Clinical Contract Specialist (m/w/d)

at  Progressive Recruitment NL

CLINICAL CONTRACT SPECIALIST (M/W/D)

Background Information:

• The Clinical Contracts Specialist works closely with project, people, and functional leaders across Clinical Operations & Biometrics, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Suppliers to ensure appropriate contracts are in place for projects and payments associated to contracts are issued to vendors
• The team is in Diagnostics (not Pharma) and responsible for Clinical Support Solutions
• The focus is on drafting the contracts using templates (not the negotiation)

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Drafts, reviews and negotiates clinical trial agreements (Master Service Agreements, Work Orders, and Clinical Trial Agreements)
• Evaluate changes in study protocols to determine the impact on clinical trial site budgets; develop, negotiate and finalize budget amendments
• Provide continuing support on executed agreements (e.g., drafting amendments, extensions and terminations, interpreting contractual language in response to issues or questions that arise)
• Work closely and communicate with members of the Lifecycle Finance teams and other internal stakeholders; provide timely updates on contract and site budget status’, identifying and escalating any potential critical path items as appropriate
• Track, maintain and update assigned contract information within the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) and other tracking tools, to ensure completeness and accuracy, as applicable
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager and Legal to establish Master Services Agreement (MSA) for as many suppliers as possible
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager to incorporate Key Performance Indicators into contracts for applicable suppliers
• Establish Purchase Orders (PO), review related Invoices, track spend against contracts / PO’s, and report spend as necessary

Qualifications:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree (ideally Master’s) in a Business / Finance or related field
• Strong experience in contract drafting, negotiation, and finalizing experience within Diagnostics and/or Pharmaceutical industry
• Strong experience in RFI, RFP, Contracting and/or Budget management experience
• Business Fluent in English (team is US based)

Nice to Have:

• Clinical trial experience
• German skills (for communication with colleagues)

Framework:

• Start: from 18.07.2022
• Volume: Full time (40 hrs per week). Willingness to work late afternoon/early evening is required (approx. 2pm - 8pm) due to coordination with colleagues from USA (East and West Coast)
• Location: remote

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• Drafts, reviews and negotiates clinical trial agreements (Master Service Agreements, Work Orders, and Clinical Trial Agreements)
• Evaluate changes in study protocols to determine the impact on clinical trial site budgets; develop, negotiate and finalize budget amendments
• Provide continuing support on executed agreements (e.g., drafting amendments, extensions and terminations, interpreting contractual language in response to issues or questions that arise)
• Work closely and communicate with members of the Lifecycle Finance teams and other internal stakeholders; provide timely updates on contract and site budget status’, identifying and escalating any potential critical path items as appropriate
• Track, maintain and update assigned contract information within the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) and other tracking tools, to ensure completeness and accuracy, as applicable
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager and Legal to establish Master Services Agreement (MSA) for as many suppliers as possible
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager to incorporate Key Performance Indicators into contracts for applicable suppliers
• Establish Purchase Orders (PO), review related Invoices, track spend against contracts / PO’s, and report spend as necessar