Senior Site Contracts Lead – Remote (US) | Oncology

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

Job summary

Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Site Contracts Manager to oversee US site budgets and clinical trial agreements for sponsor-dedicated Pharma & Vaccine studies. You will negotiate with major academic institutions, develop budgeting templates, and ensure compliance while driving timelines across oncology programs.

You are a strong communicator and leader, capable of managing multiple contracting projects, performing due diligence, and balancing business needs with legal protections in a

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.
• 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—when initial offers are declined.
• 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 ad-hoc tasks and diverse projects with a solutions-oriented mindset.

Skills

Budgeting & contracts

Negotiation

Project management

Clinical study timelines understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Clinical trial management systems

Job description

Syneos Health is seeking a Senior Site Contracts Manager to oversee US site budgets and clinical trial agreements for sponsor-dedicated Pharma & Vaccine studies. You will negotiate with major academic institutions, develop budgeting templates, and ensure compliance while driving timelines across oncology programs.

You are a strong communicator and leader, capable of managing multiple contracting projects, performing due diligence, and balancing business needs with legal protections in a