Bench Contract Specialist

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize agreements with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets, contractual terms and conditions within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approval authority, contractual processes, client expectations, budgetary guidance, templates and procedures
• Identify and assess legal, financial and operational risks and escalate issues appropriately
• Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for investigator contract negotiations
• Coordinate with internal functional departments so site startup and contractual activities align with agreed timelines
• Align contract negotiation activities with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Escalate out-of-parameter issues through established processes
• Liaise with study sites and internal functional teams to establish effective relationships
• Ensure quality, objectivity and risk analysis in contract delivery

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• 2–5 years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
• Equivalency through a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience may satisfy role requirements
• Good understanding of contract law, including business, intellectual property, local tax and stamp laws
• Ability to apply basic 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 local language
• Ability to draft and negotiate contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters, with appropriate oversight
• Attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and decision-based thinking skills
• Understanding of pharmaceutical product development and CRO involvement
• 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 contractual risks and issues
• Ability to use automated systems and computerized applications
• Customer-focused communication, problem solving and collaboration skills
• Regular and consistent attendance
• 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 perform occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting
• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs
• Ability to access and use computer software
• Ability to communicate, listen to and understand information presented verbally
• Ability to perform under stress and multitask

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Full-time employment