Associate Director, Clinical Start-Up & Site Contracts

Summit Therapeutics; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 174,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Study Start-Up to lead site budget development and contract negotiations for multi-site oncology trials. You will partner with Legal, Finance, CROs and clinical teams to ensure compliant site agreements and accurate budgeting.

The role requires extensive experience in clinical outsourcing, budget development, and managing relationships with sites, CROs, and FSPs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience with clinical trial site agreements in biotech or pharmaceutical setting.
• Experience in oncology is highly desirable.
• Strong global negotiation and contract management skills.
• Ability to manage budgets and site payments.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of pricing strategies for site budgets to enable contract execution and site activation.
• Collaborate with legal, finance, CRO and clinical teams to ensure site agreements comply with regulatory and company standards.
• Negotiate and finalize site agreements, including budgets and contracts.
• Analyze budgets to secure the best price for the study.
• Present budgets to the Chief Accounting Officer for approval.

Skills

Global negotiation

Contract management

Budgeting

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or related field

Tools

MS Office

Document management systems

Document review tools

Job description

Summit Therapeutics is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Study Start-Up to lead site budget development and contract negotiations for multi-site oncology trials. You will partner with Legal, Finance, CROs and clinical teams to ensure compliant site agreements and accurate budgeting.

The role requires extensive experience in clinical outsourcing, budget development, and managing relationships with sites, CROs, and FSPs in a fast-paced environment.