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Country/Region All City All Functional Area All Career Level All Employment type All Clear Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert × Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Apply now » Apply now + Start apply with LinkedIn + Apply Now Start + Please wait... Date: Feb 28, 2025 Location: Amsterdam Company: Wacker Biotech B.V. Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future. Wacker Biotech, as part of WACKER, is a leading global biotechnology organization specializing in the production of biopharmaceuticals. The company has outstanding technologies for the rapid, efficient and thus cost-effective production of therapeutic proteins for clinical and commercial supply. Currently it is the biggest dedicated microbial Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) in the world. lts four dedicated and fast-growing production sites are currently based in Germany (Halle and Jena), The Netherlands (Amsterdam) and The United States (San Diego, CA). At our Amsterdam-based center Wacker Biotech B.V. focuses on the GMPcompliant microbial based production of recombinant proteins, vaccines and live microbials as drug substance and drug product. To strengthen our team inAmsterdam, we are looking for you as a(n)Client & Contract Manager Job responsibilities: + Facilitate and drive negotions of all service contracts for new and existing clients including amendments. Lead the interdisciplinary negotiation team supported by Corporate Legal and/or external counsels; + Act as single point of contact for the client and represent business/commercial aspects during negotiation phase (including decision making and hands-on redlining together with Legal/IP); + Coordinate all stakeholders (Legal, IP, Insurance, Finance/Accounting, Tax, Logistics, etc.) and collect input of subject matter experts as needed; + Drive closure of feasibility-, process development-, clinical and commercial agreements; + Manage external legal counsels in alignment with Corporate Legal. Monitor budget and review invoices; + Define an appropriate negotiation strategy for each case & bridge legal, operational, commercial; + Help to develop and maintain an internal 'play book' of fall-back positions for all relevant contractual matters; + Proactively contribute to improvements of the contract negotiation process, optimized contract templates and term sheets; + Propose new mechanisms and alternative language to ensure (i) customary contractual terms, (ii) acceptance by clients, (iii) efficient contracting, (iv) calculable risk exposure of Wacker; + Give internal legal / contract trainings within the BU; + Support as 'contract specialist' as needed (e.g. internal escalation meetings, external Steering Committee Meetings or arbitration proceedings). Qualifications required: + Academic education (Bachelor, Master preferred) Economics/Legal/Natural Sciences; + At least 8 years of relevant professional experience • Professional negotiator with track record in closing complex service agreements; experience in leading contract negotiations from virtual Biotech's to Big Pharma; + In depth knowledge and understanding of the contract manufacturing industry (preferably related to Biopharmaceuticals). Solid understanding of the pharmaceutical development + process including CMC (chemistry-manufacturing-controls), quality assurance and regulatory. Expert knowledge in all legal and commercial aspects of complex service & supply contracts; + High affinity to legal topics and good understanding of risk exposure and risk limitation mechanisms in service & supply contracts. Quick perception and ability to develop/sell solutions to contract partners; + Experience in leading and steering of contract negotiations for contract/toll manufacturing of (Bio-)Pharmaceuticals in clinical and commercial phase. Proofed track record of driving contract negotiations with multiple stakeholders and in an international environment. Experience in working in matrix organizations and interacting with Legal, IP, Insurance,Tax, Finance/Accounting, etc.; + Very high level of English (verbal and text form); + Ability to analyze complex contracts and understand interdependencies; + High level of proactivity, independence and analytical skills; + Preferably experience in generating, harmonizing and optimizing contract templates and term sheets; + Understanding of the production process and product life cycle of biopharmaceuticals. What do we offer? + Employment:A challenging and international position in a professional and informal working environment + Compensation:Attractive salary, holiday allowance, home-office travel allowance, participation in the company's success, subsidized pension plan + Work-life balance:Flexible working hours (where possible), 30 days of vacation + Versatile development opportunities:Support for professional development, access to online learning platform GoodHabitz As an international company, we welcome the diversity of people. We consciously promote equal opportunities and a diverse, inclusive culture in our teams - this is what makes us successful. We look forward to receiving your application! Reference Code:28808