Investigator Contracts Lead - Sr. Manager (m/f/d)

JR Germany; Bielefeld; Remote; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading company specializing in clinical development is seeking an Investigator Contracts Lead responsible for contract and budget negotiations with clinical sites. The successful candidate will oversee contract execution and partner with legal and financial teams to ensure alignment while managing timelines and escalations. This role requires extensive experience in clinical operations and requires a strong understanding of site contracting processes.

Leistungen

Pension scheme

Comprehensive health management

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years in clinical development operations or outsourcing.
• Experience with clinical study budgets and negotiations.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage contract/budget negotiations and escalation.
• Lead negotiations with clinical trial sites.
• Ensure compliance with contracting regulations.

Kenntnisse

Clinical development operations

Contract negotiation

Budget management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Juris Doctorate

Jobbeschreibung

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Yes

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Posted:

01.07.2025

Expiry Date:

15.08.2025

Job Description:

Investigator Contracts Lead is responsible for direct site-facing contract and budget negotiations through contract execution with assigned clinical investigator sites including initial agreements and amendments and oversight of other contracting professionals on assigned studies. This also includes managing the Per-Subject Cost (PSC) process for assigned studies, managing escalation and resolution for budget and non-legal term issues from other ICL or pCRO and collaborating with other lines to plan site contracting timelines through start-up. This role may also act as a single point of contact for studies with high priority or complex or unique contracting structures and strategies and is expected to be able to plan and solve for this situations with minimum oversight.

• Exercise independent judgement/decision making in areas of site contracting
• Effective management of contract/budget escalations from FSP /pCRO ICL
• Make appropriate decisions, with limited oversight while balancing the risks for Pfizer in making budget/ contractual choices against the impacts to Pfizer clinical trial timelines
• Problem solving for site contracting issues of moderate complexity. This includes suggesting/implementing unique solutions to achieve study goals
• Follow GPD processes to develop, negotiate, track and execute global clinical study agreements with institutions/ investigators participating in sponsored clinical trials
• Work with partners to develop/oversee the global site budget process
• Work with clinical trial sites and directly negotiate cost, business/contractual terms + conditions with investigators/institutions, making changes to contract templates within the Legal division approved parameters
• Lead/develop relationships with key investigational sites and Site Management Organizations across the contracting and budgeting interface
• Lead other ICL, pCRO and FSP negotiators in achieving study goals with moderate support from site contracting team leads. Act as primary study point of contract for site contracting issues and timelines on assigned studies
• Partner with Legal/other divisions to manage escalations in the site budgeting and contracting space
• Partner with Legal, Finance, pCRO and other divisions to identify and implement areas of improvement in the site contracting space
• Has advanced knowledge of the principles, concepts and theories in site contracting and budgets
• Collaborates with invoicing specialists and/or invoice service provider to ensure alignment with Investigative Site contracting and compensation requirements
• Applies acquired job skills/procedures to complete substantive assignments, projects/tasks in applicable discipline
• Contributes to design, development/implementation of major business initiatives/special projects. Applies technical skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to achievement of business objectives at GPD/WSR Functional Line level - e.g. WSR Worldwide Safety, WSR Worldwide Regulatory Operations, GPD Clinical Development & Operations, etc.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in clinical development operations or clinical trial outsourcing and a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
  
• Significant experience with clinical study budgets and contracting negotiation principles, practices, processes, and activities.
  
• Balance of general business, compliance, finance, legal, and drug development experience.
  
• Precise communications and presentation skills.
  
• Ability to plan, identify and mitigate risks to site contacting timelines.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead by influence rather than positional power to accomplish critical deliverables.
  
• Demonstrated success in working in a highly matrix-based organization.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in clinical development operations or clinical trial outsourcing with a master's degree.
  
• 2+ years of experience in clinical development operations or clinical trial outsourcing with a Juris Doctorate (or equivalent). Expertise in drafting and negotiating of Clinical Trial Agreements with clinical trial sites in a global operation.
  

Work Location Assignment: Remote

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