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Job Description

The Specialist Paralegal provides clinical contracting support to the global clinical development operations functions of the company. This position drafts and negotiates a variety of clinical contracts, including standard and complex arrangements; as well as reviews and advises on informed consent issues, patient recruitment materials, and other relevant clinical / contracting issues.

Job responsibilities include:

• Work with minimal direction/supervision to provide legal support on a wide array of clinical contracting issues
• Provide legal services of comprehensive scope and complexity in a time sensitive environment
• Draft and negotiate contracts in time sensitive environment
• Analyze a variety of clinical trial conduct and contracting related issues and recommend resolutions
• Communicate (written and orally) with internal clients and external parties
• Develop and support training or cross-training of paralegals and other staff within practice area
• Manage special projects as assigned
• Perform research on laws, regulations, and industry developments affecting the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical/biotechnology products, and contracting, as needed
• Understand and comply with all relevant procedures and policies

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate Degree

OR

Master's Degree and 2 years of legal experience

OR

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years of legal experience

OR

Associate's degree and 10 years of legal experience

OR

High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of legal experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of an ABA-approved paralegal program
• 4+ years of experience in a paralegal role drafting and negotiating contracts
• Experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, or regulatory law
• Strong organizational, multitask and prioritization skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong time management skills and ability to manage multiple routine matters simultaneously
• Competency in use of relevant systems and processes
• Understand and comply with all relevant procedures and policies
• Role model the Amgen values
• Basic computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience in a variety of database systems

Amgen provides a collaborative and creative culture in a company with a strong track record of innovation. Our culture encourages open dialogue and diverse views to land on the best solutions, and we help ensure our staff are equipped to excel today and tomorrow.

Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.

Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and leverages its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.