R&D Contract & Budget Lead — Cross-Functional Impact

JobDiva, Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaztronix seeks a Manager, R&D Contract & Budget Management to provide operational and analytical contract support for R&D functions, managing end-to-end lifecycle with Legal, Global Strategic Sourcing, Finance, and external vendors to ensure compliant, cost-effective contract execution.

The role operates with moderate autonomy on standard agreements, escalates complex matters as needed, and leads onboarding and training for new Contract Managers while ensuring timely approvals and robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech contract management or clinical budget management.
• Experience with vendor negotiations and CRO interactions.
• Proficiency in CLM systems (e.g., SAP, Ariba).
• Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of contract lifecycle management processes, including drafting, review, approval workflows, and execution.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotech regulatory requirements impacting R&D contracts (e.g., GxP, Sunshine Act, data privacy considerations).
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Strategic Sourcing, and R&D stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate work order agreements, change order amendments, loan equipment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and requests for proposals.
• Review, revise, and manage contracts supporting routine activities, including consulting, supplier, distributor, clinical, service, and other non-standard agreements.
• Escalate complex legal and factual matters to Legal and support issue resolution.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including maintaining contract files, managing the contract request system, tracking deliverables, and generating reports.
• Partner with the business teams to prepare and execute CDA and NDA agreements.
• Lead onboarding and training for new Contract Managers.
• Train internal stakeholders on contract management systems and processes.
• Facilitate weekly and monthly contract status meetings as appropriate.
• Prepare contract summaries and ensure agreements are executed in compliance with company policies and service level standard turnaround times.
• Support the business contract requests and monitor execution timelines.
• Secure all required internal approvals for contract terms and provisions prior to execution.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

Skills

Contract lifecycle management

Vendor negotiations

Cross-functional communication

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

Kaztronix seeks a Manager, R&D Contract & Budget Management to provide operational and analytical contract support for R&D functions, managing end-to-end lifecycle with Legal, Global Strategic Sourcing, Finance, and external vendors to ensure compliant, cost-effective contract execution.

The role operates with moderate autonomy on standard agreements, escalates complex matters as needed, and leads onboarding and training for new Contract Managers while ensuring timely approvals and robust