Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.
• Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with sites and follows established escalation routes.
• Communicates, trains and provides approved contract templates, process and negotiation parameters and client expectations to assigned teams.
• Ensures collaboration, quality alignment with terms and conditions, process and client expectations with assigned team members.
• Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks in accordance with approved company and client contractual considerations.
• Acts as a lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters, client expectations and process deviations.
• Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions contracts negotiations to internal and external clients.
• Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site startup activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines.
• Completes tracking and reporting as required.
• Contributes to change initiatives within the department.
• Completes periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports.
• May assist with training material preparation or delivery of training to team members.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years).

• Demonstrated understanding of regional principles of contract law, including a general understanding
• of laws that influence contract language, such as business, intellectual property and local tax and
• stamp laws
• Demonstrated ability to apply basic principles of investigator grant negotiation
• General understanding of business, contractual and financial principles that related to service agreements
• Effective communication skills (verbal & written) in English and in language spoken at your local place of work
• Capable of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
• Demonstrated ability to attention to detail
• Excellent analytical and decision based thinking skills
• Demonstrated depth of knowledge and expertise in clinical drug development and trial process, attained within the pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry
• Able to work independently or in a team environment
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs
• Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues
• Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration
• Able to effectively use automated systems and computer applications
• Flexible and able to multitask and prioritize competing demands/workload