawSTAR® family of automated, water-free thawing products, evo® cold chain management system, and Custom Biogenic Systems high-capacity storage freezers. Services include SciSafe biologic and pharmaceutical materials storage. For more information, please visit: www.biolifesolutions.com.

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General Summary And Purpose

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The Contracts Manager will report to the Global Vice President, Business Systems and is responsible for the majority of contracts for a BioLife Solutions to ensure contract terms are as consistent as possible and stakeholders and executives understand the terms they agree to. They work with leadership to establish the company’s goals and ensure each contract meets these objectives and conforms to legislative requirements.

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Duties And Responsibilities

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• Craft, evaluate, negotiate and execute a wide variety of different contracts covering a range of transactions, emphasis on customer and supplier contracts
•  Ability to work with internal stakeholders, customers and suppliers on contract negotiations and issues
• Maintain records for correspondence and documentation in relation to established contracts and those in progress.
• Communicate and present information to stakeholders about all contract-related matters.
• Monitor contracts and coordinate with stakeholders to move forward with close-out, extension or renewal
•  Monitor legal risks and obligations, expirations, renewals, deadlines, opt-out windows and termination requirements.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret legal documents and technical documents.
• Basic understanding of purchasing and supply chain procedures
•  Ability to work to, develop and improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
•  Ability to support implementation of contract management system
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once to deadline; Time management and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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Other Duties

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Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of

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activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,

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responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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Reporting Relationships

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This position reports to Global Vice President, Business Systems.

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Job Requirements

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• Demonstrated ability to create new procedures and workflows
•  Proficiency or experience with a contract management system, Gatekeeper preferred
•  Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)
• Experience in SOX controlled environment strongly preferred
• Experience with ISO 9001 or ISO13485 certified businesses preferred
• Job Specifications:
• BA degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years contracts management experience, paralegal, or other comparable experience with responsibility for reviewing, drafting and negotiating the legal terms of a broad range of standard commercial contracts.

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BioLife Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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BioLife Solutions provides a substance-free workplace, and all offers of employment will be contingent on opiate drug test and background check.

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The US base salary range for this position at full-time is $81,329 - $130,104 per year. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, location, and market competitive benchmarks. Individual pay within a level is determined by work location (including geographic pay zone region), job related skills, experience, education, and training.

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The BioLife Solutions total rewards program includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401K with generous match, life and disability insurance as well as time off programs of Vacation and Sick time. Additionally, we believe in our team members sharing the success of our business and therefore we may provide cash bonus or stock equity grants based on company performance as a part of our total rewards package.