Job Overview
Assist IQVIA Attorneys with customer contracts, subsidiary organization and project management. Resource for contractual questions and issues to both internal and external customers. Act as Team Lead for assigned Customers with primary focus on Customer Satisfaction with IQVIA' contracting process. Prepare initial drafts of contracts, revise contracts and prepare execution copies; track contracts in database; establish and maintain contract files; prepare and send client correspondence.
Essential Functions
• Draft, revise and negotiate various IQVIA contracts.
• Interact internally and externally with executive level management and legal counsel on issues requiring negotiation.
• Prepare summaries for executed Master Service Agreements (MSAs)/Amendments and distribute, as directed.
• Undertake projects and respond to internal and external requests, forwarding issues to appropriate individuals, as needed.
• Participate in the development of department procedures to improve the timely completion of contract deliverables.
• Track work and obtain appropriate reviews and approvals, adhering to established processes.
• Perform legal research and other duties as assigned.
• Participate as Team Member in dedicated Legal Negotiation Team to ensure consistency in approach, metrics, and format for assigned customers.
• Support Sales staff in communicating with customers; serve as Subject Matter Expert and contact for specific customers as needed.
• Work as a team with other areas of Global Contracts and Global Market Development, Finance and IQVIA’ Operations to understand and review project requirements and determine how contract terms and conditions are affected.
• Ensure delivery of a final contract in a timely fashion, working independently or as part of a team.
• Identify support required from Attorney on contract terms that require extensive negotiation.
• Conduct written and/or verbal follow-up with Customers after the delivery of draft or signature-ready contracts.
• Attend regional meetings to discuss assigned project issues and disseminate information from meetings as appropriate.
• Support departmental activities directed toward meeting planned and projected Corporate goals including sales/revenue/customer satisfaction goals.
• Attend and participate in Team meetings.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree Req
• Other Paralegal certificate from an accredited school Pref
• 3 years paralegal experience working in a corporate environment and with in-house counsel on litigation and contracts; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience Req
• Proficient knowledge in legal research, company compliance policies and procedures
• Thorough knowledge of IQVIA standard contract terms, conditions and fallback language
• Strong skills using MS Office Suite: MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent proofreading, editing and oral and written communication skills
• Ability to perform independent legal research
• Ability to handle confidential information appropriately
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple priorities and meet established timelines
• Ability to review, comprehend and explain contract terms to customers
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, managers and clients
Q² Solutions, IQVIA’s laboratory business, creates connected intelligence by combining our expertise, technology and analytics - this fuels unparalleled research & development solutions. We uphold a deep commitment to patients, sites, customers, and each other. https://www.q2labsolutions.com/careers
IQVIA is a world leader in using data, technology, advanced analytics, and expertise to help customers drive healthcare – and human health – forward. Together with the companies we serve, we are enabling a more modern, more effective and more efficient healthcare system, and creating breakthrough solutions that transform business and patient outcomes.
To get there, it takes diverse skills and a curiosity to explore new possibilities. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA, including our colleagues at Q² Solutions, contributes to our shared goal of improving human health. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.
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