Lawyer - Contracts

Lawyer - Associate Counsel Contracts 

Cambridge

Competitive Salary + Benefits

PPD is a leading global contract research organization providing comprehensive, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services.

With offices in 47 countries and more than 20,000 professionals worldwide, PPD applies innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and a firm commitment to quality to help clients and partners bend the cost and time curve of drug development to deliver life-changing therapies that improve health.

The Role

We are seeking someone to join our Legal - Associate Counsel Contracts team at a Lawyer level. You will be providing legal advice and support in the drafting, review and negotiation of agreements as well as:

• Serving as the primary contact (within the department and with internal and external customers) for Agreements assigned to his/her group while working autonomously. 
• Providing recommendations and alternative mitigating resolutions to departmental management and senior management. 
• Upon request, make recommendations to Executive Management with regard to risks, strategies and recommendations. 
• Providing training to other functional groups within PPD on contract requirements.

The Candidate

The successful Associate Counsel will be a Qualified lawyer with a minimum of two years’ prior negotiation experience in a legal context. They will also have:

• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail with proven ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and effectively
• Flexible and able to reprioritise workload to meet changing project needs
• Excellent analytical and decision based thinking
• The capability to draft and negotiate routine contract provisions autonomously and complex contract provisions, with oversight

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary the Lawyer will also receive a great benefits package.

If you are interested in this Lawyer - Associate Counsel Contracts role, please apply below now!