Senior Manager, Clinical Outsourcing & Site Budgets

Planet Pharma; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 243,560,000 - 275,079,000; Full time

Job summary

Planet Pharma is seeking a Contract Senior Manager, Clinical Site Budgets and Outsourcing in South San Francisco to lead outsourcing lifecycle and site budget ownership across studies. You will vendor-select, negotiate contracts, manage budgets, and partner with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and CROs to ensure timely, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes FMV benchmarking, budget-to-actual tracking, and strong financial discipline within GCP/regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; 5+ years in site budgeting and outsourcing in biotech/pharma.
• Experience developing and managing clinical trial site budgets; ex-US experience a plus.
• Experience with CRO/vendor contract negotiation and financial management.

Responsibilities

• Lead vendor identification and selection for CROs, central labs, imaging and other providers.
• Manage RFI/RFP development, bid analysis and final recommendations.
• Negotiate terms, pricing and MSAs; drive timely, compliant contract execution.
• Negotiate and manage vendor change orders with Finance and Legal input.
• Monitor vendor performance against KPIs/SLAs and maintain oversight docs.
• Support site budget processes, accruals, and monthly close with Finance.

Skills

Budgeting

Vendor management

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

GCP knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Tools

Excel

Smartsheet

Job description

Planet Pharma is seeking a Contract Senior Manager, Clinical Site Budgets and Outsourcing in South San Francisco to lead outsourcing lifecycle and site budget ownership across studies. You will vendor-select, negotiate contracts, manage budgets, and partner with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and CROs to ensure timely, compliant delivery.

The role emphasizes FMV benchmarking, budget-to-actual tracking, and strong financial discipline within GCP/regulatory expectations.