Assoc Contract Mgr

Job Description

• Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites by local/accepted process.
• Assists in the development of investigator grant budget grids in assigned studies inclusive of coordination with therapeutic and operational subject matter experts, as appropriate, to ensure proper grant development.
• Provides approved legal language, investigator grant grids and payment schedules, process and negotiation parameters to local teams.
• Negotiates within approved parameters and
• Negotiation within approved parameters, contractual terms and investigator grant budget following company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations,
• Established process with sites and follows established escalation routes. 
• Ensures collaboration, quality alignment with terms and conditions, process and client expectations with assigned team members.
• Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks following approved company and client contractual considerations.
• Acts as a lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters, client expectations and process deviations.
• Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions contracts negotiations to internal and external clients.
• Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site startup activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines.
•  Ensures alignment of contract negotiation process for sites and studies are properly aligned to the critical path for site activation. Adheres to PPDâs target cycle times for site activations.
• Completes tracking and reporting as required.
• Contributes to change initiatives within the department.
• Completes periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports.
• May assist with training material preparation or delivery of training to team members.