Global Site Contract Manager

Overview

This role manages contract strategy and supports delivery of required start-up contracting activities for selected sponsors and for complex studies or multi-protocol programs, as determined by sponsor requirements. The position may include line management responsibilities. Work is performed independently with minimal supervision; problems are difficult but typically not complex.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex investigator grant estimates, contracting strategies, coordinate investigator grants as applicable, and contribute proposal text to support proposal development.
• Create contract and budget templates and develop contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials for selected sponsors and complex studies or multi-protocol programs in accordance with the Scope of Work and Project Plan, within the agreed project strategy.
• Ensure collaboration and effective communication with sponsors, stakeholders, and RSU regions and countries to deliver the agreed project scope in compliance with sponsor requirements and/or the RSU Management Plan.
• Provide specialist legal, operational, and financial contracting support to study teams as applicable to site agreements to facilitate efficient business development and initiation and maintenance of complex clinical trials, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and local laws.
• Create, publish, and/or review core scientific, technical, and administrative documentation to support business development and enable study initiation and maintenance as required.
• Assess and review the contracting landscape and contribute to collection, interpretation, analysis, and dissemination of accurate contracting intelligence to support assigned studies and the wider organization as required.
• Ensure contracting efficiency and adherence to project timelines and financial goals as applicable to site agreements.
• Report contracting performance metrics and out-of-scope contracting activities as required.
• Partner with Quality Management to ensure appropriate contract management and quality standards.
• Mentor and coach colleagues as required, including delivering training materials and providing technical guidance within and outside the project.
• Deliver presentations to clients and professional bodies as required.
• Ensure accurate completion and ongoing maintenance of internal systems (with emphasis on CTMS), databases, tracking tools, timelines, and project plans as applicable.
• Take a lead role in building long-standing relationships with preferred clients/customers.
• Serve as a liaison for non-specific projects for top clients/customers as applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 5 years’ relevant sponsor or clinical research organization clinical site contracting experience, including demonstrable experience acting as an international contract expert

Compensation & Benefits

• The potential base pay range for this role, when annualized, is $86,500.00 - $216,000.00.
• Actual base pay offered may vary based on factors including job-related qualifications (knowledge, skills, education, experience), location, and/or schedule (full or part-time).
• Depending on the position offered, incentive plans, bonuses, and/or other forms of compensation may be available in addition to a range of health and welfare and/or other benefits.

Equal Opportunity / Integrity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.

The organization maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted during the application process must be truthful and complete. False statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions may result in immediate disqualification of the application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law.