Remote Senior Site Contracts Manager – Oncology Budgets

Syneos Health, Inc.; Utah; Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Health benefits (Medical, Dental and V

Vision

401k match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Commissions/bonus eligibility

Flexible paid time off

Paid sick time where allowed

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Site Contracts Manager to lead budgets and clinical trial agreements for sponsor-dedicated studies across the US, including oncology. The role requires negotiating with large academic institutions, developing templates, and ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering timelines.

You'll collaborate with internal teams, manage multiple contracting projects, and mentor team members in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building budgets and contracts from templates.
• Direct experience negotiating with large academic institutions.
• Ability to juggle priorities, lead projects, and deliver results under tight timelines.
• Strong understanding of clinical study protocols, timelines, and site-related milestones (e.g., SIV).

Responsibilities

• Build US site budget templates and study-specific budget language for Pharma & Vaccine clinical trials.
• Develop and refine templates to support consistency, compliance, and strategic study needs.
• Lead direct negotiations with large academic institutions and other critical stakeholders.
• Draft and finalize clinical trial agreements that balance business objectives with legal and operational protections.
• Conduct due diligence checks such as FMV assessments and site justification reviews.
• Determine when requests require budget or language escalation and secure appropriate approvals.
• Prioritize and lead multiple contracting projects across several therapeutic areas (oncology experience strongly preferred).
• Proactively escalate risks, timeline impacts, or delays that could affect CTA execution.
• Demonstrate expert proficiency in Excel and clinical trial management systems.
• Communicate effectively in both written and verbal formats, incorporating feedback seamlessly.
• Maintain accurate and timely updates in departmental trackers and databases.
• Deepen and maintain knowledge of GCP, sponsor processes, SOPs, work instructions, and new technologies.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Support and train additional team members as needed.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives that simplify workflows and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Take on adhoc tasks and diverse projects with a solutionsoriented mindset.

Skills

Project management

Prioritization

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

CTMS

Job description

Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Site Contracts Manager to lead budgets and clinical trial agreements for sponsor-dedicated studies across the US, including oncology. The role requires negotiating with large academic institutions, developing templates, and ensuring regulatory compliance while delivering timelines.

You'll collaborate with internal teams, manage multiple contracting projects, and mentor team members in a fast-paced environment.