Senior Contract Manager - FSP

Position Summary:

Review, draft, negotiate and track a variety of legal agreements including confidentiality agreements, master confidentiality agreements, clinical study agreements and amendments. Works closely with Clinical Operations study teams and plays a key role to ensure deliverables are in alignment with defined study timelines. The Senior Contracts Manager will serve as a subject matter expert within the department and company regarding site contract management.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

• Establish process and procedures for overall site contract management in the organization. • Review, draft and negotiate a variety of agreements including master services agreements, site contracts, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other client contracts. • Escalate and resolve complex issues with clients and internal stakeholders. • Negotiate site budget. • Provide guidance to business teams regarding operational implications of contract terms. • Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures and contracting standards. • Update relevant study team members regarding the status of contract negotiations and execution. • Establish, track, report and manage site contract metrics. • Coordinate execution of agreements and track agreement expirations and other obligations • Support the maintenance of contract files and databases, including contract archiving. • Assist in designing and implementing policies and procedures to affect the timely execution of contracts. • Recognize where processes can be improved and take corrective action. • Mentor and/or Ambassador for new SCMs and Precision for Medicine staff • Other tasks, as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

• Graduate, postgraduate, 4-year college degree • Equivalent experience ideally in a scientific or healthcare discipline • Relevant experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating site Clinical Trial Agreements, vendor contracts and site Budget negotiations, but no less than 7 years’ experience. • Experienced leading interactions with US/European/APAC or other regions institutions • Experienced leading interactions with Study Teams and Sponsor

Preferred:

• Bachelors in law, scientific fields, business administration or equivalent degree • Excellent organizational and communication skills and attention to detail • Experienced on setting up Contracting Plans - Guides for CTA & Budget negotiations. • Experienced dealing with Kick-Off Meetings (KOM) and Bid Defense Meetings (BDM) • Successful handling relationship study team and/or with CRAs/Start-up Associate/(S)BSCA to meet study timelines.