Senior Contract Specialist

Medpace; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Medpace is seeking a Contract Specialist to join our Clinical Operations team in London. This role is essential in the study start-up and clinical trial management processes. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a relevant field, prior contract negotiation experience, and strong communication skills. We offer a flexible work environment, competitive compensation, and structured career paths for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience within the industry.
• Prior contract negotiation experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans contract execution strategy for assigned studies.
• Works closely with internal stakeholders to prepare site contractual templates.
• Maintains document status reports and updates department tools/systems.
• Collaborates with internal legal, finance and clinical operations departments.
• Manages site level discussions around fair market value and payment terms.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life-sciences or relevant legal or business field

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.

Benefits

• 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