Contracts & Legal Operations Specialist

The role

This person will provide contract administration, project coordination, purchasing, and operational support. They will work across leadership, engineering, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders.

What you will do

• Manage NDAs, vendor agreements, consulting agreements, statements of work, purchasing agreements, licensing agreements, and other business contracts.
• Review and redline agreements for completeness, consistency, and alignment with company requirements.
• Identify nonstandard or problematic provisions and coordinate escalation.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on contract matters, legal research, and signature packages.
• Prepare contract summaries and abstracts identifying key terms and obligations.
• Develop and maintain project task lists, schedules, milestones, and status documentation.
• Coordinate activities across leadership, engineering, vendors, contractors, and operations.
• Identify scheduling conflicts, missing information, and risks to escalate.
• Organize meetings and document decisions and action items.
• Coordinate purchasing of equipment, materials, and services.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of experience reviewing and administering commercial contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, or similar business agreements.
• Experience in project coordination, business operations, or administrative support.
• Experience reviewing and redlining contracts against established company requirements.
• Working knowledge of confidentiality, intellectual property, ownership, licensing, and other provisions in commercial agreements.
• Strong project coordination skills including managing deadlines, dependencies, milestones, and multiple stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating vendors, purchasing, invoices, or related business administrative activities.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to handle confidential and highly sensitive information.
• Ability to independently follow tasks and issues through resolution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and common project management and document management tools.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree, paralegal certificate, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience as a corporate paralegal or supporting an in-house legal department, contracts function, or outside counsel.
• Experience in a biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, or other highly regulated environment.
• Experience supporting a startup, early-stage company, rapidly growing organization, or product development/manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management, document control, quality management, or project management platforms.
• Experience establishing or improving operational processes, trackers, responsibility matrices, or administrative systems.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401k plan with employer contribution
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Tuition reimbursement

About the company

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization.