Senior Manager, Legal

Cactus is a remote-first organization that embraces an accelerate from anywhere culture, requiring occasional travel to the office or client locations. As part of a centralized team of talented Legal professionals, you will join as the Senior Manager, Legal Operations, contributing to legal operations for Cactus and its overseas entities. Your role will focus on contract management, particularly in the Life Sciences and Pharma Business sectors and international jurisdictions. You will have the exciting opportunity to engage in diverse assignments and gain exposure to various legal and compliance matters on a global scale, making this role uniquely appealing to dynamic legal professionals. **Job Responsibilities:** **Contract Management:** - Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a variety of legal agreements, including Master Service Agreements, Business Agreements, Vendor Agreements, NDAs, Settlement Agreements, RFPs, lease deeds, and other business-related contracts. - Optimize contract management processes for efficiency and compliance. - Provide expertise in managing contracts across international jurisdictions. **Stakeholder Management:** - Serve as a trusted legal advisor to internal business teams, offering guidance on legal and compliance issues. - Collaborate closely with external counsel and consultants on critical legal matters. **Compliance and Policy Management:** - Assist in data protection compliance, including GDPR and other privacy laws globally. - Draft, implement, and monitor governance policies, such as Anti-Bribery, Confidentiality, and Intellectual Property. - Stay informed about legislative changes and ensure compliance across jurisdictions. **Technology Integration:** - Identify opportunities to leverage technology for streamlining and enhancing processes and operations. - Utilize contract management tools to optimize processes and enhance legal operations. **Qualifications and Prerequisites:** - Bachelor of Law (LLB) with a minimum of 9-10 years of experience, preferably as in-house legal counsel in the Pharma industry, with a strong emphasis on contract management. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills. - Demonstrated expertise in international corporate and contractual laws. - Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management abilities. - Highly motivated, independent, with a quality and results-oriented mindset. **Application Process:** Before applying, ensure you meet the role requirements and have legal authorization to work in the country where the role is advertised. The selection process typically involves initial screening, technical assessment, and multiple interview rounds. **Equal Opportunity:** As a remote-first organization, we seek candidates who exhibit the following attributes: - Taking ownership of work with minimal supervision, demonstrating strong organizational, prioritization, and independent delivery skills. - Documenting work effectively to ensure alignment among team members. - Choosing between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration with maturity. - Collaborating efficiently with colleagues across different time zones through dedicated collaboration hours and regular updates. **About Us:** At Cactus Life Sciences, we envision the future of medical communications at the crossroads of science, technology, and human connection. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with global teams, we assist biopharmaceutical organizations in reshaping scientific exchange through AI, automation, and innovation while prioritizing patient-centric approaches. Our expertise encompasses medical strategy, scientific content development, and medical education across therapeutic areas and the product lifecycle. By combining scientific rigor, agile operational models, and cutting-edge technologies, we partner with medical affairs teams to drive transformation, adapt to change, and deliver meaningful outcomes for healthcare communities worldwide.,