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    Contracts Specialist - Mississauga, Canada - AstraZeneca

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    At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.

    Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

    Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we're taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

    About the role:

    We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join AstraZeneca's Global Business Services (GBS) organization as a Contracts Specialist and provide a wide variety of legal and operational support services for the GBS Contracts Content Team (CCT). The CCT is responsible for managing and developing all core contract content and driving contract standardization across the AstraZeneca enterprise. The Contracts Specialist position requires a driven, organized, and diligent individual who will supervise the CCT's contract management process and drive projects to accomplish team objectives. This is a highly visible role that offers excellent development opportunities.

    We are a diverse, inclusive and innovative group who identify, build and deliver excellent shared services (which everyone can leverage) to enable AstraZeneca to grow and change at speed. We are passionate about simple processes – making it easier to get vital repeatable services done – for our patients, for our customers, for our teams.

    We focus on providing outstanding value that contributes to our company's success and future by freeing up the business (our customers) to push the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines for patients. With the accomplishments, commitment, and passion that you

    bring, the CCT is passionate about what we will achieve together towards realizing AstraZeneca's bold ambition.

    Role & Responsibilities:

  • Draft, negotiate, and advise internal partners in matters related to the CCT contract templates; acting as the primary contact for contract template questions and feedback and advising directly or calling out to others, as appropriate.
  • Managing CCT contract template support activities, this includes contract management, repository organization, project management, and the development of playbooks to align with changes implemented in templates.
  • Training internal customers in the different contents of the templates owned by the CCT.
  • Leading various knowledge management and best practice sharing initiatives within the team, including updates to contract templates, guidance documents, and other tools and resources.
  • Ensuring collaboration with key partners, customer groups, and external resources to ensure seamless service.
  • Supporting technology and automation initiatives and best practice sharing.
  • Requirements:

  • Law firm or in-house experience, particularly in contract law for US, and EU governing law
  • Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills in English
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
  • Business-oriented and pragmatic approach to problem-solving
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills including a keen eye for detail and quality control
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and flexibility, and the ability to interface effectively throughout all levels of an organization as well as with external parties
  • Desirable skills and experience:

  • Experience working in a global legal environment
  • Pharmaceutical or other regulated industry experience
  • Familiarity with contracting systems and tool
  • Great People want to Work with us Find out why:

    Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today

    AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing .

    Date Posted

    22-Apr-2024

    Closing Date

    28-Apr-2024

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