Contract Specialist

• Prepare, review, negotiate and finalize agreements with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets, contractual terms and conditions within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approvals, contractual processes, budgetary guidance, templates and client expectations
• Identify and assess legal, financial and operational risks and escalate issues appropriately
• Recommend alternative resolutions for Investigator Contracts negotiations
• Coordinate with internal functional departments on site startup activities and contractual timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Track and report activities as required
• 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
• Complete periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports
• Lead amendment/novation client projects and oversee confidentiality agreement negotiations when required

Senior Contract Specialist

• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize agreements with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets, contractual terms and conditions within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approvals, contractual processes and client expectations
• Ensure compliance with budget guidance, templates and processes
• Identify and assess legal, financial and operational risks and escalate appropriately
• Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for investigator contract negotiations
• Coordinate with internal functional departments on site-startup activities and contractual timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Escalate out-of-parameter issues according to established guidelines and processes
• Liaise with sites and internal teams to establish effective relationships and support quality contract delivery

• Lead preparation, negotiation, and finalization of contracts for assigned study-site workloads
• Manage the most complex site contracts
• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements with study sites
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets, contractual terms, and conditions within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approvals, contractual processes, budgetary guidance, templates, client expectations, and corporate directives
• Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks and escalate issues appropriately
• Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for contract negotiations
• Coordinate with internal functional departments on site-startup activities and contractual timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation and achieve target cycle times
• Provide training and mentoring to junior staff
• Participate in country process-improvement initiatives and country-team meetings
• Act as country subject-matter expert for contract-training materials
• Liaise with Global Site Contracts to ensure compliance with global processes
• Complete periodic quality reviews and peer-feedback reports
• Lead amendment/novation client projects and oversee confidentiality-agreement negotiations
• Own and manage training plans and content for local teams and Contract Specialists
• Draft and provide input on improvements and revisions to Investigator Contracts documents
• Serve as an escalation point and liaison between Country Teams and the Global Site Contracts Team

Principal Contract Specialist

• Lead preparation, negotiation and finalization of contracts for assigned sites
• Manage the most complex contract sites
• Draft, review, negotiate and finalize study-site agreements
• Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within approved parameters
• Ensure compliance with negotiation parameters, approvals, processes and client expectations
• Ensure compliance with budgetary guidance, templates and processes
• Identify, assess and escalate legal, financial and operational risks
• Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for contract negotiations
• Coordinate with internal departments on site-startup activities and timelines
• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation
• Achieve target cycle times for site activations
• Provide training and mentoring to junior staff
• Participate in country process-improvement initiatives and country-team meetings
• Act as country subject-matter expert for contract-training materials
• Liaise with Global Site Contracts to ensure compliance with global processes and corporate directives
• Complete periodic quality reviews and peer-feedback reports
• Lead amendment/novation client projects and oversee confidentiality-agreement negotiations
• Own and manage training plans and content for local teams and Contract Specialists
• Draft and provide input on improvements and revisions to Investigator Contracts documents