Budget Escalation Manager

IQVIA; Rotkreuz; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA, Zug hybrid site, seeks a seasoned professional to oversee clinical trial budgets and negotiate contracts with sites and sponsors on a global scale. You will guide complex budget escalations, manage contract lifecycles, and develop templates and processes to support efficient contracting.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree (advanced degree preferred) and 5+ years in pharma/biotech contract or budget management, with vendor/CRO negotiation experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years' experience in pharmaceutical/biotech contract or clinical budget management
• Experience negotiating with vendors and CROs
• Strong knowledge of contract lifecycle management, including drafting, review, approval, and execution
• Ability to assess contractual risk and manage contracts independently
• Strong clinical budget review experience, including pricing, payment terms, and financial impact analysis
• Experience supporting global clinical studies and CRO/vendor contracting preferred

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, negotiate and manage clinical trial agreements with sites and sponsors
• Manage complex budget escalations and provide strategic solutions to support study timelines and financial objectives
• Ensure tracking completion of all contractual documents for sites
• Establish project timelines
• Set and monitor goals and objectives for teams and track operational/financial performance
• Develop contracting strategies, coordinate investigator grants, and support proposal development
• Develop contract and budget templates and contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials

Skills

Budget management

Contract negotiation

Contract lifecycle management

Risk assessment

Global study coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Responsible for overseeing clinical trial budgets and leading negotiation activities on a global scale

Hybrid in Zug, Switzerland

Essential Functions

• Preparation, review, negotiation and management of clinical trial agreements with sites and sponsors
• Manage complex budget escalations and provide strategic solutions to support study timelines and financial objectives.
• Ensures tracking completion of all contractual documents for sites
• Establishes project timelines.
• Establishes and/or executes goals and objectives for team(s) as well as tracking and delivering on operational/financial performance.
• Responsible for the development of complex contracting strategies, coordination of investigator grants, as applicable and proposal text to support the proposal development process.
• Develop contract and budget templates and contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
• 5+ years' experience in pharmaceutical/biotech contract or clinical budget management
• Experience negotiating with vendors and CROs
• Strong knowledge of contract lifecycle management, including drafting, review, approval, and execution
• Ability to assess contractual risk and manage contracts independently
• Strong clinical budget review experience, including pricing, payment terms, and financial impact analysis
• Experience supporting global clinical studies and CRO/vendor contracting preferred

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide.

Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

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