Remote Contract Manager, Clinical Trials & Budgets

CenExel; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work arrangement

Job summary

The Contract Manager at CenExel will negotiate clinical trial agreements, manage site budgets, and ensure alignment with company standards and policies across CenExel's network. You will collaborate with Sponsors, CROs, and internal teams to resolve startup, legal, and budget challenges while maintaining strict compliance with FDA, ICH, and GCP guidelines.

A strong background in contract management and finance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field is required.
• 5+ years minimum experience within contract management, financial analysis, forecasting, general accounting or comparable experience.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business contracts.
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly organized with ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Prior experience in the clinical research industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates study contract and budget negotiation for CenExel research sites with Sponsors, CROs, and vendors as needed.
• Works closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage or troubleshoot study start up, legal, and budgetary challenges.
• Complies with current protocols, SOPs, GCPs, IRB, and FDA guidelines.
• Creates, negotiates, submits, and modifies study budgets based on company requirements and legal guidance.
• Communicates with sponsor, CROs through execution of agreements and coordinates budget details with other departments as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Clinical Operations, Business Development and Finance in support of timely site start-up of new clinical trials including periodic travel to sites.
• Responsible for preparing budgets for new studies and evaluating financial viability of all studies.
• Prepares cost estimates for Business Development for opportunities / RFPs.
• Reviews, negotiates, and finalizes study amendments.
• Provides support and recommendations as needed with study feasibility and pre-study selection process.
• May analyze data to identify trends and area of improvements in contracting pricing and process.
• Provides information to management by assembling and summarizing data; preparing reports as requested.
• Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates personnel. Champions and enforces the strictest adherence to best practices, FDA CFRs, ICH, GCP, CenExel SOPs, site Working Practices, protocol, and company guidelines and policies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field

Job description

The Contract Manager at CenExel will negotiate clinical trial agreements, manage site budgets, and ensure alignment with company standards and policies across CenExel's network. You will collaborate with Sponsors, CROs, and internal teams to resolve startup, legal, and budget challenges while maintaining strict compliance with FDA, ICH, and GCP guidelines.

A strong background in contract management and finance is required.