Senior Site Contract Associate - IQVIA Biotech

IQVIA; Oeiras; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA Biotech is seeking a Senior Site Contracts Associate to support start-up contracting activities for selected sponsors, studies, or multi-protocol programs. The role requires 6+ years in contracting, strong negotiation and communication skills, and familiarity with regulated clinical trials.

The position is homebased across France, Spain, Portugal & Greece, emphasizing collaboration with sponsors, regions, and RSU teams to meet project timelines and financial goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences or health care.
• +6 years experience in contract negotiation or site contracting.
• Experience with sponsor or CRO clinical site contracting.
• Strong negotiation and communication abilities.
• Knowledge of GCP/ICH and regulatory guidelines.
• Understanding of regulated clinical trial environment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and email.
• Ability to prepare proposals, bid grids and budgets.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop investigator grant estimates and proposal text to support the proposal development process.
• Utilize and maintain contract and budget templates and contracting systems per Scope of Work and Project Plan.
• Collaborate with sponsors, stakeholders and RSU regions to deliver the project scope.
• Provide operational and financial contracting support for trials and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist in creation/review of core documentation to support study initiation/maintenance.
• Collect, interpret, analyze and disseminate contracting data for studies.
• Ensure contracting efficiency and report performance metrics.
• Ensure contract management quality standards and provide administrative support.
• Maintain internal systems (CTMS) and project plans.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Technical writing

Organizational skills

Pricing & budgeting

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Team player

Education

Bachelor's Degree in life sciences or health care

Tools

CTMS

Job description

Senior Site Contracts Associate

IQVIA Biotech

France, Spain, Portugal & Greece - Homebased

IQVIA Biotech partners exclusively with biotech and emerging biopharma companies to support clinical development across all phases and therapeutic areas. agile structure, collaborative culture, and deep therapeutic expertise allow us to deliver tailored solutions that help bring innovative treatments to patients faster.

Job Overview

Support the delivery of all required start-up contracting activities for selected sponsors, studies or multi-protocol programs as determined by either the agreed algorithm or the Sponsor’s requirements, including pre-award activities.

Essential Functions

• Develop simple investigator grant estimates and proposal text to support the proposal development process.
• Utilize and maintain contract and budget templates and contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials for selected sponsors, studies or multi-protocol programs according to the Scope of Work and Project Plan, within the agreed project strategy.
• Ensure collaboration, including communication with sponsors, stakeholders and RSU regions and countries, to successfully deliver the agreed project scope in compliance with sponsor requirements and/or the RSU Management Plan.
• Provide specialist operational and financial contracting support to facilitate efficient business development and initiation and maintenance of clinical trials, whilst enabling compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Assist in the creation and/or review of core scientific, technical and administrative documentation to support business development and enable study initiation and maintenance, as required.
• Contribute to the collection, interpretation, analysis and dissemination of accurate contracting intelligence to support assigned studies and the wider company, as required.
• Ensure overall contracting efficiency and adherence to project timelines and financial goals; report contracting performance metrics and out of scope contracting activities as required.
• Comply with contract management and quality standards. Provide administrative and operational support to investigator site contract analysts, managers and directors as required.
• Ensure accurate completion and maintenance of internal systems (with emphasis on CTMS), databases, tracking tools, timelines and project plans.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in life sciences or health care
• +6 years relevant experience, including demonstrable experience acting as a contract negotiator.
• Relevant sponsor or clinical research organization clinical site contracting experience.
• Good negotiating and communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and a strong team player.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Understanding of regulated clinical trial environment and knowledge of drug development process.
• Knowledge and ability to apply GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, SOPs and company’s Corporate Standards.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and e-mail applications.
• Ability to interpret pricing models and to prepare proposals, bid grids and budgets.
• Good understanding of clinical trial contract management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and sponsors.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is committed to integrity in our hiring process and maintains a zero tolerance policy for candidate fraud. All information and credentials submitted in your application must be truthful and complete. Any false statements, misrepresentations, or material omissions during the recruitment process will result in immediate disqualification of your application, or termination of employment if discovered later, in accordance with applicable law. We appreciate your honesty and professionalism.