Senior Clinical Site Contracts Lead

Contactlink Solutions Llc; Buenos Aires; Hybrid; ARS 2,000,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Clinical Research team seeks a Senior Site Contract Specialist to lead site contract and budget negotiations, supporting start-up of clinical trials and ensuring compliance and timely study activation.

You will collaborate with sites, sponsors, legal and internal teams to manage risk, accelerate contracting, and maintain accurate documentation across systems; strong negotiation and communication skills required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
• Understanding of clinical research, site activation processes, and contract management principles.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements with investigative sites in accordance with local regulations, company policies, and client requirements.
• Lead investigators grant and budget negotiations within approved parameters and escalation pathways.
• Ensure compliance with contractual processes, negotiation guidelines, approval requirements, and client expectations.
• Assess and elevate legal, financial, and operational risks as appropriate.
• Provide recommendations and alternative solutions to facilitate contract negotiations and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align contractual activities with site activation timelines and study objectives.
• Support achievement of study start‑up and site activation milestones through efficient contract execution.
• Ensure adherence to budgetary guidance, templates, and contractual standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of contractual activities within company systems.
• Facilitate effective communication among study sites, sponsors, legal teams, and operational stakeholders.
• Support continuous process improvement initiatives and promote best practices in contract management.
• Ensure contractual risks and outstanding issues are proactively identified, reviewed, and managed.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Negotiation

Clinical operations

Risk assessment

Attention to detail

Communication (English)

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Equivalent combo of education and experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

contract management systems

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Clinical Research team seeks a Senior Site Contract Specialist to lead site contract and budget negotiations, supporting start-up of clinical trials and ensuring compliance and timely study activation.

You will collaborate with sites, sponsors, legal and internal teams to manage risk, accelerate contracting, and maintain accurate documentation across systems; strong negotiation and communication skills required.