Senior Clinical Contracts Specialist

Manpower; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower is seeking a professional to manage the end-to-end lifecycle of clinical contracts in San Diego. The role includes drafting, negotiating, executing, and amending agreements, while supporting vendor operations such as onboarding, PO management, and invoice processing to ensure timely payments.

You will partner with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to align contracting and financial processes and will serve as a key contact for contracting and vendor inquiries

Qualifications

• Clinical Trial Contract Negotiation and management experience.
• Experience coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of clinical contracts: drafting, negotiation, execution, amendments.
• Support vendor operations including onboarding, PO management, and invoice processing for timely payments.
• Partner with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to align contracting and financial processes.
• Serve as a primary contact for contracting and vendor inquiries across the function.

Skills

Clinical Trial Contract Negotiation &

Cross-Functional Stakeholder

Organizational & Project Management

Tools

Vendor Onboarding

Job description

• You will manage the end-to-end lifecycle of clinical contracts, including drafting, negotiation, execution, and amendments
• You will support vendor operations, including onboarding, purchase order management, and invoice processing to ensure timely payments
• You will partner cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and external vendors to align on contracting and financial processes
• You will serve as a key point of contact for contracting and vendor-related inquiries across the function

Required Skills (top 3 non-negotiables):

• Clinical Trial Contract Negotiation & Management
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management
• Organizational & Project Management

Preferred Skills (nice to have)

• Global clinical research experience
• Clinical Operations / Clinical site start up or CRA experience