Contract Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Prepares, reviews, negotiates, and finalizes agreements with study sites following local and accepted procedures.

• Conducts negotiations within approved parameters regarding investigator grant budget negotiation criteria, contractual terms, and conditions in line with company and client contractual considerations, along with established processes and escalation routes.

• Ensures adherence to established negotiation parameters, authority approvals, contractual processes, and client expectations.

• Guarantees compliance with budgetary guidelines, templates, and processes.

• Identifies and evaluates legal, financial, and operational risks, escalating them to the appropriate organizational level according to established procedures.

• Offers recommendations and alternative solutions for Investigator Contracts negotiations through the appropriate escalation channels.

• Collaborates with internal functional departments to guarantee that various site startup activities are synchronized with contractual obligations and agreed timelines; ensures that the contract negotiation process for sites and studies aligns with the critical path for site activation.

• Meets target cycle times for site activations.

• Ensures that guidelines and processes are adhered to for the efficient escalation of issues that fall outside established parameters as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant formal academic/vocational qualification.

• Previous experience that equips the candidate with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the role effectively (typically 2-5 years). In certain instances, a combination of appropriate education, training, and/or directly related experience may satisfy the role's requirements.

• Solid understanding of contract law principles, including general knowledge of laws influencing contract language, such as business, intellectual property, and local tax and stamp regulations.

• Proven capability to apply fundamental principles of investigator grant negotiation.

• General awareness of business and financial principles related to service agreements.

• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) in English and the local language.

• Competent, with appropriate oversight, in drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within established parameters.

• Demonstrated attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

• Familiarity with the pharmaceutical product development process and the role of CROs.

• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

• Strong organizational and time management abilities.

• Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs.

• Capable of logically organizing competing priorities and reviewing outstanding contractual risks and issues.

• Proficient in utilizing automated systems and computerized applications.

• Ability to exhibit a customer-focused communication style, problem-solving skills, and collaborative approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Capability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for 6-8 hours daily.

• Repetitive hand movements with both hands, allowing for fast, simple, repeated motions of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

• Frequent mobility is required.

• Occasional crouching and stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of the upper body and neck.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying of objects, including luggage and laptop computers, with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

• Ability to access and utilize a variety of software, both in-house developed and off-the-shelf.

• Ability to convey information and ideas clearly so that others can understand; also capable of listening to and comprehending information and ideas presented verbally.

• Regularly interacts with others to gather or relay information to diverse groups.

• Performs a wide range of variable tasks dictated by changing demands and conditions, with little predictability regarding occurrence. Ability to work under stress and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Regular and consistent attendance is required.