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Contract Playbook Drafting · Biotech

Senior · Commercial Contract Reviewer · Hybrid · Toronto

CA$96–CA$113/ hour About CA$840–CA$1,670 in total. Set by the company within a range checked against market pay for the role; your recruiter agrees your exact rate with you before anything is sent. Deftridge adds 15% on top and bills it to the company, so nothing comes out of your rate.
Company
Clinical-stage biotech in diagnostics · 5,000+ employeesCL-61964 · based in Harrisonburg
Where
Hybrid · Toronto
Format
One-off task
Time needed
about 12 h in total
Start
Starts within 2 weeks
Level
Senior · 5-10 years
When you work
Flexible hours, async

The company is already looking at 3 profiles for this task. It is still open: new profiles are added to the shortlist until the company decides.

4 professionals have asked about this task899 tasks of this type completed on Deftridge

About this task

This Clinical-stage biotech in diagnostics (5,000+ employees) is looking for a senior Commercial Contract Reviewer for a single piece of work with a fixed scope and a fixed price. Preferred, fallback and walk-away positions for key clauses.

It is a self-contained job: scope, checklist and price are agreed before you start. It works in life sciences, where documents are versioned and reviewed in a fixed order.

The team sits in Toronto. Everything can be done remotely; an occasional visit is welcome and never required for the first month. You choose your hours; nothing is scheduled except an occasional short call.

What you deliver

  • Write a playbook for ten clause types with sample language.
  • The finished deliverable in the agreed file format, with sources and assumptions listed
  • A 20-minute walkthrough call, or a recorded screen share if you prefer
  • One round of edits after the company's review is included

How the work runs

  • Day 1: scope confirmed in writing, files shared
  • Middle of the period: draft shared for early feedback
  • Last day: final version and handover note

Duration: about 10 working days. Accepted after the walkthrough. Edits requested within three working days are part of the price.

Tools

WordNotion

Who fits

  • 5-10 years of hands-on work as a Commercial Contract Reviewer, or the equivalent mix of roles
  • Comfortable working in Word and Notion
  • Admission to practise in Canada is required, and the sign-off on legal advice stays with the company's own counsel.
  • Your own work history stays private; the company sees a first name, your field and a rate

Nice to have

  • Comfortable explaining numbers or decisions to a non-specialist reader
  • A habit of asking one clarifying question early rather than five late

Not included

  • On-call availability outside the agreed window
  • Managing other contractors or employees
  • A signature or opinion in your own name: sign-off stays with the company

How you get paid

  • The company prepays Deftridge before your first hour, so payment does not depend on a late invoice.
  • Deftridge pays you in CAD after the company confirms the hours or the deliverable. The payment date is written in your task agreement.
  • You work as an independent contractor: you report your own income, and your recruiter sends the statements your accountant needs.
  • You never chase the company. Questions about money go to Deftridge.

What happens after you say you're interested

  1. Within one working dayA recruiter writes to you to confirm your hours and the rate you want.
  2. You agree the rateYou and the recruiter fix an exact rate inside the company's range. You decide whether to go ahead.
  3. With your written OKThe company sees the anonymous profile below. Most companies answer within three working days.
  4. StartYou sign the task agreement and the company's confidentiality terms through Deftridge, and begin on the date above.

What the company sees about you

First name, field, experience, tools and the hours you offer. Not your surname, your employer or your contact details.

Your profile
AlexSenior Commercial Contract Reviewer
Experience
5-10 years in legal
Tools
Word, Notion
Offers
12 hours in total, weekday evenings
Rate
CA$104 an hour, agreed with the recruiter

How this rate compares

The midpoint of this range, CA$104 an hour, is above the median senior Commercial Contract Reviewer rate in Ontario (CA$95). The shaded band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the market.

All Commercial Contract Reviewer jobs in Canada · Commercial Contract Reviewer rates in Ontario · Legal jobs

Questions about pay and privacy

The rules are the same for every task. Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what the company sees and side work next to a job.

CL-61964 is the Deftridge code for this company. Its name is shared only after you agree to an introduction, and you decide whether to go ahead.

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