Associate Counsel

3 days ago

Newark, New Jersey, United States VWR International , Inc. Full time
The Opportunity:

Avantor is seeking a highly skilled Associate Counsel to join our Legal organization, supporting our Americas Commercial team. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting, revising, and negotiating contracts, ensuring compliance with negotiated business terms, regulations, and Avantor policies and procedures.

This role requires strong analytical and communication skills, as well as the ability to work cross-functionally within a large organization. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract preparation and review, with experience in the life sciences industry preferred.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Draft, review, and revise agreements, including form agreements for routine sales activities and non-standard agreements for customers, suppliers, distributors, clinical, service, and consulting agreements.
  • Learn Avantor contracting policies and analyze draft contracts in accordance with policies.
  • Determine when complex legal and factual issues must be escalated to senior attorneys and assist in resolution of issues.
  • Assist in creating, implementing, and managing systems that enable the efficient creation, negotiation, oversight, and execution of Avantor's agreements.
  • Coordinate contract negotiation with multiple cross-departmental functions.
  • Obtain all appropriate and necessary internal approvals for contract terms and provisions.
  • Identify opportunities for process improvements.
  • Perform file management and records retention duties.
  • Provide assistance and guidance to Contracts Specialists within the department.
Requirements:
  • JD required; current license to practice law required.
  • 7 years of legal experience required, with in-house experience preferred.
  • Strong background/experience with contract preparation and/or review required.
  • Experience in the life sciences industry preferred, including working with group purchasing organizations (GPOs), hospital systems, and distributors.
  • Experience in project management and execution on multi-departmental projects a plus.
  • Must have working to expert knowledge of contracting concepts and terms.
  • Experience reviewing marketing materials preferred.
  • Strong ability to work cross-functionally within a large organization.
  • Proven ability to design, present, and implement new concepts and ideas, procedures, and organizational change.
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills, as well as good presentation, leadership, and team-building skills.
  • Must work efficiently and be a self-starter.
  • Strong workflow and process creation skills.
  • Strong communication and organization skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills; customer-focused.
  • Good problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
What We Offer:

Avantor is proud to offer a dynamic and inclusive work environment, with opportunities for career growth and development. We are committed to helping our employees succeed and thrive in their careers.

As a member of our team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including competitive compensation, comprehensive health insurance, and a generous retirement plan.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [insert email address].

Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision.

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