Abogado de Contratos Globales – Senior Manager

Cronoshare.Com; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA seeks a Senior Manager, Legal Counsel to provide study-specific contracting support and act as the primary operational contact for complex contracts across global sites.

The role requires a law degree with 5+ years as a qualified lawyer, experience in CRO/pharma settings, and strong negotiation/communication skills. You will maintain contract libraries, ensure policy alignment, and train Site Contracts teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law and a minimum of 5 years' demonstrable experience as a qualified lawyer.
• 5 years' sponsor or CRO or Pharma client experience, preferably in clinical site contracting.
• Experience in pharmaceutical/CRO environments preferred.
• Strong negotiating and communication skills with ability to challenge.
• Ability to coordinate across and within complex projects.
• Excellent legal, financial and/or technical writing skills.
• Thorough understanding of regulated clinical trial environment and knowledge of GCP/ICH and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide study-specific contracting support to Project Managers, SSUMs, Site Contract Negotiators, and Global Template Developers.
• Act as the primary operational contact for complex contracting issues and facilitate timely resolution; escalate legal matters to Legal Department as appropriate.
• Advise stakeholders on approved contracting positions, templates, and IQVIA contracting policies.
• Own and maintain the Global Site Contracts Library including country-specific templates and materials.
• Lead development, validation, maintenance, translation coordination, and version control of contract templates.
• Ensure consistency with IQVIA Legal guidance and update contracting practices across the site contracting team.
• Deliver training and ongoing support to Site Contracts teams on templates, processes, governance and escalation procedures.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive standardization, operational excellence and compliance in contracting activities.
• Support evolution of contracting processes and tools to meet changing business and country requirements.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal writing

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Master's degree in law

Job description

IQVIA seeks a Senior Manager, Legal Counsel to provide study-specific contracting support and act as the primary operational contact for complex contracts across global sites.

The role requires a law degree with 5+ years as a qualified lawyer, experience in CRO/pharma settings, and strong negotiation/communication skills. You will maintain contract libraries, ensure policy alignment, and train Site Contracts teams.