Senior CRO Site Contract Lead — Negotiations & Strategy

Syneos Health, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Health benefits (medical, dental, and视

Company match 401k

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Bonuses/commissions eligibility

Flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick

Job summary

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Site Contract Lead in the United States to lead CRO site contract escalations and drive first-pass negotiations. You will align templates, provide clear decision paths, and coordinate with study teams, Legal, and Procurement to ensure timely, compliant agreements.

Your role involves analyzing risks, guiding negotiations with CRO partners, and implementing improvements to reduce escalations while maintaining sponsor protections and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point of contact for CRO site contract escalations and manage intake, triage, and resolution.
• Align on templates and approved fallback language with CRO partners to enable efficient first-pass negotiations.
• Enable CRO-led negotiation while owning sponsor-required exceptions with clear decision pathways.
• Resolve complex legal and operational contracting issues, assess deviations, and advise CROs; escalate to Legal when needed.
• Build partnerships across CROs, internal teams, and Legal to align expectations and keep negotiations progressing.
• Identify trends, drive improvements, and propose updates to templates, decision rights, and CRO training.
• Maintain escalation governance and knowledge management with auditable negotiation approaches.
• Provide leadership through practical negotiation guidance and best practices to CROs and internal teams.
• Apply a risk-based approach to protect sponsor requirements and involve Legal when thresholds are exceeded.

Job description

Syneos Health, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Site Contract Lead in the United States to lead CRO site contract escalations and drive first-pass negotiations. You will align templates, provide clear decision paths, and coordinate with study teams, Legal, and Procurement to ensure timely, compliant agreements.

Your role involves analyzing risks, guiding negotiations with CRO partners, and implementing improvements to reduce escalations while maintaining sponsor protections and operational excellence.