Regional Lead, Attorney, Enterprise Contracting Center, Americas

The Opportunity

As the Regional Lead for the Enterprise Contracting Center of Americas (US, Canada, LATAM), you'll help foster meaningful relationships and driving collaboration across all levels of our organization and with our external partners. You will focus on creating a positive and engaging experience throughout the contracting process, ensuring agreement, transparency, and mutual benefit for all stakeholders involved. If you value building connections, facilitating dialogue, and driving impactful outcomes through creative contracting, this is the role for you. This is an Associate Director level role.

The Role

Key Responsibilities:

1.Stakeholder Support:

• Work with internal stakeholders, including business units, legal teams, procurement departments.

• Be a trusted advisor and partner, understanding their needs, concerns, and goals to lead collaborative solutions.

2.External Partner Engagement:

• Build partnerships and trust with our external partners, vendors, and clients, establishing productive working relationships based on mutual respect and understanding.

• Be the face of our organization in external negotiations, representing our values and commitment to partnership.

3.Communication and Collaboration:

• Facilitate open channels, ensuring that all partners are informed and engaged throughout the contracting process.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, encouraging dialogue and knowledge sharing.

4.Negotiation Facilitation:

• Lead negotiations always balancing the interests of all parties.

• Employ negotiation techniques and conflict resolution strategies to navigate complex discussions and reach mutually beneficial agreements.

5.Continuous Improvement Initiatives:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement and service enhancement, soliciting feedback from partners and implementing applicable solutions.

6.Risk Management and Compliance:

• Collaborate with legal and risk management teams to mitigate contractual risks, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organizational policies.

Your Skills and Experience

• Attorney at Law, Law degree or equivalent foreign degree

• Additional qualification in contract law, pharmaceutical law a plus

• 5+ years of experience managing global contracts throughout their life cycle from drafting templates to negotiating agreements up to setting up and optimizing contract processes.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech or medical device industry preferred.

• International travel might be required, 10%

Our Benefits

CSL employees that work at least 30 hours per week are eligible for benefits effective day 1. We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. CSL offers resources and benefits, from health care to financial protection, so you can focus on doing work that matters. Our benefits are designed to support the needs of our employees at every stage of their life. Whether you are considering starting a family, need help paying for emergency back up care or summer camp, looking for mental health resources, planning for your financial future, or supporting your favorite charity with a matching contribution, CSL has many benefits to help achieve your goals.

Please take the time to review our benefits site to see what's available to you as a CSL employee.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global leader in developing and delivering high-quality medicines that treat people with rare and serious diseases. Our treatments offer promise for people in more than 100 countries living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. Learn more about CSL Behring.

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