Manager, Site Budgeting and Contracting

Takeda Pharmaceuticals; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Manager for Site Budgeting and Contracting to support global operations. This remote role focuses on managing site budgets and contracts, ensuring timely execution of clinical trial agreements, and partnering with various teams to drive process improvements. The ideal candidate will possess a BS degree, extensive experience in clinical research contracting, and strong negotiation skills. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Tuition reimbursement program

Company holidays

Qualifications

• 4 or more years of experience in clinical research site contracting and budgeting.
• 2 or more years of global site budgeting and contracting oversight.
• Ability to explain data to facilitate decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Manage negotiations, finalization and administration of Master Clinical Trial Agreements.
• Partner with Study Startup Managers and CROs to improve SB&C metrics.
• Ensure standards are applied to SB&C processes across project portfolios.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Decision-making skills

Education

BS degree or international equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Manager, Site Budgeting and Contracting based remotely reporting to the Associate Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to work towards their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, and work toward excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a necessary contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

GOALS

• Supports delivery of global site budgeting and contracting (SB&C) tasks, partnering with Sites, CRO and internal/external Study and Startup team members.
• Manage escalations and review of global site budgets and contracts from CRO partners to ensure timely contract execution and study startup forecasts are achieved.
• Drive negotiation and administration of master clinical trial agreements.
• Support the development of creative processes, methodologies, data, and technologies that will ensure ongoing improvements in the delivery SB&C services.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage negotiations, finalization and administration of Master Clinical Trial Agreements.
• Responsible for assigned study level SB&C function to develop, negotiate, administrate and execute assigned Clinical Trial Agreements and budgets.
• Oversight of budget setup including parameters for assigned studies.
• Partner with Study Start up Managers, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and implement processes.
• Ensure standards are applied to the SB&C processes across project portfolios and support continuous improvement activities while developing TA-aligned strategies.
• Partner with Study Startup, CRO and Clinical Operations teams as an escalation point for global budget escalations outside of budget parameters.
• Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with Takeda parameters and fair market value guidance.
• Promptly recognize and improve potential delays providing solutions to resolve and escalate non-performance.
• Manage site contracts and budgets negotiation timelines to ensure sites are "Ready To Enroll" to the Startup Project Plan.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS degree or international equivalent.
• 4 or more years of experience in clinical research site contracting and budgeting with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.
• 2 or more years of global site budgeting and contracting oversight and/or negotiation.
• Ability to explain data, facilitate decision making processes to be data driven.
• Expertise in principles driving country/site budgeting and contracting strategies.
• Excellent organizational skills, decision making, communication and negotiation skills.

Benefits

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location: Massachusetts - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range: $111,800.00 - $175,670.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations: Massachusetts - Virtual

Worker Type: Employee

Worker Sub-Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Job Exempt: Yes

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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