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Overview:

Our client is looking for a contracts analyst to manage all site related contracting and budget negotiations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages the contract process for the sites for all contracts

• Negotiates contract with site, responding to comments within defined parameters set (produced by

• Legal) and seeking legal input for issues outside parameters set

• Initiates and participates in meeting with site/ legal to resolve contract issues

• Prepares/ coordinates translations of contracts as required

• Tracks contract progression, using appropriate systems

• Responsible for the contracting process for locally outsourced studies

• Ensures signature process is complete

• Leads the review of the budget template with local project manager for country feedback on FMV (fair market value) and the Schedule A template

• Negotiates site budget from the base budget and payment milestones using appropriate guidelines

• Completes the final Schedule A template for addition to the contract showing the final agreed budget per site

• Escalates contract/ budget issues to Legal/ local & Global project Manager as appropriate

• Manages supplier information and arranges for set up on relevant financial systems

• Manages payment data in financial systems

• Executes payments ensuring that spending is within approved contract budgets

• Perform ongoing and/or end-of-study contract budget reconciliation as needed

• Processes and tracks CDAs

• Single point of contact for Clinical Trials insurance processes

• Participate in the country level Functional Management Team (FMT -- FSP Governance) as required

Responsibilities:

• Manages all site-related contracting and budget negotiations

• Process and track related payments in a timely and efficient manner

• Reports to DOM, CRSM or acting role, depending on the country structure

• Negotiates contract, study budget and milestones with site within defined parameters

• Supports resolution of contract issues

• Supports contracting with local vendors

• Ensure payments are made in accordance with contracts

• Maintains contract and payment data tracking in appropriate systems

• Actively contributes to results oriented department goals

• Drives continuous improvement of GCSM

• Promotes operational and scientific excellence within local GCSM

Basic qualifications :

• BNBS/BSc or qualified nurse (RN)

• Finance Administration, project management, contracting or other relevant work experience in life sciences or medically related field

Preferred qualifications:

• Work experience in life sciences or medically related field, including biopharmaceutical clinical

research experience obtained working on clinical trials in a biotech, pharmaceutical or CRO company