Director, Global Clinical Contracts & Strategy

Rapport Therapeutics; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 195.000 - 215.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Unlimited PTO

Lifestyle spending account

Commuting reimbursement

Descripción de la vacante

Rapport Therapeutics in Boston, MA is seeking a Director of Clinical Contracts to turn clinical plans into action, owning CTAs, CDAs, MSAs, MTAs, SOWs, and more while partnering with Clinical Ops, Legal, Finance, and CROs to keep studies moving.

You will build a contracting process that scales globally, lead end-to-end drafting and negotiation, and design a preferred vendor program, with onsite work Monday-Wednesday in Boston as part of our hybrid model.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of experience reviewing and negotiating clinical trial agreements and/or related vendor contracts.
• Experience with strategic level decision making for the Contracts function.
• Demonstrated executive presence with experience advising senior leadership on contracting risk and strategy.
• Experience building, leading, and developing a contracts team.
• Global contract experience, including familiarity with international site contracting and cross-border legal/privacy considerations.
• Deep familiarity with clinical trial agreement structures and FMV principles.
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations and ICH-GCP guidelines as they pertain to clinical contracting.
• Strong negotiation skills with a track record of driving agreements to execution efficiently.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills across Legal, Finance, Development, CMC, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical Operations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and ability to manage a high volume of contracts.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, own, and maintain clinical contract lifecycle strategy to standardize contracting as the portfolio scales globally.
• Review and negotiate CTAs and CDAs.
• Develop and align contracting strategy with clinical development plans and pipeline stage.
• Lead end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of CDAs, MSAs, MTAs, SOWs, License, and Subscription Agreements.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, outside counsel, Finance, and CRO/vendor teams to design a preferred vendor program.
• Serve as strategic advisor to Clinical Operations on contract risk, budget exposure, and portfolio-level trade-offs.
• Track contract status, cycle times, and site activation timelines; identify bottlenecks.
• Ensure all agreements comply with FDA, ICH-GCP, GDPR, FMV, and company policies; maintain audit-ready files.
• Lead technology and process strategy for Contracts, including AI governance and system decisions.
• Develop and implement AI strategy and roadmap for contracts function.
• Support headcount planning; hire, mentor, and develop a growing contracts team.

Conocimientos

Executive presence

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Attention to detail

Strategic decision making

Educación

Bachelor’s degree

Descripción del empleo

Rapport Therapeutics in Boston, MA is seeking a Director of Clinical Contracts to turn clinical plans into action, owning CTAs, CDAs, MSAs, MTAs, SOWs, and more while partnering with Clinical Ops, Legal, Finance, and CROs to keep studies moving.

You will build a contracting process that scales globally, lead end-to-end drafting and negotiation, and design a preferred vendor program, with onsite work Monday-Wednesday in Boston as part of our hybrid model.