Contract Administrator

Would you like to join an innovative team driven by a bold vision – unleashing tools to accelerate breakthroughs in human health?

Would you like to join an innovative team creating technology to power groundbreaking insights in academic, clinical, pharma and biotech research?
It is an extraordinary time for Standard BioTools. Our technology is empowering customers to improve life through comprehensive health insight. We invite you to join a leading provider of indispensable life sciences tools that is accelerating global research on multiple frontiers of human health.
At Standard BioTools, we are building a positive culture where our people can do the best work of their careers, informed, and influenced by our core behaviors:
• Keep customers front and center in all of our work
• Be accountable and deliver on commitments
• Drive continuous improvement
• Be collaborative and work as one team: fostering communications in a learning, coaching, and helpful environment
The Contracts Administrator II will perform a variety of administrative tasks related to Standard BioTools’ (“SBI”) contracts and legal operations functions. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Contracts and Legal Operations.

• Administering and monitoring SBI’s contract review and approval process, including contract intake, setting up new contract records, assigning contract requests to Legal Dept. team members for drafting, review and approval, and managing the contract signature process, all within SBI’s contracts management system (CMS) 

• Tracking expiring and auto-renewing contracts to ensure continued performance and compliance 

• Working closely and collaboratively with SBI business units to ensure understanding and compliance with SBI’s contracts policy and processes

• Assisting with management of SBI’s CMS and providing general guidance, training and support to employees

• Compiling and routing regular status reports and other customized reports, as requested from time to time

• Compiling and routing contract metrics for SBI’s senior leadership and others, as requested from time to time

• Providing friendly, professional, and collaborative legal service related to document requests, status requests, information gathering, and other inquiries to facilitate timely movement of projects and contracts to completion

• Assisting with management of legal dept. vendors and law firms, including working with other Legal team members to ensure invoices are timely reviewed and submitted for payment

• Managing Legal Dept. intranet pages used by Legal team members and internal clients, including posting news, resources, templates, and other materials as appropriate

• Providing support with respect to Intellectual Property matters, as requested from time to time

• Providing support as necessary or appropriate in connection with Legal Dept. projects and initiatives

• Performing other administrative duties as assigned or as necessary for the efficient operation of the Legal Dept.  

• Exercising appropriate levels of confidentiality and discretion in protecting SBI’s proprietary and sensitive information, as well as the information belonging to third parties that have entrusted such information to SBI

General Qualifications:

     

      Education

      Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required

      Paralegal certification or equivalent experience is a plus

      Skills and experience

• At least two years’ experience in the field of contracts administration or legal support services, preferably in a biotechnology company, software organization or scientific organization

• Excellent verbal communication and effective writing skills are a must

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, specifically including MS Word, Teams, PowerPoint, and Excel programs

• Strong critical thinking skills, keeping efficiency and scalability top of mind

• Experience with managing a CMS or other data management system is strongly preferred

• Ability to work effectively in a high-demand, fast-paced environment

• Detail oriented and able to pay attention to the minute details of assigned tasks

• Ability to effectively and efficiently prioritize assignments, with a strong adherence to SBI’s established organizational goals

Work Environment:

This position may work remotely or in a typical office environment and requires extended periods of time working at a computer.

Range for Role:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.