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, approvals, 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 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 through established channels
• Liaise with study sites and internal functional teams to establish effective relationships and ensure efficient 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
• An equivalency consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience may be considered sufficient
• Good understanding of contract law principles, 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 communication skills in English and local language
• Ability to draft and negotiate contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
• Attention to detail and excellent analytical and decision-based thinking skills
• Understanding of pharmaceutical product development and CRO involvement
• Working knowledge of PPD SOPs and WPDs
• Ability to use automated systems and computerized applications
• Ability to organize competing priorities and review contractual risks and issues
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Ability to work in Belgium or the Netherlands

• Fully Remote work arrangement
• Full-time employment