Senior Site Contract Specialist

• Manage preparation, negotiation, and finalization of Investigator Contracts
• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets, contractual terms, and conditions within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with contractual processes, negotiation parameters, budget guidance, templates, approvals, and client expectations
• Identify, assess, escalate, and resolve legal, financial, and operational risks
• Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for Investigator Contract negotiations
• Coordinate with internal functional departments on site startup activities and timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Complete tracking, reporting, quality reviews, and peer feedback reports
• 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
• Lead amendment/novation client projects and oversee confidentiality agreement negotiations when required
• Establish effective relationships with study sites and internal functional teams

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• 5+ years of previous experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job
• Equivalent combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience may be considered
• 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 negotiation parameters
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and decision-based thinking skills
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical product development process and CRO involvement
• Ability to work independently or 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 independently train and mentor staff
• Ability to provide valuable feedback to Investigator Analysts
• Strong problem-solving and risk-analysis skills
• Ability to effectively negotiate Investigator Contracts in the best interests of the company and client
• Ability to work upright and/or stationary for 6–8 hours per day
• Ability to perform repetitive hand movements
• Frequent mobility; occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting
• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs
• Ability to access and use computer software
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Ability to perform under stress and multitask

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Global team environment
• Collaboration and development opportunities
• Passion, innovation, and scientific excellence-focused workplace