Contracts Paralegal

Contracts Paralegal

The Contracts Paralegal serves as Forj Medical's primary internal resource for commercial contract management and legal operations support. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this role reviews, negotiates, drafts, and administers commercial agreements with customers, suppliers, and business partners, and acts as the primary coordinator and gatekeeper for outside legal counsel. The ideal candidate combines strong commercial contracting expertise with sound business judgment and executive presence, and can move quickly in a fast-paced, matrixed, regulated manufacturing environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, redline, negotiate, and administer commercial agreements including MSAs, Manufacturing Agreements, Design & Development Agreements, SOWs, NDAs, Quality Agreements, Supply Agreements, Purchase and Sales Terms & Conditions, Distribution, Consulting, and Licensing Agreements, and amendments/change orders

• Partner with the Commercial team as a customer-facing contracts resource, driving timely deal execution while protecting company interests; serve as a responsive partner who keeps deals moving forward

• Analyze and advise on key provisions including limitation of liability, indemnification, intellectual property ownership, confidentiality, warranties, insurance, product liability, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution

• Understand and protect Forj Medical's position as a CDMO relative to OEM customers, including IP ownership and allocation of liability

• Identify legal, operational, financial, and compliance risks; recognize the limits of own expertise and escalate appropriately

• Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, and playbooks; establish standardized approval workflows

• Own document control and contract repository administration, including tracking obligations, renewal dates, notice periods, and key deliverables; support contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems

• Review and support agreements across Supply Chain & Procurement, Facilities & Real Estate, Human Resources, and Corporate & Compliance, including supplier and vendor contracts, leases, employment and restrictive covenant agreements, corporate governance documents, and state filings

• Assist with claims management, dispute documentation, internal investigations, audits, and litigation support

• Serve as the primary coordinator for outside legal counsel; evaluate when engagement is warranted and escalate specialized matters such as M&A/divestitures, complex employment matters, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, and international business

• Prepare issue summaries for counsel, manage law firm relationships, track legal spend and budgets, and translate legal advice into practical business recommendations

• Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, HR, and Executive Leadership

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Requires Associate's or Bachelor's degree and a Paralegal certificate from an ABA-accredited or equivalent program. Law degree not required.

• 7+ years of commercial contracting, contracts administration, or corporate paralegal experience, including significant hands-on negotiation of complex B2B customer agreements

• Experience within a larger organization with an in-house legal team strongly preferred• Experience with long-lead-time, project-based contracts (e.g., multi-year programs with OEMs) preferred

• Strong understanding of contract law principles, IP and liability allocation, and risk management

• Excellent contract drafting and redlining skills

• Executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable engaging senior leaders and a sales organization

• Strong project management skills and ability to prioritize multiple matters in a fast-paced, matrixed environment

• Industry experience in medical device, contract manufacturing (CDMO/CMO), engineering services, or FDA-regulated industries preferred

• Familiarity with FDA regulations, ISO 13485 environments, CLM systems, and ERP/commercial workflows a plus

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment; hybrid/on-site at our [Location] facility; local candidates preferred

• Must be authorized to work in the United StatesEEO Statement