Global Clinical Contracts & Budget Specialist

Make it in the North; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Health insurance offerings

Retirement planning options

Global Employee Assistance Programme (

Life assurance

Flexible country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON Strategic Solutions offers a sponsor-dedicated model backed by global expertise. A world-leading FSP with numerous sponsor partnerships, ICON supports your contract negotiations, budgeting, and trial start-up across international sites.

The Clinical Contracts & Budget Specialist role focuses on site contract negotiations, budget oversight, and cross-functional collaboration to keep milestones on schedule in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific or healthcare discipline.
• At least two years of experience in clinical trial contracting, budgeting, or study start-up within a pharmaceutical company, CRO, or related clinical research organization.
• Working knowledge of clinical research regulations, including ICH-GCP and global regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of clinical trial agreements, investigator site budgets, and fair market value principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations with investigative sites on clinical trial agreements, site budgets, payment schedules, contract amendments, and related documentation.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of master clinical trial agreement processes.
• Work closely with Clinical Operations, Study Start-Up teams, external service providers, and other key stakeholders to facilitate timely site activation.
• Ensure contracting and budgeting activities are completed in accordance with internal standards, study timelines, and applicable regulations.
• Utilize industry benchmarking tools and fair market value guidance to develop and review site budgets.
• Monitor contract and budget progress, proactively identify risks or delays, and escalated issues where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate documentation and tracking of negotiations to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Assist with resolving complex contract or budget-related issues impacting study start-up.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Organization

Analytical mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in science/healthcare

Job description

ICON Strategic Solutions offers a sponsor-dedicated model backed by global expertise. A world-leading FSP with numerous sponsor partnerships, ICON supports your contract negotiations, budgeting, and trial start-up across international sites.

The Clinical Contracts & Budget Specialist role focuses on site contract negotiations, budget oversight, and cross-functional collaboration to keep milestones on schedule in a fast-paced environment.