Senior Contracts Manager - Sales
10X Genomics
The 10x Genomics Legal Department is seeking a high-performing contracts manager who will be engaged fully, communicate openly and forge close working relationships throughout our company. We seek a confident and proactive self-starter with experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts who can prioritize and manage multiple tasks and responsibilities and who enjoys working with operational teams and on process-building in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Strong understanding of contracts and contractual terms is essential. Excellent customer service, drafting, negotiation, organizational, communication, prioritization and time management skills required. We seek a collaborative partner, who can use their exceptional judgment, strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills to support our internal clients while balancing risks to protect 10x.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with legal counsel to prepare, negotiate and manage standard company commercial contracts, including negotiate bids, tenders, terms of sale, and related documents
- Analyze and interpret complex contractual provisions to ensure compliance and consistency
- Negotiate with sophisticated counterparties, such as universities, research institutions, pharma, and biotechnology companies
- Work with internal operations teams to build scalable infrastructure for supporting rapidly growing domestic and international teams, including contract workflows and ongoing implementation of contracts management applications
- Provide high level of customer satisfaction both internally and externally
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements within the life sciences industry, preferably for a research tools company
- Ability to provide rapid, pragmatic solutions to address legal and business risks in urgent and demanding situations
- Self-directed and proactive, comfortable executing on multiple projects independently and in collaboration with others
- Enthusiastic and creative problem solver with a demonstrated willingness to identify and act to coordinate with and assist cross-functional colleagues to accomplish corporate goals
- Available during business hours in APAC. Experience in APAC markets, or proficiency in Chinese or Japanese, desirable.
- Familiarity with contract and sales operations in US and major non-U.S. markets.
- Understanding of revenue accounting desirable
- Highly organized, excellent communication skills and detail-oriented
Below is the base pay range for this full time position. The actual base pay will depend on several factors unique to each candidate, including one’s skills, qualifications, and experience. At 10x, base pay is also just one component of the Company’s total compensation package. This role is also eligible for 10x’s equity grants, its comprehensive health and retirement benefit programs, and its annual bonus program or sales incentive program. Your 10x recruiter can share more about the Company’s total compensation package during the hiring process.
About 10x Genomics
At 10x Genomics, accelerating our understanding of biology is more than a mission for us. It is a commitment. This is the century of biology, and the breakthroughs we make now have the potential to change the world.
We enable scientists to advance their research, allowing them to address scientific questions they did not even know they could ask. Our tools have enabled fundamental discoveries across biology including cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.
Our teams are empowered and encouraged to follow their passions, pursue new ideas, and perform at their best in an inclusive and dynamic environment. We know that behind every scientific breakthrough, there is a deep infrastructure of talented people driving the life sciences industry and making it possible for scientists and clinicians to make new strides. We are dedicated to finding the very best person for every aspect of our work because the innovations and discoveries that we enable together will lead to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future. Find out how you can make a 10x difference.
Individuals seeking employment at 10x Genomics are considered without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
10x does not accept unsolicited applicants submitted by third-party recruiters or agencies. Any resume or application submitted to 10x without a vendor agreement in place will be considered unsolicited and property of 10x, and 10x will not pay a placement fee.