Senior Vendor Contracts Manager - CRO Partnerships

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 65,500 - 130,500; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials, a global midsize CRO, is seeking a Vendor Contracts Manager in the United States. You will draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies, master agreements, and sponsor requirements.

You will lead negotiations, perform risk analyses, coordinate with legal, sourcing and business units, and drive improvements to shorten cycle times while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, or Finance.
• 3-5 years of direct experience with CRO or pharmaceutical in negotiating vendor agreements.
• Juris Doctor degree with concentration in contracts/transactional law is preferred.
• Advanced Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong negotiation and contract management experience.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate vendors agreement and general business purpose agreements in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures. Review contract documents for internal and external accuracy and technical completeness.
• Perform risk analysis to identify potential risks and liabilities associated with vendor contracts and offer alternative provisions to facilitate mitigation and correction. Escalate as necessary to the department head and legal counsel.
• Engage appropriate internal subject matter experts to assist with and participate in information gathering, document development, contract issue reviews, and pricing discussions.
• Prepare documents in accordance with the company’s policies and procedures. Manage the contract/issue approval process. Document all required approvals including deviations from policies, business processes, and standard operating procedures, including legal and management authorizations.
• Maintain a working knowledge of business and legal terms and conditions that are consistent within the CRO industry.
• Engage in meaningful negotiations for the purpose of achieving closure of agreements that are within the policy, as well as, consistent with business processes and standard operating procedures.
• Provide contracts status information to staff and management as needed and as required by the department. Track and measure the efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes.
• With the assistance of legal, maintain contracts standard templates and procedures and offer improvements if identified.

Skills

Independent work

Planning

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Networking

Flexibility

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance

Juris Doctor degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Worldwide Clinical Trials, a global midsize CRO, is seeking a Vendor Contracts Manager in the United States. You will draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with policies, master agreements, and sponsor requirements.

You will lead negotiations, perform risk analyses, coordinate with legal, sourcing and business units, and drive improvements to shorten cycle times while maintaining quality and regulatory compliance.