Associate Site Contract Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Prepare, assess, negotiate, and finalize amendments and budgets with study sites.

• Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within established parameters.

• Ensure adherence to negotiation parameters, approval authorities, contractual processes, client expectations, budgetary guidelines, templates, and procedures.

• Collaborate with internal functional departments on site startup activities and contractual timelines.

• Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation.

• Meet target cycle times for site activations.

• Efficiently escalate out-of-parameter issues according to established guidelines and processes.

• Complete necessary tracking and reporting.

• Support other specialists with tracking and reporting tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.

• 0–2 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and directly related experience.

• Basic understanding of clinical trial agreements.

• Fundamental ability to apply principles of investigator grant negotiation.

• General knowledge of business and financial principles associated with service agreements.

• Proficient verbal and written communication skills in English and the local language.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical skills and decision-making capabilities.

• Ability to work independently or collaboratively in a team setting.

• Good organizational and time management abilities.

• Familiarity with PPD SOPs and WPDs.

• Capable of managing competing priorities and assessing contractual risks and issues.

• Proficient in using automated systems and computerized applications.

• Customer-focused communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

• Ability to work upright and/or stationary for 6–8 hours per day.

• Capable of frequent mobility, occasional crouching and stooping, as well as frequent bending and twisting.

• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs.

• Regular and consistent attendance is required.

• Ability to perform under stress and multitask effectively.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations are available to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

• Benefits and privileges of employment are provided with reasonable accommodations.