Sr. Contracts Manager (Sunnyvale, CA)

Our customer is a corporation that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery. Founded in 1995, their goal was to create innovative, robotic-assisted systems that help empower doctors and hospitals to make surgery less invasive than an open approach. Working with the top medical professionals, they continue to develop new, minimally invasive surgical platforms and future diagnostic tools to help solve complex healthcare challenges around the world.

We are seeking a Sr. Contracts Manager on a contract basis to support our customer's business needs. This role is onsite in Sunnyvale, CA (Min 3 days a week onsite).

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with key partners at different levels of the organization including legal, operations, and logistics.
• Consult on key points of law and commercial best practice, interpreting complex terms and conditions, including IP related terms and incorporate their guidance into contract terms.
• Responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts that establish business relationships with suppliers.
• Analyze contracts to ensure compliance to company policy, government regulations, applicable laws, and other requirements.
• Analyze, interpret, and respond to terms presented in contracts.
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions with supplier.

Qualifications

• Experience in negotiating key contractual terms and conditions
• Knowledge of contract management best practices and commercial contract law
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on contract terms, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance
• Develop and continuously improve contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and create and reset priorities as needed
• Effective time management skills; able to prioritize multiple tasks
• Demonstrates a positive and flexible attitude
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to influence and persuade others
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and ability to work extended hours as needed

Required Education and Training

• Related Bachelor’s Degree required
• J.D. required
• Minimum 10+ years prior experience with complex contract negotiation
• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant contract negotiation experience focused on construction or facilities contracts.

Working Condition

• Capacity to maintain seated for extended periods.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Prior experience negotiating corporate services contracts.
• Comfortable working with international contracts and cross-border transactions.

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Contractor benefits are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of waiting period for eligible engagements) Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.