Role Summary

The contract specialist plays a key role in protecting the company's interests by managing the entire lifecycle of domestic and international contracts. This includes reviewing, negotiating, interpreting, and maintaining contractual

agreements in accordance with applicable laws and corporate standards. Acting as a central point of coordination and effective communication between internal teams and external stakeholders, the specialist provides legal guidance to mitigate risks, ensure alignment, and support operational effectiveness across the organization.

This is a role that requires legal knowledge, but it is not a position to act as the company's legal counsel. It is a type of internal consulting, based on the standards required by the legal department for the formalization of contracts of various kinds, acting as a bridge between the needs of the departments and the premises of the legal department.

Key Role Specific Requirements  

• Ensure direct communication with the legal department, monitoring deadlines, determining priorities, and aligning whenever possible, with the aim of anticipating possible conditions that may impact the regular progress of contract
• Prepare, review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts, service agreements, supply contracts, NDAs, amendments, and other contractual instruments.
• Review legal documents for risk exposure and suggest changes and alternative wording, in addition to participating directly in negotiations with other parties.
• Ensure compliance with contractual clauses and deadlines, monitoring obligations, deliverables, milestones, KPIs, and due dates throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Negotiate contract terms directly with third parties.
• Support negotiation processes with customers, suppliers, and strategic partners, providing technical and legal support ensuring alignment with business interests.
• Interact with internal areas (Procurement, Finance, Sales, Operations, Compliance, Human Resources and others) and external stakeholders to ensure proper interpretation and alignment of contractual terms.
• Control, organize, and maintain updated contract records, ensuring proper filing, digital archiving, and use of contract management systems (CLM).
• Support training and guidance for internal teams regarding contract best practices, processes, and compliance
• Monitor contract performance, ensuring that services, deliverables, and payments follow the terms agreed upon
• Support internal and external audits, providing contract-related information, documentation, status reports, and compliance evidence
• Prepare contract summaries, risk assessments, and executive reports to support decision-making by management
• Ensure compliance with applicable local legislation, corporate governance standards, internal policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Advise internal stakeholders on employment law, commercial law, and related compliance obligations.
• Identify contractual risks (legal, operational, financial, compliance), proposing and implementing mitigation strategies.
• Participate in the improvement of contract templates, playbooks, policies, and workflows, contributing to standardization and operational efficiency.
• Prepare contract summaries, risk assessments, and executive reports to support decision-making by management and business teams.
• Monitor contract performance, ensuring that services, deliverables, and payments follow the terms agreed upon (SLAs, KPIs, pricing, penalties, renewals, terminations, etc.).
• Support training and guidance for internal teams regarding contract best practices, processes, and compliance obligations
  
  

Competencies Required for the Role
ACCOUNTABILITY/EXECUTION – A willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions.  Accountability is when an individual or a department experiences consequences for their performance or actions.
FOSTERING COLLABORATION/TEAMWORK - Is the ability to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor; the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team; as a team leader, the ability to demonstrate interest, skill, and success in getting groups to learn to work together. Builds partnerships for global performance. Respects others. 

PLANNING - is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal.

PROBLEM-SOLVING – Is the ability to find solutions to complex problems quickly; know how to identify problems and strengths; good analytical skills.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION - Is the ability to convey information to another effectively and efficiently, to listen – help facilitate sharing of information between people. It is about understanding the emotional intention behind

the information. The ability to express oneself clearly in conversations, confirm understanding, communicate using data and facts whilst adapting to one’s audience. Exhibit willingness to listen, and show respect for oneself and

others in interactions with others. Express oneself clearly in verbal and business writing.

Please note that this job description is not exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake other relevant duties commensurate with the grading of the post. Activities may be subject to amendment over time as the role develops and/or priorities and requirements evolve.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in contract analysis, negotiation, or contract lifecycle management.
• Ability to support commercial and employment-related matters.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), ERP solutions, and integration platforms.
• Capability to draft clear, precise, and risk-aware contractual language.
• Experience with data organization, document control, and compliance tracking.
  
• Preferred: J.D. or equivalent

What We Offer

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)     
  
• 401(k) plan for retirement savings
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
  
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
  

About Bimeda
Bimeda is a leading global innovator, manufacturer and marketer of veterinary pharmaceuticals and animal health products and has over half a century’s experience in providing science-driven solutions to optimize the health, wellbeing and productivity of the world’s animals. 
 
Bimeda’s global innovation program sees six state-of-the art R&D centers across four continents collaborate on an enviable product development pipeline which anticipates the ever-evolving needs of the animal health industry. 
 
Bimeda’s nine manufacturing facilities across seven countries allow the company to manufacture a broad range of preventative, curative and nutritional products including sterile injectables, vaccinations, nutritional boluses, feed additives, tablets, water-soluble powders, pastes and non-sterile liquids.  
 
Globally, the company focuses on the development, manufacture and commercialization of quality Bimeda-branded products while also being the partner of choice for contract manufacturing and R&D services for prominent companies within the animal health industry. 
 
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Bimeda is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.