Contract Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Prepare, review, negotiate, and finalize contracts with study sites.

• Negotiate investigator grant budgets along with contractual terms and conditions within authorized parameters.

• Ensure adherence to negotiation parameters, authority approvals, contractual processes, client expectations, budget guidelines, templates, and procedures.

• Identify and evaluate legal, financial, and operational risks, escalating issues as necessary.

• Offer recommendations and alternative solutions for investigator contract negotiations.

• 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.

• Escalate any issues outside of parameters through established channels.

• Establish effective relationships with study sites and internal functional teams.

• Ensure quality, objectivity, and risk analysis in contract delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• 2–5 years of relevant experience providing the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the role.

• A combination of suitable education, training, and/or directly related experience may be accepted as equivalent.

• Strong understanding of contract law, including business law, intellectual property, and local tax and stamp regulations.

• Ability to apply fundamental principles of investigator grant negotiation.

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

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

• Proficient in drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary matters within parameters, with appropriate oversight.

• High attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical skills and decision-making capabilities.

• Understanding of pharmaceutical product development and the role of CROs.

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

• Good organizational and time management abilities.

• Familiarity with PPD SOPs and WPDs.

• Ability to prioritize competing tasks and review contractual risks and issues.

• Proficient in using automated systems and computer applications.

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

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

• Capability to perform repetitive hand movements and frequent mobility.

• Ability to occasionally crouch, stoop, bend, and twist.

• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs.

• Regular and consistent attendance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Standard Monday–Friday work schedule.