SALMAN AHMAD

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EDUCATION

Thomas M. Cooley Law School Ann Arbor, MI

Juris Doctor September 2014

•Mock Trial participant – advanced to all rounds except final round

•Pre-trials and Trial Skills – successfully completed both courses in high academic standings

•Students of Intellectual Property Law Association – Public Relations Officer

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick/Newark, NJ

B.S. Political Science May 2010

•Economics and Finance Society (EFS) – PR chair to create awareness of finance recruitment and information sessions.

Skills - MS Excel, Access, Word, SharePoint, ICERTIS, JADE, SQLT, SQB, ARIBA, EBuy, NEXTS, Oracle, Prismview, Papervision, Hyperion Essbase.

EXPERIENCE

BEIGENE Emeryville, CA (Remote NJ)

Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst July 2020 – current

Senior Associate for Clinical Business Operations

•Negotiated, drafted, Master Clinical Trial Agreements (MCTA), ACTA, and CTAs.

•Worked and negotiated Contracts and Budgets with over 50 Institutions.

•Served as the primary contact between ICM office and Clinical, Legal, Sites and/or external service provider in accordance with the study related activities to meet the business objectives

•Maintained active/frequent communication with external partners and/or investigators and internal departments regarding research contracts throughout the contract lifecycle

•Developed and review investigator baseline budgets;

•Review and negotiate the terms and conditions for various types of incoming and outgoing contracts and budgets in accordance with internal policy and ICH-GCP regulations;

•Prepare subsequent contract amendments, note to files and other contract activities, as needed;

•Develop/maintain status trackers, prepare startup and close-out documentation for studies relevant for ICM office

•Generated various status reports and perform routine audits, as required

•Partner with IT to create various modules within the ICM SharePoint work environment;

•Setup and manage ICM team email boxes and SharePoint environment

•Take and distribute agendas and minutes, as appropriate

•Assist with the training new ICM team members on team systems, as applicable;

•Ensure all electronic records are kept up to date with the most current documentation and information;

•Assist ICM management with developing ICM process improvement guidelines and documents;

•Supported ICM management with site study budget forecasting against study budgets.

•Provided budget management assistance to various departments; collaborated with Clinical Teams on developing budget requests

•Evaluated and reviewed Budgets in detail to reflect costs based on FMV.

•Provided reports, interpreted and developed budgetary policies, practices, and procedures to maintain and improve financial management operations

•Worked closely with management team to analyze and execute program directives, each Study’s needs, and to achieve company goals by completing contract negotiations as efficiently and quickly as possible to achieve target dates for sites’ activation.

•Liaised heavily with senior management, Legal, and Clinical Teams, to create and update summary level management reports providing analysis of trends and changes

•Performed a wide range of ad-hoc analytical work to support senior management decision-making

•Provides technical assistance regarding the establishment, monitoring and tracking of Interdepartmental Service Agreement (ISA) with other departments

•Developed and executed plans to accomplish development, regular updating, and monitoring of budgets and cost forecasts

•Worked with Business Management with the development and updating of Business Plan

•Assisted in the development of internal procedures for the processing and management of planning and budgetary data

•Identify potential areas for management intervention to address opportunities for improved cost management

•Created reports to track and manage the asset inventory log.

•Worked with Clinical Teams programs and project managers to develop the directorate’s budget

CURRAX PHARMACEUTICALS LLC Morristown, NJ

Legal Compliance and Contracts Manager October 2019 – December 2019

Lead member of the Legal team

•Reported directly to the VP & General Counsel of the company.

•The legal head of the Contract Management Department.

•Independently handled all aspects of contract management agreements, ranging from drafting and negotiating Master Agreements, CDA’s, to drafting and executing Notice of Termination letters and Amendments to any Master Agreements

•Monitored contract workflow and timely execution of each contract

•Extensive document review and contract terms review

•Revised and reviewed procedures and created reports periodically to identify hidden risks or non-conforming issues

•Heavily communicated with General Counsel and members of other departments to monitor enforcement of standards and regulations of the company

•Negotiated contract terms to help better serve company’s interest

•Drafted and implemented company’s corporate structure policies

•Monitored contracting compliance and appropriate prioritization and execution.

•Managed all contract agreements to conform with compliance and with company’s policies by educating, dictating, and policing Business Partners on compliance rules and regulations and having the abide by those rules

•Closely monitored Business Partners negotiations with outside Service Providers and guiding them to help maintain a better corporate structure.

•Supervised Paralegals and guided them on drafting contract agreements, while also teaching them the contours of Contract Management and contract execution formalities

•Managed Paralegals workflow while delegating duties to them to help maintain business efficiency and to sustain a better corporate environment.

BRISTOL-MYERS AND SQUIBB Lawrenceville, NJ

Contracts Manager June 2018 – December 2018

An integral member of Contract Management team

•Drafted, negotiated, and conducted execution of Master Agreements with various Academic Institutions

•Drafted and negotiated primarily MCTAs, ISRs, and CDAs

•Developed and maintained template language for contract types including many levels of associated back-up language

•Conducted proper reviews with Legal colleagues to minimize a significant risk to the business when identified

•Identified precise risks and escalating to resolve those risks in a timely manner

•Negotiated contract terms and conditions with sites/investigators/institutions

•Independently made appropriate business decisions within the scope or authority, and educate internal project leaders on the issues and risks associated with contracting decisions

•Ensured contracting compliance and appropriate prioritization and execution.

•Ensured all contracts conform and are in compliance legally and with company’s policies, by monitoring from its inception to its execution.

•Managed contract approval flow to ensure that contracts are being approved by unit approvers accordingly.

•Interacted with contracting professionals at sites to discuss our company’s and institutional perspectives on various contract terms to improve understanding, relationships and the quality and timeliness of our contracts

ETHICON - JOHNSON & JOHNSON Somerville, NJ

Contracts Manager February 2018 – June 2018

An integral member of SCG team

•Overseeing multiple GPO activities.

•Monitored the margins of the business by taking a holistic view of the levers that affect profitability (products, prices, solutions)

•Efficient time management with contract volume, to allow field to create better business relations and focus on customers

•Managed work flow to better align the offers submitted with the needs of the customer segment and the strategies of the business

•Monitored the development of detailed offers and scenarios for the Deal Manager, leveraging product expertise, business acumen and professional judgment while adhering to contracting strategies and price matrices

•Developed rigorous, error-proof offers and analysis and maintaining a high attention to details of the offer while still seeing the emerging patterns, trends and insights across offers

•Displayed a high degree of ownership for the quality of the offer and the fit with our strategic and financial objectives

•Provided detailed reports on all necessary documentation of files and rationale to relevant stakeholders

PHILLIPS-VAN HEUSEN (PVH) Bridgewater, NJ

Contracts Manager June 2017 – October 2017

An integral member of Contract Management team

•Prepared, examined, analyzed, negotiated, and revised contracts that involve the purchase or sale of goods or services

such as equipment, materials, supplies, or products

•Oversee the preparation and revision of contracts that involve the purchase of sale of goods, services, lease, and licensing.

•Monitored proposal planning and administration of contracts.

•Prepare, examine, analyze, negotiate, and revise agreements involving article 2A securities law and commercial sales law, involving leases and licensing.

•Monitor business evaluations that will drive investment decisions and product development projects.

•Monitored proposal planning and administration of contracts.

•Prepare reports summarizing budgets that will ensure quality and efficiency in carrying out projects.

•Daily communication with IT teams, legal, operations managers, project managers, and sales operatives to ensure strict compliance of all agreements and identify requirements to deliver business needs.

•Prepared contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements and budgets.

•Maintained detailed analytical reports on overall contract approval process.

•Prepared contract change notices, monitor contractor performance, including the reporting and status of contractor and

owner deliverables.

•Maintain an audit file for each contract which will include original contract, all correspondence, changes/deviations,

amendments, clarifications, payment schedules.

SANOFI US Bridgewater, NJ

Contracts Manager October 2015 –June 2016

An integral member of Contract Management team

•Supported North America Scientific and Clinical contracts for Phase I and Phase II research.

•Analyze contract languages and incorporate specific clauses to protect company’s interests.

•Interpreted and analyzed clauses involving complex language, ranging from MSA’s, CDA’s, and incorporated specific clauses to protect company’s interests.

•Prepared contract language relating to IT related issues.

•Interpreted and analyzed clauses involving complex Information Technology systems.

•Detailed understanding of contract formation relating to essential elements of contract agreements and language necessary

to be incorporated in a contract agreement.

•Prepared, planned, and reviewed new requests of contracts for services pertaining to clinical studies, information

technology.

•Daily communicated with different teams such as finance controllers, legal, operations managers, project managers, and sales operatives to ensure strict compliance of all agreements and identify requirements to deliver business needs.

•Drafted detailed contracts for new work orders and change orders while protecting Sanofi’s interest.

•Heavily involved with communicating and negotiating with Vendors for services that were contracted for.

•Presented reports and ideas to senior executives to help drive business and draw investment opportunities.

•Constructed contract agreement within the 30 day Service Level Agreement (SLA). Abiding and understanding

company’s policies.

•Monitored the quality of data and the compliance of the purchasing project files following Scientific & Clinical Purchasing procedures

•Maintained strict compliance in achieving business goals by timely executing projects.

CITY OF JERSEY CITY’S CORPORATION COUNSEL Jersey City, NJ

Legal Intern January 2014 – April 2014

An integral member of the law department, of Jersey City, supporting in all aspects of legal matters.

•Wrote legal briefs on behalf of the City.

•Wrote in-house legal memos to different attorneys addressing variety of different areas of law, such as public policy, abuse of force, contract law, employment discrimination, constitutional law, ordinance laws, and police departments’ authority.

•Assisted attorneys to court for motions. Also, assisted with preparing and reviewing notes and arguments to present in court for motions.

•Prepared briefs and memos advising attorneys of our stake in the case as well as the opposition, giving a thorough review of motions and solid arguments for cases on court's docket.

•Presented well drawn arguments for anticipated court actions and gave case briefings to supervising attorney

•Prepared and conducted detailed research on variety of different areas of law for memos, briefs, and court motions.

•Wrote a detailed summary and report on witnesses statements, depositions, court hearings, and court motions.

•Handled subpoena related issues, such as collecting documents for the opposing parties or responding to subpoena requests from opposing parties.

•Handled work product related documents.

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