Manager, Legal Operations & Compliance

Position Overview

The Manager, Legal Operations & Compliance will serve as a critical business partner to the Legal, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, and cross-functional teams, supporting the efficient operation of Innoviva's legal and compliance functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for legal contract intake, review coordination, and workflow management.
• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, tracking, approvals, execution, renewals, amendments, and expirations.
• Own and administer legal contract management tools, databases, trackers, and document repositories.
• Maintain and continuously improve contract templates, clause libraries, standard operating procedures, and legal playbooks.
• Draft and review routine agreements utilizing approved templates, including NDAs, CDAs, Consulting Agreements, MSAs, and Statements of Work.
• Provide regular reporting on contract metrics, upcoming renewals, obligations, and business risks.
• Partner closely with Finance, Procurement, and IT to support contract-to-procure workflows and operational efficiency.
• Act as the Legal business lead for Coupa Licensing.
• Manage state pharmacy licensing requirements, including securing and updating state licenses as needed.
• Manage Legal entity registrations.
• Manage and maintain director and officer slates for all legal entities.
• Compliance Support:
• Support federal and state transparency reporting activities, including Open Payments and related transfer-of-value reporting requirements.
• Coordinate compliance-related documentation, approvals, and reporting activities supporting interactions with healthcare professionals and organizations.
• Aid in compliance monitoring, audits, documentation, and training initiatives.
• Serve as a key operational resource for sponsorship, grants, educational funding, and HCP engagement review processes.
• Support the data collection and submission process for Federal (Open Payments) and State-level transfer of value reporting; provide ad-hoc support for OUS (Outside US) transparency requirements as needed.
• Cook up government price reporting and sales representatives’ registrations and act as point person for required reporting with support from contracted vendors.
• Act as a primary reviewer for funding and engagement requests, which could include Exhibit Requests, Sponsorships, and HCP Engagements.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree required; Paralegal Certificate, Legal Studies, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in legal operations, corporate paralegal, contract management, compliance operations, or related roles within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industries.
• Experience managing contract lifecycle processes and contract management systems.
• Hands-on experience with Coupa, procurement platforms, vendor onboarding, requisition management, or procure-to-pay workflows strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting corporate governance, legal entity management, licensing, or compliance programs preferred.
• Notary Public certification is a plus.

Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with strong task management skills.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) with an ability to communicate legal issues in a clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to build relationships across functions and sites and inspire trust and confidence through effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks/projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• A strong sense of professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Enthusiasm and self-starter qualities, and ability to manage responsibilities with an appropriate sense of urgency.