Global Site Contract Lead / Senior Site Contract Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Croatia, +7 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete site contracting process for clinical trials, ensuring contracts are executed promptly and effectively.

• Track and report on contract cycle times, quality, and compliance throughout the entire lifecycle of contracts.

• Create and implement documents for contracting strategies, templates, and best practices.

• Partner with global teams on investigator grant budgets and fee structures.

• Lead project-specific contracting teams, offering guidance, training, and mentorship.

• Identify and address risks associated with timelines, budgets, strategy effectiveness, and quality.

• Maintain open communication with sponsors, internal teams, vendors, CROs, and sites.

• Foster and enhance relationships with internal and external partners to speed up contract execution.

• Assist Clinical Operations, Feasibility, Business Development, and Investigator Payments teams.

• Deliver regular performance updates and insights to clients and senior management.

• Ensure precise budget tracking and resource forecasting for the contracting team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive global site contracting experience within a CRO or comparable clinical research environment.

• Proven experience in leading site contracting initiatives across various countries and regions.

• Bachelor's degree in law, business, economics, or a related field (or equivalent experience in the industry).

• Strong negotiation and contract management abilities, with a knack for interpreting complex legal terminology.

• Exceptional leadership, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills, with a proven track record of influencing across teams.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills—capable of managing multiple concurrent projects seamlessly.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Strong analytical capabilities and meticulous attention to detail.

• Familiarity with contract management systems and eTMF platforms.

• Ability to excel in virtual, multicultural, and cross-timezone settings.

• Proven thought leadership, problem-solving skills, and composure under pressure.

• Must reside in and have the right to work in one of the following countries: Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, or Ukraine.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ability to work remotely from one of the eligible countries listed.

• Exposure to a variety of therapeutic areas and global operations.

• Opportunity to collaborate with skilled cross-functional teams.

• Responsibility for a critical function that directly influences the success of clinical trials.