Global Site Contracts Lead

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking a Site Contracts Lead to oversee complex CTA negotiations, budget finalization, and execution for multiple studies. You will coordinate with a global team to align CTA strategy with study start-up plans and ensure timely delivery of contracts and budgets.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, project management skills, and leadership to mentor team members. Moderate travel may be required as part of regional negotiations.

Qualifications

• BS degree in life sciences, a health related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred experience in a CRO/pharmaceutical industry and related clinical trial expertise (Study Coordinator, CRA, Pharmacy, Nursing, Healthcare Administration) or site start-up experience.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable regulations, drug development and clinical project management procedures.
• Good presentation, documentation and interpersonal skills. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), MS Project, outlook and Internet.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines, delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment.
• Attention to attention to detail, effective oral/written communication skills along with the ability to work independently to meet deadlines. Strong leadership skills; ability to teach/mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Oversees negotiations of clinical study agreements (CTA´s) on a study level and drives CTA document finalization and execution, including contractual language & terms, financial attachments, and investigator grant budgets in collaboration with a global team of site contract & budget negotiators.
• Provides oversight of contact & budget negotiations status and manages escalation of out-of-parameter queries on budgetary and contractual requests to sponsor decision-makers in all regions of study conduct. Provides consultation during escalation of out-of-parameter queries as needed.
• Acts as first-line subject matter expert for all such CTA elements on assigned studies for internal and sponsor stakeholders alike. Advises stakeholders on issue resolution within the context of assigned studies. May seek additional support from internal support structures as needed.
• Plans contract execution strategy for assigned studies—including forecast of site-specific contractual execution timelines with as much accuracy as possible—and coordinates with internal study team stakeholders to ensure that CTA strategy is aligned with overall study start-up plans and expectations overall. Manages expectations of internal and sponsor study team regarding global CTA negotiations for assigned studies.
• Coordinates communications between study team stakeholders and global team of site-facing site contract & budget negotiators including roll-up of all status updates to regular team forum. Participates in regular study calls to facilitate communication as needed.
• Works closely with internal stakeholders and with Sponsor to prepare site contractual templates, including payment terms, and study-level negotiation parameters and processes within Company standards in order to drive successful negotiation of contracts and budgets.
• Establishes strong working relationships and collaboration with Sponsor to ensure site contractual templates fit into the global strategy set for the program.
• Creates and maintains document status reports, and updates department tools/systems and team members on a regular basis; ensures appropriate documentation is maintained.
• Collaborates with internal and external legal, finance and clinical operations departments, including communicating and explaining legal and budgetary issues.
• Manages site and study level discussions with internal and sponsor team stakeholders around fair market value of investigator budgets and payment terms within corporate and industry standards during negotiation with sites.
• May support BU and organization through help desk and other defined pathways to resolve and deescalate issues.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%).

Skills

Contract negotiations

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Education

BS degree in life sciences

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

MS Project

Job description

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking a Site Contracts Lead to oversee complex CTA negotiations, budget finalization, and execution for multiple studies. You will coordinate with a global team to align CTA strategy with study start-up plans and ensure timely delivery of contracts and budgets.

The role requires strong regulatory knowledge, project management skills, and leadership to mentor team members. Moderate travel may be required as part of regional negotiations.