Project Manager

W2 Contract

Salary Range: $104,000 - $124,800 per year

Location: South San Francisco, CA - Hybrid Role

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven consultant to support the General Counsel in evaluating, optimizing, and implementing efficient legal workflows and systems. This contract role is ideal for a legal operations professional or project manager with a strong track record of driving operational efficiency in legal or compliance environments, especially in highly regulated industries such as biotech or pharma.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing legal workflows (e.g., contract review, compliance tracking, litigation holds, document management) to identify inefficiencies, pain points, and risk areas.
• Design & Recommend Improvements:
• Propose streamlined workflows, SOPs, and tool enhancements aimed at reducing manual work, turnaround times, and operational risk.
• Set up or improve contract lifecycle management tools, intake forms, playbooks, and template libraries.
• Develop Metrics & Dashboards:
• Create simple reporting tools to track legal team performance, compliance status, and process improvements.
• Document improvements and processes clearly to ensure sustainability and knowledge continuity after the engagement ends.
• Collaborate with departments including Compliance, Quality, Finance, HR, and Regulatory to ensure alignment on legal touchpoints and standard operating procedures.

Requirements and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree required in Business, Legal, or applicable field
• 5-10 years of experience in operation excellence, project management, or business process improvement within a legal department, ideally in biotech, life sciences, or high tech.
• Demonstrated success in process optimization and or operations department enablement.
• Strong project management capabilities; PMP cert preferred
• Experience implementing or improving legal tools (e.g., CLM, policy libraries, intake systems).
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision while aligning closely with legal leadership.

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally, candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate. 

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