Site Contract Specialist

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize agreements with clinical study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approvals, contractual processes, budget guidance, templates and client expectations
• 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 to align site start-up and contractual activities with agreed timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation and achieve target cycle times
• Track and report activities as required
• Train and mentor junior staff
• Participate in country process-improvement initiatives and country team meetings
• Act as country subject matter expert for Investigator Contracts training materials
• Liaise with Global Site Contracts to ensure compliance with global processes and corporate directives
• Complete periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports
• Lead amendment/novation client projects and oversee confidentiality agreement negotiations when required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification
• 5+ years of comparable previous experience
• Combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience may be considered equivalent
• Detailed understanding of contract law, including business, intellectual property, local tax and stamp laws
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in English and the local language
• Ability to negotiate investigator grant budgets within approved parameters
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development and CRO involvement
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Good organizational and time-management skills
• Working knowledge of PPD SOPs and 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
• Ability to train and mentor staff independently
• Ability to provide feedback to Investigator Analysts
• Strong risk-analysis and problem-solving skills
• Ability to negotiate Investigator Contracts in the best interests of the company and client

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Standard Monday–Friday work schedule
• Career development opportunities
• Training and mentoring opportunities
• Collaboration within a global team
• Meaningful work supporting clinical research and life-changing therapies