Work Schedule Standard (Mon-Fri) Environmental Conditions Office Job Description 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. DESCRIPTION: Join our Legal Contracts Team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and contribute to global healthcare. As an Associate Counsel Contracts you'll provide legal support for our clinical research business, drafting and negotiating agreements that enable therapeutic advances. You'll serve as the primary legal contact for assigned departments, ensuring our company's interests are protected while facilitating critical business decisions. You'll handle a diverse portfolio including enterprise service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and complex contracts, while providing training and guidance to internal stakeholders. This role offers flexible work arrangements. REQUIREMENTS: • Legal Degree plus minimum 5 years of experience in legal or contracts experience, preferably in healthcare, life sciences, or related industry • Active law license/qualification in jurisdiction of practice (where applicable) • Ability to draft and negotiate routine contract provisions autonomously and complex provisions with oversight • Strong risk analysis and mitigation skills with ability to evaluate legal implications • Excellent English language proficiency, including written and verbal communication • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word and Excel • Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously • Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment • Experience with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and regulatory compliance • Excellent interpersonal skills for engaging with diverse stakeholders • Flexibility to adjust workload and priorities based on business needs • May require 0-20% travel • Ability to work standard business hours Thank you for your interest as you consider starting a new career journey with us. As the world leader in serving science, our colleagues develop critical solutions through innovation—and build rewarding careers. Discover their extraordinary stories and connection to our Mission to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Their work is a story of purpose. What story will you tell? Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of more than $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.