Contracts Manager

Tango Therapeutics

  • Boston, MA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 5 days ago
Tango Therapeutics is a biotechnology company dedicated to discovering novel drug targets and delivering the next generation of precision medicine for the treatment of cancer.Using an approach that starts and ends with patients, Tango leverages the genetic principle of synthetic lethality to discover and develop therapies that take aim at critical targets in cancer.This includes expanding the universe of precision oncology targets into novel areas such as tumor suppressor gene loss and their contribution to the ability of cancer cells to evade immune cell killing.The Tango labs and offices are located at 201 Brookline Avenue, in the Fenway area of Boston, MassachusettsSummaryReporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Counsel the Contracts Manager will be responsible for a wide range of contracts, including clinical trial agreements and research agreements. You will be an integral part of the legal contracting function and work collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders. You will identify compelling risk allocation and intellectual property concerns and convey them in business-first terms to the appropriate internal stakeholders. Additionally, you will support a growing legal team with a wide variety of operational goals, including scaling the department, establishing processes and procedures, partner with internal teams to draft and review a variety of external and internal communications and materials. The role will also include drafting and negotiating contracts, licenses, R&D agreements and various other complex contracting matters. This role offers a broad range of responsibilities and significant growth opportunities in an exciting and growing companyYour Role:
  • Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the company's wide array of contacts for departments across the organization, particularly the clinical trial and research teams
  • Provide sound contract management, achieve company goals, and comply with company policies.
  • Assessing contracts to determine risk levels and advising internal stakeholders on the same
  • Liaising with outside counsel when necessary, including on intellectual property matters
  • Continually improving the contracting process to ensure efficiency and provide internal education on legal policies and procedures.
  • Supporting the legal department operations by developing and refining legal processes and policies and communicating such practices to the internal business teams
What You Bring:
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree
  • At least five years of contracting experience, ideally including both in-house experience and law firm training in roles of increasing scope and responsibility
  • Knowledge of the operations of a pharmaceutical company
  • Deep contracting experience in the pharmaceutical space, particularly with clinical trial agreements and research collaborations
  • Familiarity with intellectual property concerns within clinical trial and R&D agreements is ideal
  • Collaborative, flexible, positive and pragmatic work style with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to thrive in a collaborative team setting and a desire to be innovative in rapidly evolving and fast-paced corporate environment
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