FSP Contract Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Prepare, evaluate, negotiate, and finalize agreements with clinical trial sites.

• Negotiate budgets for investigator grants and contractual terms within established parameters.

• Ensure adherence to negotiation guidelines, approvals, contractual processes, client expectations, budgetary constraints, 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 teams on site initiation activities and contract timelines.

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

• Meet targeted cycle times for site activations.

• Raise out-of-parameter issues through the appropriate channels.

• Coordinate with study sites and internal functional teams to foster effective relationships.

• Maintain quality, objectivity, and risk assessment in contract delivery.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• 2-5 years of pertinent experience.

• A combination of relevant education, training, and/or directly related experience may be accepted as an equivalency.

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

• Capability to apply fundamental 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.

• Ability to draft and negotiate contract provisions and budgetary matters within guidelines with appropriate oversight.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical skills and decision-making abilities.

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

• Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Working knowledge of PPD SOPs and WPDs.

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

• Proficiency in using automated systems and computer applications.

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

• Ability to work upright and/or stationary for 6-8 hours a day.

• Capability to perform repetitive hand movements.

• Frequent mobility, including bending, twisting, crouching, and stooping.

• Ability to lift and carry 15-20 lbs.

• Proficient in accessing and utilizing computer software.

• Ability to communicate and comprehend spoken and written information.

• Ability to perform under pressure, multitask, and maintain regular attendance.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Standard Monday-Friday work schedule.