Clinical Trial Contract Specialist

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Remote Site Contract Manager to oversee global clinical trial site contracts and budgets. You will lead negotiations, partner with CROs, and support director-level stakeholders across a global program.

The role requires 5+ years in clinical trial site contracting, ICH-GCP knowledge, and strong budgeting skills. 100% remote work is offered with potential travel for meetings and site visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Management, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical trial site contract management experience.
• Experience with CROs and global site contracting.
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and trial regulations.
• Strong negotiation and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of site contract and budget strategies for global clinical trials.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage clinical trial agreements, confidentiality agreements, indemnification letters, and other site-related contracts.
• Partner with CROs and internal stakeholders to drive contract execution and budget negotiations.
• Analyze grant plans, historical trial budgets, and negotiation data to identify risks, opportunities, and cost-saving strategies.
• Serve as the primary point of escalation for site contracting issues and provide resolution support across multiple studies.
• Track and report contract negotiation metrics, milestones, and performance indicators.
• Develop and improve site contracting processes and standards to increase efficiency and consistency across the clinical trial portfolio.
• Manage contract administration, documentation, filing, and execution activities within internal systems.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Budget management

Stakeholder management

GCP knowledge

Documentation & filing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Management, Life Sciences, or a related field

Tools

Grants Manager

Grant Plan

Excel

Job description

Beacon Hill was founded to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing. Beacon Hill is hiring for a Remote Site Contract Manager to support global clinical trials within a leading pharmaceutical organization. This position is responsible for driving the strategic and operational management of investigator site contracts and budgets across a global portfolio of studies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing CRO-outsourced site contracting activities, global contract negotiations, and trial budget strategies in a fast-paced clinical research environment. Experience supporting vaccine clinical trials and/or cardiovascular clinical trials is highly preferred.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of site contract and budget strategies for global clinical trials.


• Draft, negotiate, and manage clinical trial agreements, confidentiality agreements, indemnification letters, and other site-related contracts.


• Partner with CROs and internal stakeholders to drive contract execution and budget negotiations.


• Analyze grant plans, historical trial budgets, and negotiation data to identify risks, opportunities, and cost-saving strategies.


• Serve as the primary point of escalation for site contracting issues and provide resolution support across multiple studies.


• Track and report contract negotiation metrics, milestones, and performance indicators.


• Develop and improve site contracting processes and standards to increase efficiency and consistency across the clinical trial portfolio.


• Manage contract administration, documentation, filing, and execution activities within internal systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Healthcare Management, Life Sciences, or a related field preferred.


• 5+ years of experience in clinical trial site contract management within a pharmaceutical company or CRO.


• Strong experience managing outsourced CRO site contracting activities.


• Global site contracting experience, including work with sites in Europe (EU) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions.


• Experience supporting vaccine studies and/or cardiovascular clinical trials strongly preferred.


• Knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines and global clinical trial regulations.


• Experience with Grants Manager, Grant Plan, Excel, and financial analysis related to investigator grants and study budgets.


• Proven contract negotiation and stakeholder management skills.


• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.


• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

100% remote opportunity.

Opportunity to support high-profile global clinical research programs.

Must be comfortable participating in early morning or late afternoon calls to collaborate with global teams.

Occasional travel to office location may be required.

Collaborative, fast-paced environment with significant interaction across internal stakeholders, CRO partners, and clinical operations teams.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced clinical contracts professional who enjoys managing complex global site contracting activities and contributing to the successful execution of innovative vaccine and cardiovascular clinical research programs.

Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

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