Director, Contracts

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the Contracts department and manage the complete life cycle of customer, site, and vendor study-level contracts, including associated budgets and Investigator grants.

• Establish, oversee, and consistently enhance the processes for contract development, negotiation, and execution.

• Collaborate with Business Development, Operations, Finance, and Legal teams on contracting and budgeting initiatives.

• Act as the main point of contact and escalation for inquiries related to contracting and budgeting.

• Prioritize contracting and budgeting workflows based on study initiation timelines and revenue objectives.

• Lead the negotiation and execution of contracts, change orders, amendments, and related budgets.

• Work with Operations and Finance to achieve financial goals and ensure cash neutrality.

• Review financial terms in master-level agreements alongside the Legal team.

• Authorize and sign contracts and budget documents within the range of delegated authority.

• Create and maintain templates for contracts and budgets.

• Keep contract and revenue data updated in Salesforce, SharePoint, and other authorized systems.

• Develop metrics and dashboards to provide executive-level visibility into contract and budgeting performance.

• Assist with third-party vendor management and supervise vendor contracts.

• Recruit, develop, train, and lead the Contracts team.

• Streamline and unify legacy processes to enhance contracting across various business lines.

⛳️ Requirements

• Expertise in contract negotiation, especially regarding financial terms and cash neutrality.

• Exceptional organizational and prioritization abilities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with clarity and conciseness.

• Keen attention to detail and financial accuracy.

• Capability to collaborate effectively across diverse functional groups and employee levels.

• Proven ability to work independently while also contributing to collaborative quality solutions.

• Proactive and prompt follow-up skills.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and nurture stakeholder relationships.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of relevant experience in contract management within the clinical research sector, including the preparation of clinical trial contracts and budgets.

• At least 5 years of direct managerial experience.

• Strong negotiation and drafting capabilities.

• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Familiarity with Salesforce and SharePoint.

• Advanced skills in Excel.

• Demonstrated capability to develop clinical trial budgets, including Investigator Grants.

• Ability to work effectively in a home-office setting and fulfill job responsibilities, including extended use of a computer.

• Willingness to travel approximately 5% as necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work in a home-office environment.

• Approximately 5% travel may be required.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunity.