Contract administrator

Deadline: 12 April 2023

Employment term: Permanent

Category: Legal

Job type: Full time

Location: Yerevan

Job description:

We are looking for a highly-skilled and dynamic paralegal to join our legal team to manage contracts and registrations. The Contract Administrator will report to the Vice President of Legal.

Job responsibilities

Contract management and retention;
Help to identify, develop and deploy key metrics to drive the contracts organization to higher levels of overall performance;
Maintains records, spreadsheets, and other tracking documents as required to support internal and external audits, manage contract-related data, and generate reports as required;
Manage company registrations;
Work closely with R&D team to ensure that contractual obligations are followed;
Contract review;
Coordinate the process and requirements for contract activity requests;
Provide advice on time-sensitive public release requests in the context of identifying the various, potentially competing business and IP rights preservation interests;
Support the company’s legal needs as it expands internationally.

Required qualifications

Law degree;
4+ years of relevant experience practicing law at a law firm and/or in house;
Familiarity with US contracts;
Understanding of laboratory diagnostics and comfort in a startup environment is a plus;
Highly developed drafting, analytical, communication, and organizational skills; excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with the ability to demonstrate a high degree of integrity and engender trust at all levels of an organization;
Ability to distill and present complex legal matters in a clear and concise manner in communication with different internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated sound judgment in ambiguous situations and a willingness to seek additional input when needed;
Ability to think about legal issues in a practical and interdisciplinary manner with a focus on solutions;
Equally adept at working independently and collaborating with others; demonstrated ability to take ownership with a strong work ethic and follow-through skills;
Team player with a high level of professionalism and commitment to developing strong relationships with colleagues, internal clients, and business teams across the enterprise.