Hybrid Contracting Center of Excellence Specialist

Ipsen; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd invites applications for the Contracting Centre of Excellence Specialist Coordinator. This global role sits in the Global Medical Communications, Capabilities and Education team and drives end-to-end contracting with HCPs, HCOs, Patients and POs across multiple Ipsen functions.

You will optimize contracting processes, collaborate with Legal, GMA, Therapeutic Area teams and country teams, and oversee high volumes of contracts while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in contracting, operations, procurement, finance or related roles within life sciences.
• Project management experience and experience working with HCP, HCO, Patients and POs is required;
• Ability to work cross-functionally and develop good working relationships;
• Organized and adaptable. Able to work within short timeframes, dealing with a high volume of complex projects simultaneously, and prioritizing accordingly;
• Highly motivated, with strong work ethic, communication skills and organizational skills;
• Conduct in accordance with the highest levels of integrity, accountability and social and cultural awareness;
• Able to work independently and within a team in a cross-functional environment;
• Able to advise, negotiate, recommend, and influence across all business levels;
• Ability to handle high volumes of complex activities and competing priorities;
• Assertive and able to play an active role in internal and external meetings representing the interests of Ipsen;
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely contracting with HCPs, HCOs, Patient and POs in accordance with Ipsen processes for engagement and contracting;
• Work closely with Ipsen business teams to understand the scope and details of the required engagement;
• Follow the Ipsen process for engagement with HCPs, HCOs, Patients and POs including, not limited to, reviewing respective country profiles, coordinating with local medical affairs teams etc.;
• Draft, review, negotiate and execute the respective contracts (based on Ipsen processes and templates) for such engagements;
• Support French contracting activities and act as a key point of contact for French stakeholders;
• Escalate any contracting and/or compliance issues to the Specialist Legal Coordinator;
• Uphold the highest standards of ethical and compliant behavior in interactions with internal and external stakeholders;
• Ensure Ipsen’s contractual relationships and activities comply with laws, regulations and industry standards, and applicable corporate codes and policies;
• Manage all communications with HCPs, HCOs, Patient and POs in the contracting process in a professional manner to uphold and enhance the reputation of Ipsen as a partner of choice to collaborate with;
• Ensure timely payment and reconciliation of expenses and honoraria payments to HCPs, HCOs, Patient and POs according to Ipsen policies;
• Ensure that all declarations of payments to external stakeholders are reported through the appropriate reporting system or tools in accordance with Ipsen policies;
• Prepare regular reports, as required by the Contracting Center of Excellence Team Leader, and the wider Ipsen stakeholder groups, and develop insights from these reports which will support future planning and resource management;
• Collaborate effectively and work cross-functionally with other relevant functions in the Global Legal team;
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities and best practices; and
• Be an active contributor to the Center of Excellence team and drive best practice across all relevant Ipsen business teams.

Skills

Strong experience in contracting, ops,

Fluency in English

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Organized and adaptable

Integrity and accountability

Independent and team player

Advising and negotiating

Managing high volumes of complex tasks

Assertive in meetings

Ability to handle competing priorities

Job description

Ipsen Biopharm Ltd invites applications for the Contracting Centre of Excellence Specialist Coordinator. This global role sits in the Global Medical Communications, Capabilities and Education team and drives end-to-end contracting with HCPs, HCOs, Patients and POs across multiple Ipsen functions.

You will optimize contracting processes, collaborate with Legal, GMA, Therapeutic Area teams and country teams, and oversee high volumes of contracts while ensuring compliance and timely delivery.