Senior Site Contracts Lead – Sponsor-dedicated

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

📋 Description

• Develop, maintain, and refresh training materials for the site contracts lead team and site contract negotiators.

• Engage in discussions regarding company objectives, Business Unit targets, and project goals.

• Act as a subject matter expert and primary escalation point for global site contracting challenges.

• Manage the negotiation and execution of clinical study agreements, encompassing contractual language, financial attachments, and investigator grant budgets.

• Supervise the status of contract and budget negotiations and handle escalations to sponsor decision-makers.

• Provide guidance to study teams and Sponsor stakeholders on industry trends, negotiation standards, risks, and mitigation strategies.

• Formulate contract execution strategies and anticipate site-specific contractual execution timelines.

• Facilitate communication among study stakeholders and global site contract and budget negotiators.

• Create site contractual templates, payment terms, negotiation guidelines, and procedures.

• Recognize contractual, budgetary, and operational risks and devise solutions.

• Keep document status reports, departmental tools, systems, and records up to date.

• Collaborate with legal, finance, and clinical operations teams.

• Lead discussions related to investigator budgets and payment terms.

• Identify best practices, analyze root causes, and propose solutions.

• Train and mentor junior staff on SOPs, processes, tools, and templates.

• Represent the Company at professional conferences or seminars.

• Assist in resolving issues through help desk and other established channels.

• Spearhead internal training and process improvement initiatives as required.

• Participate in business development presentations as a subject matter expert.

• Execute other work-related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, a health-related field, or a comparable combination of education and experience.

• Significant experience in a CRO/pharmaceutical industry with relevant clinical trial expertise or site start-up experience.

• Comprehensive understanding of applicable regulations, drug development, and clinical project management protocols.

• Exceptional presentation, documentation, and interpersonal abilities.

• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, Outlook, and Internet applications.

• Capacity to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while producing high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

• Above-average attention to detail.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to work autonomously to meet deadlines.

• Outstanding leadership capabilities and the ability to instruct and mentor team members.

• Skill in coaching employees to achieve performance targets.

• Robust background in problem resolution, meeting customer expectations, and implementing best practices at an organizational or customer portfolio level.

• Some travel may be necessary, up to 25%.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career development and advancement.

• Supportive and involved management.

• Training in technical and therapeutic areas.

• Peer recognition and a comprehensive rewards program.

• An inclusive workplace culture.

• Some travel may be necessary (up to 25%).