Senior Contract Associate

BeOne Medicines

. Draft, negotiate and finalize complex clinical site contracts, ancillary agreements and amendments for company-sponsored clinical trials throughout the study lifecycle .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSenior💰 £52,000 - £65,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in drafting, negotiating, and finalizing clinical site contracts while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and budget management. Proficient in utilizing contract management systems and tools to track and communicate contract statuses effectively.

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Contract Drafting And NegotiationClinical Trial Contracting ProcessesBudget Management And Cost AnalysisNIHR CPMS And UK Interactive Costing Tool (iCT)ICH-GCP And Pharmaceutical Regulations

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Hard Skills

Contract Lifecycle ManagementFinancial PlanningCost ManagementDocument Quality AssuranceRegulatory Compliance

Soft Skills

Negotiation SkillsInterpersonal SkillsOrganizational SkillsGoal OrientationAbility To Work Independently

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeCTMSVeevaJiraSharePoint

Industry Keywords

Clinical ResearchPharmaceutical IndustryCRONHS/HSCUK Clinical Trial Contracting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, negotiate and finalize complex clinical site contracts, ancillary agreements and amendments for company-sponsored clinical trials throughout the study lifecycle
Execute contracts against planned timelines and targets
Manage contract budget grids and ensure cost calculations align with protocols and site agreements
Perform quality checks on final approved contract and budget documents and initiate signature processes
Ensure contracts meet agreed timelines, Fair Market Value requirements, legal requirements and regulatory requirements
Serve as primary point of contact between Clinical Business Operations, Global Clinical Operations, Legal, investigator sites and external service providers
Collect and maintain country and site intelligence and prepare site-specific contract process flows
Forecast, track and communicate planned fully executed contract dates, risks and changes
Liaise with Contract Managers and Legal on contract templates and Legal Playbook updates
Coordinate with Clinical Site Budgets and Payments to ensure investigator site budgets and contracts are approved and executed according to policy
Communicate legal and budgetary issues and escalate contracting problems or potential delays
Perform legal translation of contract language for sites as needed
Maintain communications, progress tracking, CBO trackers, contract filing, distribution and Contract Management System records
Prepare amendments, notes to file and related contract documents
Attend investigator site, project, CBO and other meetings
Provide handoff to project/payment teams after execution of final site documents
Coordinate UK costing and contracting activities through NIHR CPMS and the interactive Costing Tool (iCT)
Coordinate service requests, study identifiers, contacts and corrections with authorized record owners
Quality-check protocol-based iCT resource requirements and coordinate NCVR submissions, lead-site queries and national sign-off tracking
Ensure contracts contain approved iCT site-specific financial appendices and payment arrangements
Reconcile protocol/costing versions, legal entities and schedules, and coordinate revised costing approvals and amendments
Prepare applicable UK model agreements, including mCTA or CRO-mCTA, and escalate deviations or side agreements for formal waiver
Liaise with NHS/HSC R&D and contracting teams, NIHR and devolved-nation contacts
Maintain costing/contract audit trails, reconcile CPMS/iCT data with CMS/CTMS and hand over payment terms
Distinguish contract execution from regulatory approval and sponsor green light; study-record ownership and recruitment reporting remain with designated teams unless delegated

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree with 3 or more years of contract/budget experience, with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor; alternatively, up to four years in clinical operations, preferably within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and/or CRO industry
Microsoft Office apps, CTMS, Contract Lifecycle Management System, Veeva, Jira, SharePoint and similar tools
Practical proficiency in NIHR CPMS and the UK interactive Costing Tool (iCT), including authorised company representative access, submission tracking, costing version control and retrieval of site-specific financial appendices
Ability to reconcile CPMS/iCT records with internal contract and study-management systems
Good knowledge of ICH-GCP, pharmaceutical-related regulations and laws
Good understanding of clinical trial contracting processes and relevant clinical operations practices
Awareness and understanding of compliance and regulatory matters in clinical research
Proven negotiation, interpersonal and business skills
Strong planning and organizational skills; ability to work independently and effectively in a dynamic environment with competing priorities
Sense of urgency and strong goal orientation; track record of meeting deadlines and goals
Native-level written and verbal proficiency in English
In-depth knowledge of the UK clinical trial contracting market and local contracting practices
Experience in financial, budget, cost management/analysis, accounting and/or financial planning is desirable
Knowledge of intellectual property, publication, indemnification and other standard site-contract issues in clinical research
Demonstrated ability to work effectively at all organizational levels
Demonstrated experience supporting UK commercial clinical trial contracts with NHS/HSC organisations
Working knowledge of NCVR, protocol-based iCT costing, national review/sign-off requirements and current unmodified UK model agreements
Ability to distinguish national costing requirements from permitted site-specific completion and identify and escalate exceptions
Working knowledge of UK research governance and contracting interfaces, including HRA/HCRW requirements, arrangements in Scotland and Northern Ireland, UK data protection requirements and NHS/HSC institutional sign-off
Strong attention to protocol-to-budget consistency, document quality and audit trails
Ability to coordinate across Contracts, Budgets and Payments, Legal and study teams
Ability to keep CPMS/iCT and NCVR training current as national processes evolve
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with time-sensitive material

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employment
Travel opportunity/requirement of 10%