Senior Contract Specialist

Medpace; Greater London; In loco; GBP 60.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible work environment

Competitive compensation

PTO packages

Career growth opportunities

Employee appreciation events

Health and wellness initiatives

Descrizione del lavoro

Medpace is seeking a Contract Specialist in London to support clinical trial start-up and management. You will lead contract execution, prepare site templates with payment terms, and collaborate with legal, finance, and clinical operations to ensure smooth negotiations.

This role emphasizes detail, communication, and timely delivery within industry standards. The position offers growth within a global CRO, with exposure to oncology, cardiology, and other therapeutic areas, and a structured

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in life-sciences or relevant field.
• Relevant work experience within the industry.
• Prior contract negotiation experience.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

Mansioni

• 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 CSA 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.

Conoscenze

Negotiation

Contract management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Life sciences background

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in life-sciences or relevant field

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

Our clinical operations activities are growing rapidly, and we are currently seeking a 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 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

• 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 CSA 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 life-sciences or relevant legal or business field.
• Relevant work experience within the industry
• Prior contract negotiation experience
• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills;

About Medpace

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO). We provide Phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through its scientific and disciplined approach. We leverage local regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic disease, endocrinology, central nervous system, anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, employing more than 6,000 people across 40+ countries.

Why Medpace?

People. Purpose. Passion. Make a Difference Tomorrow. Join Us Today. The work we've done over the past 30+ years has positively impacted the lives of countless patients and families who face hundreds of diseases across all key therapeutic areas. The work we do today will improve the lives of people living with illness and disease in the future.

Medpace Perks

Flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits package, competitive PTO packages, structured career paths with opportunities for professional growth, company-sponsored employee appreciation events, employee health and wellness initiatives.

Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Most Successful Midsize Companies in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Continually recognized with CRO Leadership Awards from Life Science Leader magazine based on expertise, quality, capabilities, reliability, and compatibility.

Medpace is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.