Legal SME – Contracts & Materials Review

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Legal SME – Contracts & Materials Review

Location: San Francisco, CA

Role: Hybrid (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday to work from Office)

Role Summary

The Legal Subject Matter Expert (SME) will serve as the primary bridge between Legal, Compliance, Business, and Technology teams for Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM) and Promotional Materials Review (MLR/MRC) initiatives. This individual will provide legal domain expertise, facilitate requirements gathering, support solution design and implementation, and engage with senior legal leadership to ensure business and regulatory requirements are accurately translated into technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Domain Leadership

• Provide subject matter expertise in:
• Commercial and procurement contracts
• Contract lifecycle management (CLM)
• FDA, FTC, OPDP, and industry compliance requirements
• Legal review, approval, and escalation workflows
• Interpret legal and regulatory requirements and translate them into actionable business and system requirements.

IT Project Support & Requirements Facilitation

• Partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Architects, and Delivery Teams during project discovery, design, build, UAT, and deployment phases.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and requirement-gathering sessions with legal stakeholders.
• Define business processes, use cases, user stories, review workflows, approval matrices, and governance requirements.
• Review functional and technical designs to ensure alignment with legal and compliance expectations.
• Support testing, validation, and user acceptance activities.

Senior Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to Legal Operations leaders, General Counsel staff, Compliance Officers, and Commercial Legal teams.
• Lead discussions with senior legal executives to capture strategic objectives, process challenges, and transformation opportunities.
• Present recommendations, risks, and implementation considerations to leadership audiences.
• Drive alignment between legal priorities and technology delivery teams.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Legal Operations, Contracts Management, Materials Review, Compliance, or related legal functions.
• Experience supporting legal technology implementations, CLM platforms, MLR/MRC systems, workflow tools, or AI-enabled review solutions.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical, healthcare, life sciences, or highly regulated industry environments.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technology teams.

Preferred Experience

• Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry experience
• Experience with digital transformation, AI-assisted review processes, or legal operations modernization
• Consulting or client-facing experience

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Indegene is proud to be an Equal Employment Employer and is committed to the culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, colour, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical ability, or any other characteristics. All employment decisions, from hiring to separation, will be based on business requirements, candidate’s merit and qualification.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics.

Hourly Salary Range: [70] – [85]

The compensation range displayed reflects the full span of pay across all of our U.S. geographic pay areas and experience levels. Your actual base salary offer will be determined based on multiple factors, including:

• Geographic Pay Area (US 1 through US 5, reflecting cost-of-labor differences)

• Experience & Qualifications relevant to the role

• Internal Equity alignment with employees in similar roles and levels

What This Means for You

• The minimum of the posted range represents the starting point for candidates in the lowest cost-of-labor pay areas (US 5).

• The maximum of the posted range represents the upper threshold for candidates in the highest cost-of-labor pay areas (US 1 / US 2).

• Candidates are aligned to pay areas based on their primary work location.

For Current Employees

Posted salary ranges reflect the full compensation band across all U.S. pay areas and experience levels. Your individual compensation is based on your specific pay area, hire date, performance trajectory, and internal equity. Differences between your current salary and the posted range are not indicative of a pay discrepancy. Please contact HR with any questions.

Benefits Overview

This role is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; life and disability insurance; a 401(k)-retirement plan; seven (7) sick leave days, vacation paid time off, and paid holidays; all in accordance with Company plans. Specific benefits are governed by applicable plan documents.

Indegene is committed to pay equity and transparency. We regularly benchmark our compensation against market data to ensure competitive and fair pay practices across all locations.