Contract Manager

Overview

The Contract Manager is responsible for ensuring clinical trial agreements are negotiated in line with organizational standards and policies by managing site-level study budgeting and contracting.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate study contract and budget negotiation for research sites with sponsors, CROs, and vendors as needed.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage or troubleshoot study start-up, legal, and budgetary challenges.
• Comply with current protocols, SOPs, GCPs, IRB, and FDA guidelines.
• Create, negotiate, submit, and modify study budgets based on organizational requirements and legal guidance.
• Coordinate budget details with other departments as appropriate and support execution of agreements with sponsors and CROs.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Business Development, and Finance to support timely site start-up of new clinical trials, including periodic travel to sites.
• Prepare budgets for new studies and evaluate the financial viability of studies.
• Prepare cost estimates for Business Development for opportunities/RFPs.
• Review, negotiate, and finalize study amendments.
• Provide support and recommendations as needed for study feasibility and pre-study selection.
• Analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement in contracting pricing and process (as needed).
• Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data and preparing reports as requested.
• Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate personnel; enforce best practices and compliance with FDA Code of Federal Regulations, ICH, GCP, organizational SOPs, site working practices, protocols, and company guidelines and policies.
• Retrain and implement corrective and preventative actions as needed.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field.
• 5+ years minimum experience in contract management, financial analysis, forecasting, general accounting, or comparable experience.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business contracts.
• Strong analytical and negotiating skills.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Highly organized and efficient; ability to manage multiple competing tasks.
• Keen attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working within the clinical research industry.

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation.
• Full-time benefits available after 30 days of employment, including:
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • LTD
  • STD
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k

Location & Working Conditions

• Remote work arrangement.
• Indoor, office environment.
• Essential physical requirements include sitting, typing, standing, and walking.
• Lightly active position; occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Reporting to work as scheduled is essential.
• Occasional/periodic travel to sites.