Crinetics is a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego, California, developing much-needed therapies for people with rare endocrine diseases. We were founded by a dedicated team of scientists with the simple belief that better therapies developed from rigorous innovation can lead to better lives. Our work continues to make a real difference in the lives of patients. We have a prolific discovery engine and a robust preclinical and clinical development pipeline. We are driven by science with a patient-centric and team-oriented culture. This is an exciting time to join Crinetics as we shape our organization into the world’s premier fully integrated endocrine company from discovery to patients. Join our team as we transform the lives of others. 

 

 

The Director, Contract Management and Legal Operations, will develop processes and practices to enable more efficient and effective legal support of Crinetics business needs. This role requires an individual who understands and has significant experience in emerging knowledge management tools and processes and has deep expertise in contracting and negotiating in the life science industry. Responsibilities include developing best practices to incorporate legal technology to automate and streamline legal review and providing oversight of the staff and resource allocation for the preparation of contractual documents. This person will also take charge of all change management planning and communication and make purchasing decisions for legal technology software and tools.

 

The Director, Contract Management and Legal Operations, is also accountable for organizing internal stakeholders, subject matter experts, Legal and supporting functions across the organization to provide for long-term sustainable contracting solutions. This person will be responsible to partner with the GC and CFO to drive specific initiatives targeted on continuous improvement of the contracting and negotiating process. The successful candidate will report on key operational and substantive metrics for the Legal group that will better inform decision-making and identify and implement legal department tools to streamline new or existing practices.  This person will develop and enforce processes and policies to manage outside counsel usage and spend and assist with budget matters and optimize workflows within the legal department. 

 

These may include but are not limited to: 

 

Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

 

Software Knowledge:  Windows, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and HighQ/Practical Law and other Thomson Reuters legal business software.  Expertise of contract management and editing systems.

 

Physical Activities: On a continuous basis, sit at desk for a long period of time; intermittently answer telephone and write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting up to 25 lbs. may be required. The noise level in the work environment is typically low to moderate. The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities. 

 

Laboratory Activities (if applicable): Biology and chemical laboratory environment experience needed. Environmental health and safety requirements also apply. 

 

You may be required to travel for up to 5% of your time. 

 

The Anticipated Base Salary Range:  $220,000-$250,000
In addition to your base pay, our total rewards program consists of a discretionary annual target bonus, stock options, ESPP, and 401k match. We also provide top-notch health insurance plans for employees (and their families) to include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance, 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and a winter company shutdown.

 

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience and education. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. 

 

Crinetics is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and/or expression), pregnancy, race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion or similar philosophical beliefs, disability, marital and civil union status, age, genetic information, veteran status or any personal attribute or characteristic that is protected by applicable local, state or federal laws 

 

Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, Crinetics requires that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated and have received the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.