Lhasa Limited
Commerical Contracts Manager
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Summary of the Role
The Commercial Contracts Manager is a full-time, permanent role accountable for reviewing and negotiating the commercial agreements that underpin the supply of Lhasa Limited, and its subsidiaries, scientific software to pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics companies around the world. Every sponsorship relationship rests on an agreement covering licence terms, liability, data protection, and intellectual property, and pharmaceutical members bring exacting expectations: procurement-led negotiations, information security reviews, and strict data protection standards. As the sponsorship base continues to grow, the successful candidate will negotiate directly with sponsor legal and procurement teams, protect the Lhasa position on key terms, and act as a trusted point of contact for contractual matters across the business. This is a UK-based role; salary is competitive and dependent on experience.
Main Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations with legal and procurement teams at prospective and renewing sponsor organisations on software licence and sponsorship terms.
- Review and redline software supply and licence agreements, including sponsors’ own contract templates, alongside drafting on Lhasa paper, with close attention to licensing, liability, indemnity, data protection, and intellectual property.
- Act as the first point of contact for legal and commercial queries from colleagues across Lhasa, reducing reliance on ad hoc legal support.
- Build and maintain a library of template agreements, playbooks, and fallback positions to speed up future negotiations.
- Partner with external legal counsel on complex or higher-risk agreements.
- Respond to sponsor due-diligence and vendor assessment requests common in the pharmaceutical industry, covering data protection, information security, and audit requirements.
- Track contract renewals, obligations, and key dates across the sponsorship portfolio.
- Explain contractual risk and options to non-legal stakeholders in plain English, supporting informed decision-making.
- Identify and implement improvements so agreements are turned around faster and more consistently.
- Ensure (with the support of our legal counsel) that all agreements meet the needs of emerging legislation and challenges.
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About You
- Proven experience reviewing, negotiating, and managing software or SaaS licensing agreements, ideally on the supplier side (essential)
- Strong working knowledge of common contract clauses: liability, indemnity, intellectual property, data protection, and termination (essential)
- Confidence explaining contractual risk clearly to colleagues without a legal background (essential)
- A collaborative, evidence-led approach, comfortable working closely with scientific and operational teams (essential)
- Ability to work independently in a remote-first role (essential)
- A law degree or legal qualification, with equivalent commercial contracts experience considered equally (preferred)
- Experience contracting with pharmaceutical companies, including navigating their procurement and vendor qualification processes (preferred)
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Our Culture
At Lhasa Limited, we are committed to creating a work environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and trust. We believe in building strong relationships within our team and with our members, working together towards our shared purpose – to enable informed decision-making on chemical safety.
Lhasa Limited is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background, and we’re happy to discuss accommodations that help you do your best work.
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