Hybrid Contract Specialist – Clinical Trials Finance

Syneos Health, Inc.; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Development and training opportunities

Career progression in a market-leading

Job summary

Syneos Health in Paris is recruiting a Contract Specialist (COM) dedicated to sponsor relationships, focusing on contracts and finances for a top pharma client. You will manage country and site budgets, negotiate CTAs, and ensure financial processes align with ICH/GCP and local regulations.

You will collaborate with CRM, CTC, CRA, and finance teams to deliver timely submissions, budgets, CTRAs, and local milestones, while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation in-country.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in clinical research or combined experience in clinical research and finance/business.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Finance/Administration/Life Science or equivalent health care related experience.
• Excellent verbal and written influencing and training/mentoring skills in local language and English.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of country and site budgets; development, negotiation and completion of CTRAs.
• Oversees and tracks clinical research-related payments; payment reconciliation at study close-out.
• Oversees compliance with FCPA, DPS/OFAC and maintenance of financial systems.
• Financial forecasting in conjunction with Sr.COM/other roles.
• Coordinates with CRM, CTC, CRA, and Finance and Legal to ensure country deliverables for submissions, budgets, CTRAs and milestones.
• Collaborates with Headquarter to align country timelines for assigned protocols.
• Provide support and oversight to local vendors; ownership of local financial compliance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Influencing

Training/Mentoring

Coordination

Organizational skills

Budget negotiations

Contract negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/administration or life sciences

Job description

Syneos Health in Paris is recruiting a Contract Specialist (COM) dedicated to sponsor relationships, focusing on contracts and finances for a top pharma client. You will manage country and site budgets, negotiate CTAs, and ensure financial processes align with ICH/GCP and local regulations.

You will collaborate with CRM, CTC, CRA, and finance teams to deliver timely submissions, budgets, CTRAs, and local milestones, while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk mitigation in-country.