Thermo Fisher Scientific hiring Contracts Specialist III in Greenville, NC | LinkedIn (2024)

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location/Division Specific InformationWork Location: site based out of Pittsburgh, PA or Greenville, NC or Asheville, NC or Raleigh, NC

How will you make an impact?The Contracts Specialist role for the Chemical Analysis Division (“CAD”) within Thermo Fisher Scientific constitutes a contracts professional that is responsible for reviewing, drafting, negotiating, finalizing, and administering all transactions related to the sale of products and services to various customers (including resellers and sales representatives) around the world. This individual will work closely with the Commercial Team, Order Management departments, Legal, Operations and Finance departments, to coordinate consummation of transactions.

What will you do?

• Review, draft and redline various types of contractual documents to facilitate compliance with corporate and regulatory policies, including without limitation NDAs, Channel Agreements, Purchase Orders, RFQs, RFPs, Sourcing Agreements, Vendor Forms, etc.
• Provide contract guidance to key internal stakeholders for legal, financial, regulatory, and other business concerns identifying areas of risk.
• Support and participate in process improvement projects to drive operational efficiencies and standardization such as establishing templates, standardizing playbooks, process updates, etc.
• Manage and provide certificates of insurance requests.
• Maintain contracts team intranet resource site.
• Manage the contracts team’s general mailbox and assignments docket.
• Support and assist the contracts team with contract administration activities as needed.
• Ensure appropriate compliance reviews are completed including but not limited to import/export regulations and country of origin certificates.
• Resolve and document customer issues in a timely manner.
• Data entry and other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

How will you get here?Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Paralegal, IACCM or NCMA certifications are a plus.

Experience

• Minimum 2+ years of legal, contracts or subcontracts experience, preferably managing or administering contracts, education may be substituted for experience.
• Advanced MS Office or Office 365 skills.
• Knowledgeable in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) is a plus.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrate company values – Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, and Involvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional business communication skills; able to write or present clearly and professionally for diverse cross-functional audiences.
• Ability to work autonomously to manage time effectively and prioritize work appropriately to meet deadlines.
• Must be a self-starter, take initiative and strive to meet defined expectations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to effectively resolve issues.
• Ability to foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including executive team relationships.
• A team player who demonstrates sound judgment, work ethic, and professional integrity with exceptional attention to detail.

This position has not been approved for relocation assistance.Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory at Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.comThermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.