Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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Manager, Contracts

Halozyme · San Diego

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Welcome to an inspired career.

At Halozyme, we are reinventing the patient experience and building the future of drug delivery. We are passionate about the important work we do and constantly strive to do more. We embrace transformation and work hard to innovate for the future. We do this together, as One Team – we rise by lifting others up and believe in the power of working together for the collective win. That’s why we need you—to help us make a significant impact by taking on increasingly complex challenges, leaping beyond the status quo, advancing our mission and making our One Team culture thrive.

Join us as a Manager, Contracts, and you’ll be part of a culture that welcomes diversity, thinks differently to solve problems, works collaboratively as one team, and delivers meaningful innovations that impact people’s lives.

How you will make an impact

The Manager, Contracts manages the full lifecycle of contracts and serves as a strategic partner in optimizing Halozyme’s contract management processes. This role combines deep knowledge of CLM technology with strong analytical skills to drive efficiency, compliance, and actionable insights across the organization. The Manager, Contracts delivers results through an understanding of contract law, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to proactively collaborate across the organization. They also facilitate the execution of agreements in alignment with Halozyme’s strategic goals, compliance and industry regulations, while implanting and optimizing CLM software solutions.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Develop and implement contract management policies and procedures to ensure efficiency and compliance with legal and organizational standards

  • Manage and optimize CLM systems (Ironclad experience strongly preferred), evaluating and deploying new CLM features or integrations and act as the CLM system owner, maintaining governance, permissions, templates, and workflows

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, including commercial, regulatory, clinical operations, finance, and business development teams, on all contract-related inquiries and lead CLM training and develop reference materials

  • Monitor regulatory and policy adherence and escalate issues as needed

  • Conduct contractual risk assessments and propose mitigation strategies

  • Execute the contract lifecycle with accuracy, clarity, and compliance with applicable regulations and Halozyme standards

  • Review, negotiate, and finalize a variety of contracts, including consulting agreements, services agreements, confidentiality agreements, statements of work, change orders, and potentially other types of agreements depending on experience

  • Complete initial review and redline of contracts with escalations to attorneys as required

  • Support creation of contracts by gathering and vetting required inputs, including business terms from a variety of functional owners and perform review of mature contracts and manage renewals and amendments

  • Maintaining dashboards to track KPIs such as cycle time, approval bottlenecks, renewal timelines, and contract volume trends

  • Provide actionable insights to Legal and business stakeholders to improve efficiencies by identifying gaps and implementing enhancements to streamline workflows and improve user experience,

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree from recognized institution; a certificate from an ABA-approved paralegal program preferred, with at least 8 years of experience in contract management at a biotech or pharmaceutical company, with a strong preference for candidates who have worked with CLM systems (An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)

  • Expert in the use of CLM software, such as Ironclad, with experience in CLM reporting and data visualization tools

  • Proven track record of improving contract management processes through the implementation of technology solutions

  • Self-starter with a strong ability to work independently and exercise judgment while efficiently managing multiple projects and/or contracts

  • Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including colleagues, vendors, CROs, CDMOs, service providers, consultants, collaboration partners, and clinical sites in a highly professional manner

  • Superior attention to detail and adaptability to new and/or evolving processes

  • Ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information appropriately

  • Familiarity with AI process improvements in a CLM environment

  • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, Adobe, and DocuSign

In return, we offer you:

  • Full and comprehensive benefit program, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) matching.

  • Opportunities to grow in a culture that prioritizes learning, development and progression through in-house programs and tuition reimbursement.

  • A collaborative, innovative team that works as one to amplify your impact—on your career, the work you do and patients’ lives.

The most likely base pay range for this position is $116K - $162K per year. Several factors, such as experience, tenure, skills, and particular business needs, will determine an individual’s exact level of compensation. Base salary is only one element of employee compensation at Halozyme. Total compensation could include bonuses, sales incentives, and equity awards.

Halozyme, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations:

Halozyme is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, contact Human Resources at [email protected].

To view all our open positions, please visit our career page. Additionally, our benefit offerings can be found here.