FSP Associate Contract Specialist

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize amendments and budgets with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within approved parameters and established processes
• Follow client contractual considerations and escalation routes
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, authority approvals, contractual processes, client expectations, budgetary guidance, templates, and processes
• Coordinate with internal functional departments on site startup activities and contractual timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Escalate out-of-parameter issues efficiently according to guidelines and processes
• Complete required tracking and reporting
• Assist other specialists with tracking and reporting
• Liaise with internal functional teams and establish effective relationships

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job, comparable to 0–2 years
• Basic understanding of clinical trial agreements
• Basic ability to apply principles of investigator grant negotiation
• General understanding of business and financial principles related to service agreements
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English and the local language
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and decision-based thinking
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs
• Ability to organize competing priorities and review outstanding contractual risks and issues
• Ability to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications
• Customer-focused communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6–8 hours per day
• Ability to perform repetitive hand movements and frequent mobility
• Ability to lift and carry objects, including luggage and a laptop computer, weighing up to 15–20 lbs
• Ability to access and use in-house and off-the-shelf computer software
• Ability to communicate and understand spoken and written information
• Regular and consistent attendance