Associate Global Site Contracts Manager - Spain

IQVIA; Madrid; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA in Madrid/Barcelona seeks a contracting professional to develop global contracting strategies for start-up activities across sponsors and studies. You will coordinate grants, draft contract language and budgets, and support site agreements to ensure compliant, timely study initiation.

The role requires 5+ years in sponsor or CRO contracting, with strong negotiation, regulatory and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• At least 5 years in sponsor or CRO contracting with global/regional scope.
• Experience negotiating contracts and budgets for clinical studies.
• Ability to collaborate with sponsors, stakeholders and RSU regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coordinate investigator grants, contracting strategies and proposal text.
• Create contract language, payment terms and budgets templates.
• Maintain contracting systems and ensure adherence to project plans.
• Collaborate with sponsors, RSU regions and Study Teams for compliance.
• Provide legal, operational and financial contracting support for site agreements.
• Review core documentation to enable study initiation and maintenance.
• Report contracting metrics and ensure timelines and financial goals are met.
• Work with Quality Management to ensure contract management standards.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Global contracting

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder communication

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's Degree Related field

Tools

CTMS

Job description

Madrid, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Full time

R1572069

Job Overview

Develop the global contracting strategy and support the delivery of all required start-up contracting activities for selected sponsors, studies or multi-protocol programs as determined by the Sponsor’s requirements. Developing professional individual contributor who works under moderate supervision. Problems faced are predominantly routine though occasionally non-routine.

Essential Functions

• Develop Coordinate the development of investigator grants and estimates, contracting strategies and proposal text to support the proposal development process.
• Develop contract language, payment language and budget templates as required as applicable to the position.
• Utilize and maintain contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials for selected sponsors, studies or multi-protocol programs according to the Scope of Work and Project Plan, within the agreed project strategy.
• Ensure collaboration, including communication with sponsors, stakeholders and RSU regions and countries as applicable to the position, to successfully 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 the Study Teams, as applicable to site agreements to facilitate efficient business development and initiation and maintenance of clinical trials, whilst enabling compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assist with the creation and/or review of core scientific, technical and administrative documentation to support business development and enable study initiation and maintenance, as required.
• Contribute to the collection, interpretation, analysis and dissemination of accurate contracting intelligence to support assigned studies and the wider company, as required.
• Ensure overall 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.
• Work with Quality Management to ensure appropriate contract management and quality standards.
• Mentor and coach colleagues as required including the delivery of training materials as required.
• Deliver presentations to clients as required. As applicable, eEnsure accurate completion and maintenance of internal systems (with emphasis on CTMS), databases, tracking tools, timelines and project plans.
• May take a proactive role in developing long standing relationships with preferred IQVIA clients/customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Related field Req
• 5-year relevant sponsor or clinical research organization clinical site contracting experience, including demonstrable global and/or regional experience acting as a contract negotiator.

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 .

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.

At IQVIA, we believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging empower our mission to accelerate innovation for a healthier world. We create a culture of belonging by valuing the perspectives of all talented employees worldwide and providing them with the opportunity to power smarter healthcare for everyone, everywhere. When our talented employees bring their authentic selves and their diverse experiences to work, they enable us to accomplish extraordinary things. Multifaceted thought processes spark innovation. Multi-talented collaboration harnesses innovation to deliver superior outcomes. Likewise, as part of this culture, IQVIA is committed to ensuring effective equality between women and men, integrating it as a strategic principle in its corporate and human resources policies.

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

To get there, we seek out diverse talent with curious minds and a relentless commitment to innovation and impact. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA contributes to our shared goal of helping customers improve the lives of patients everywhere. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.

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