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Syneos HealthCore Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), including drafting, negotiation, and lifecycle management, while effectively collaborating with stakeholders to ensure timely contract execution and site activation. Proficient in project management and maintaining accurate documentation within clinical trial tracking systems.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Clinical Trial Agreement ManagementContract NegotiationBudget DevelopmentProject ManagementStakeholder Collaboration
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Review contract language and budgets for completeness and accuracy, ensuring corrections are made and documented
- Maintain internal project trackers with accurate and timely information
- Use sponsor legal fallback language to negotiate site contracting language
- Negotiate study budgets within approved parameters and follow escalation processes
- Attend weekly internal and external progress meetings and provide updates on active negotiations
- Collaborate with stakeholders to align contract execution dates and site activation timelines
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Identify contractual or operational risks and proactively drive solutions
- Prepare contract and budget escalations
- Draft and finalize study start-up documents, templates, and start-up plans
- Prepare and lead study team kick-off meetings
- Schedule contract and budget preparation and overview meetings
- Prepare final contracts after negotiations and approvals
- Participate in pilot and stretch projects aligned with role and sponsor initiatives
- Support clinical studies from start-up through activation for a dedicated sponsor
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Health, Life Sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Demonstrated experience independently managing Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), CTA amendments, site budget negotiations, and contract lifecycle management with minimal oversight
- Strong understanding of CTA drafting and negotiation, contract templates and fallback language, budget development and negotiation strategies, and clinical trial start-up processes
- Experience maintaining negotiation status and documentation within Sponsor clinical trial tracking systems
- Excellent understanding of Phase II-IV clinical trials, ICH-GCP, and clinical development processes
- Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills
- Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building abilities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Previous experience supporting a Sponsor-Dedicated/FSP model preferred
- Leadership or mentoring experience preferred
- CRO experience preferred
- Experience supporting process improvement initiatives within Site Start-Up or Site Contracts preferred
- Contract Manager II level: minimum one year of direct site contract and budget negotiations within a CRO, site, or pharma company required
- Senior SCS/Contract Manager III level: minimum two years of direct site contract and budget negotiation required
- Senior SCS/Contract Manager III level: minimum one year of progressive experience leading site contract negotiations as a client-facing point of contact within an industry-sponsored clinical trial setting
Benefits
Comp & perks- Career development and progression
- Supportive and engaged line management
- Technical and therapeutic area training
- Peer recognition and total rewards program
- Inclusive culture
- Collaboration with colleagues across the world
- Opportunity to develop deep expertise and build lasting collaborative relationships
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Hard Skills
Clinical Trial Agreement DraftingContract Lifecycle ManagementBudget Negotiation StrategiesClinical Trial Start-Up ProcessesNegotiation Status Documentation
Soft Skills
Exceptional Negotiation AbilitiesStrong Communication SkillsRelationship-Building SkillsOrganization SkillsPrioritization Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuiteSponsor Clinical Trial Tracking Systems
Industry Keywords
Phase II-IV Clinical TrialsICH-GCPCRO ExperienceSponsor-Dedicated ModelProcess Improvement Initiatives