Contract Manager (EU)

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Job Description

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore's sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere!

We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager to join the EMEAI Legal Team. This exciting and challenging role is responsible for contract activity, primarily sales related commercial contracts and customer-orientated agreements.

The Details...

We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager to join the EMEAI Legal Team, based in the UK. This exciting and challenging role is responsible for contract activity, primarily sales related commercial contracts and other customer-oriented agreements.

Reporting to the Senior Director Associate General Counsel EMEAI, the successful candidate will function as domain expert on commercial contracts issues, providing guidance to internal business teams (e.g. legal, financial and commercial) for the resolution of contract-related issues.

The Contract Manager will work across the organisation, as well as with external customers to:

• Review moderate to complex solicitations and work closely with the commercial organization to prepare responses to requests for tender, proposals, bids, and contracts.
• Analyse and negotiate contract requirements, special provisions, and terms and conditions to mitigate risks for the organization whilst ensuring revenue is not impacted.
• Perform contract review in compliance with corporate business strategy, policies and commercial procedures.
• Prepare and send approval requests to SMEs in accordance with internal escalation processes.
• Prepares signature memo with all relevant approvals and routes for signature.
• File all fully executed agreements and negotiate any related amendment.
• Serve as a focal point for communication with finance and commercial teams.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of Oxford Nanopore products and technology.

What We're Looking For...

• Excellent communication skills, with a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong understanding of contracting concepts and applicable contract law, including government and international contract regulations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize work.
• Use problem solving and critical thinking skills to ensure timely progression of contracts negotiations.
• Excellent teamwork skills, with an ability to also work independently but within the internal approval matrices.
• A degree in Law and/or Life Sciences is essential along with extensive knowledge and experience of contract management, preferably in the Life Sciences or tech industry.
• Fluency in English, and another European Language (Italian and/or Spanish preferred) is required.
• Experience working in both start-ups and large organizations is desirable.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today!

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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About Us

Oxford Nanopore's goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The company has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology enabling the real-time, high-performance, accessible and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA. The technology is used in more than 100 countries to understand the biology of humans and diseases, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and whole environments.

Oxford Nanopore was founded in 2005 as a spin-out from the University of Oxford and now employs over 1000 employees around the world.