Paralegal

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact, innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us, working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Paralegal – North America is responsible for supporting Cytiva’s Global NDA Program, including drafting, reviewing, advising on, and assisting North America requestors with non-disclosure agreements. This role also supports critical global legal workflows, including Material Transfer Agreements, business enablement training and communications, onboarding programs, templates, standard work, user guides, and other resources that help make it easier to do business across Cytiva and its operating companies.

This position reports to the Associate General Counsel, Operations & Enablement and is part of the Cytiva Legal & Compliance Team located in Marlborough, MA, and will be an on-site role. The role primarily works alongside Cytiva’s Lead Paralegal and Paralegal – EMEA (both based in the UK).

What you will do:

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Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in a large law firm, corporate legal department, or in-house legal team, including experience independently reviewing standardized, scalable contracts.
• Experience working with common contract templates, including NDAs and MTAs.
• Proficiency with legal research databases, Microsoft Office Suite, and digital case lifecycle workflows.
• Experience supporting legal administrative operations such as service of process intake, legal holds administration, or shared inbox monitoring.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Degree or certification in Paralegal Studies or a related field, or paralegal certification from an accredited program completed or in progress.
• Experience in the life sciences industry or another regulated industry
• Experience using AI, automation, or workflow tools to streamline legal processes.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits atDanaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $80,000-110,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular associate remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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