Senior Site Contract Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Oversee the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of Investigator Contracts.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements with study sites.

• Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within designated parameters.

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

• Identify, assess, and escalate legal, financial, and operational risks.

• Offer recommendations and alternative solutions for Investigator Contracts negotiations.

• Coordinate with internal departments regarding site startup activities and timelines.

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

• Meet target cycle times for site activations.

• Monitor and report activities as necessary.

• Train and mentor junior staff members.

• Engage in country process improvement initiatives and participate in country team meetings.

• Serve as the country subject matter expert for Investigator Contracts training materials.

• Collaborate with Global Site Contracts to ensure compliance with global processes and corporate directives.

• Conduct periodic quality reviews and peer feedback assessments.

• Lead amendment/novation client projects and manage confidentiality agreement negotiations as required.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.

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

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

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

• Capability to negotiate investigator grant budgets within established negotiation parameters.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Excellent analytical and decision-making skills.

• Familiarity with pharmaceutical product development and CRO involvement.

• Ability to work independently or collaboratively within a team.

• Effective organizational and time management skills.

• Working knowledge of PPD SOPs and WPDs.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and assess contractual risks and issues.

• Proficient in using automated systems and computerized applications.

• Customer-focused communication, problem-solving, and collaboration abilities.

• Capability to train and mentor staff independently.

• Ability to provide constructive feedback to Investigator Analysts.

• Strong problem-solving and risk assessment skills.

• Competence in negotiating Investigator Contracts in the best interests of both the company and the client.

• Ability to work upright and/or stationary for 6–8 hours daily.

• Capability to perform repetitive hand movements.

• Frequent mobility; occasional crouching, stooping, bending, and twisting.

• Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs.

• Proficient in using computer software.

• Ability to communicate and comprehend spoken and written information.

• Regular and consistent attendance is required.

• Ability to perform under stress and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

🏝️ Benefits

• Global team environment.

• Opportunities for collaboration and professional development.

• Work schedule: Standard (Monday to Friday).