Contract Specialist

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Contract Specialist to join their Clinical Operations team in London. This full-time, office-based role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the study start-up and clinical trial management processes. You will oversee negotiations of clinical study agreements, ensuring successful contract execution and collaboration with a global team. If you're looking to leverage your expertise in a dynamic environment and grow your career further, this position is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will make a significant impact on clinical operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field required.
• Prior contract negotiation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees negotiations of clinical study agreements and drives document finalization.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for CSA elements and advises stakeholders.

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Management

Bachelor's degree in Life Science

Bachelor's degree in Law

Job description

Our clinical operations activities are growing rapidly, and we are currently seeking a full-time, office-based Contract Specialist to join our Clinical Operations team in London. This position plays a key role in the study start-up and clinical trial management processes at Medpace. The Site Contract Specialist will advance the start-up of our projects. If you want an exciting career where you use your previous expertise and can develop and grow your career even further, then this is the opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• Oversees negotiations of clinical study agreements (CSA´s) on a study level and drives CSA document finalization and execution, including contractual language & terms, financial attachments, and investigator grant budgets in collaboration with a global team of site contract & budget negotiators.
• Acts as first-line subject matter expert for all such CSA elements on assigned studies for internal stakeholders. Advises stakeholders on issue resolution within the context of assigned studies.
• Plans contract execution strategy for assigned studies, including forecast of site-specific contractual execution timelines with as much accuracy as possible and coordinates with internal study team stakeholders to ensure that CTA strategy is aligned with overall study start-up plans and expectations overall.
• Works closely with internal stakeholders to prepare site contractual templates, including payment terms, in order to drive successful negotiation of contracts and budgets.
• Maintains document status reports, and updates department tools/systems and team members on a regular basis.
• Collaborates with internal legal, finance, and clinical operations departments, including communicating and explaining legal and budgetary issues.
• Manages site level discussions with internal team stakeholders around fair market value of investigator budgets and payment terms within corporate and industry standards during negotiation with sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Life science, or Law.
• Relevant work experience within the industry or similar preferred but not necessary.
• Prior contract negotiation experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.