Clinical Trials: Site Contract Specialist

ThermoFisher Scientific; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Wilmington, NC is seeking an Associate Site Contract Specialist to assist in the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of contracts with investigative sites, liaising with internal teams to ensure alignment with project goals and timelines.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 0–2 years' relevant experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple contract milestones while maintaining compliance with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal qualification.
• 0–2 years of experience or equivalent.
• Equivalency of education and experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes amendments and budgets with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.
• Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with clients and follows established escalation routes.
• Ensures compliance to established negotiation parameters, authority approval, contractual process and client expectations.
• Ensures compliance of budgetary guidance, templates and process.
• Coordinates with internal functional departments to ensure various site startup activities are aligned with contractual activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of contract negotiation process for sites and study are properly aligned to the critical path for site activation.
• Achieves target cycle times for site activations.
• Ensures guidelines and processes are followed for efficient escalation of out of parameter issues, as applicable.
• Completes tracking and reporting as required and assists all other specialists with tracking and reporting as required

Skills

Contract negotiation

Budget negotiation

Clinical trials

Communication

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Time management

SOP knowledge

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Thermo Fisher Scientific in Wilmington, NC is seeking an Associate Site Contract Specialist to assist in the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of contracts with investigative sites, liaising with internal teams to ensure alignment with project goals and timelines.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 0–2 years' relevant experience, strong negotiation and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple contract milestones while maintaining compliance with internal