At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our 39,000 employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for patients around the world.
Eli Lilly Cork is made up of a talented diverse team of over 1,400 employees across 38 nationalities who deliver innovative solutions that add value across a variety of Business Service functions including Finance, Information Technology, Medical, Clinical Trials and more.
Lilly offers a premium workspace across our campus in Little Island, complete with flexible hybrid working options, healthcare, pension and life assurance benefits, subsidized canteen, onsite gym, travel subsidies and on-site parking. Inhouse People Development services, Educational Assistance, and our ‘Live Your BEST Life’ wellbeing initiatives are just some of the holistic benefits that enhance the career experience for our colleagues.
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Purpose:
As part of Global Procurement, the Contract Management Associate partners with Category Owners to assist with the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts to meet our business customers’ needs while ensuring compliance with Lilly policies. Further, the Contract Management Associate maintains data quality within the contract management application to enable Procurement to have further competitive advantage and rationalization of its category strategies. This individual will have an excellent opportunity to network, impact, and interact with the Global Procurement organization. The Contract Management Associate will report to the Associate Director, Contracting.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Drafting and Review:
Responsible for managing the contract process including drafting, negotiation and maintenance of master agreements, single project agreements, amendments, and other agreements to meet timelines and elevate productivity.Partner with the Category Owner/Sourcing Lead to understand contractual objective, participate in hand-off meetings, and incorporate commercial terms as provided by the Category Owner/Sourcing Lead.Manage the contract lifecycle to meet timelines; keep the Category Owner/Sourcing Lead informed of deadlines or potential impediments.Review revised contract language for all contracts, addenda, and other contract forms and recommend contract modifications as needed.Approves or rejects requests for deviations from contract specifications within scope of responsibilities and escalates deviations as needed.Partner with Business Owner to draft Standard Contractual Clause exhibit as needed and obtain the Data Transfer Impact Assessment verification from the Business Owner and provide to Privacy.Collaborate with the third-party risk management team to ensure contracts incorporate terms based on risk assessment outputs.Propose contracting playbook improvements to speed contract drafting and review practices.Collaborate with internal and external legal counsel when appropriate.Provide training on contract activities as needed.Contract Technology:
Create Contract Workspaces, save draft agreements, update metadata fields, relate contract families, initiate workflows, and complete tasks.Collaborate with assigned functional area to improve and maintain data quality within the Procurement Contracting System.Migrate Agreements into the Procurement Contracting Systems as applicable.Ensure contract details are uploaded into third-party management risk application as applicable.Support implementation of new contract technology processes and strategiesRegularly communicate with peers and procurement end users to facilitate knowledge and information sharing to improve contract technology.Basic Requirements:
Bachelor’s degreeMinimum of 2 years’ work experience that clearly demonstrates contract drafting and/or legal experience.Additional Skills/Experiences
Proficient in drafting contracts in a fast-paced and highly regulated environment.Demonstrated strong written, verbal, presentation, and communication skills.Demonstrated attention to detail.Legal professional degree (e.g. paralegal certificate)Demonstrated ability to collaborate with global cross-functional partners effectively.Previous experience with contracting platforms.Familiar with regulations such as GDPR, Privacy, Information Security, and Anti-Corruption.Demonstrated ability to anticipate and work to avoid problems.Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and resolve complex issues.Demonstrated ability to assess and manage risk in a highly complex environment.Demonstrated effective teamwork skills with the ability to actively participate on cross-functional teams.Previous experience with supplier risk management platforms.Travel Percentage: 0-10%
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