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Contract Manager

Employer
Parexel
Location
United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Start date
15 Nov 2019
Closing date
15 Dec 2019

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Discipline
Finance / Administration
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)
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Job Details


The Contract Manager's role is to ensure consistent management of all contracts through "management" of the contract management process, development of account specific standards, documentation and negotiations. The Contract Manager serves as the Client's primary interface regarding contractual issues.

This role can be office-based in Dublin or Uxbridge or decentralised in Ireland or UK.

Key Accountabilities
  • Overall management responsibility for the contract process for specific accounts including coordination of Operations, Project Management, Legal, Business Development and Finance to prepare, review, and negotiate contracts.
  • Serve as primary client contact during the negotiation phase.
  • On-going interface with clients regarding contractual issues during the lifetime of a project.
  • Establish and maintain direct client contact.
  • Create, negotiate and finalize contractual documents, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders.
  • Development of account specific standards for contracts, including presentation of budget, payment terms, standard contract language, etc., and discussion/negotiation with client as appropriate.
  • On-going proactive involvement with project management in review of project status, including review of contractual status to ensure compliance with contractual terms and milestones and identification of changes in scope in contracts.
  • May have responsibility to develop proposals as needed or as part of account responsibility.
  • Ensure information relating to contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases.
  • Customize PAREXEL templates to meet client template requirements.
  • Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures.
  • May have some Line Management responsibilities, including:
    o Performance management and staff development.
    o Training / mentoring.
    o Workflow management.

    Qualifications

    Skills and Experience
  • Lead internal strategy meetings.
  • Lead negotiations with clients.
  • Delegate work within Business Operations.
  • Meet strict deadlines.
  • Work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Confident dealing with all internal and external staff levels.
  • Excellent negotiation skills.
  • Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent numeracy/pricing skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

    Education
  • Bachelor's Degree in Life Science, Business or equivalent. MBA preferred

    Language Skills
  • Fluent in English, oral and written

    Minimum Work Experience
  • Experience in contract management, proposal development or related field.
  • Knowledge of clinical trials and/or industry experience is preferable.
  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP in the provision of clinical trials.
  • Good knowledge of cash flow and revenue recognition.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Databases).

    • Company

    parexel

    When you join us, you’re joining a team that sees everything they do as an opportunity to transform the world for patients everywhere. When our employees bring their many perspectives together to tackle a new challenge, there’s no limit to what they can accomplish. Through it all, at the center of all we do, is a patient whose life could change – forever. And together, we’ll do it With Heart™.

    How to describe Parexel’s culture in one word: 

    Henry

     

     

    Working With Heart™ - Christina's perspective:

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    Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help lifesaving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory, and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals works in partnership with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators, and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. 

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    +44 1895 238000
    Location
    The Quays
    101-105 Oxford Road
     Uxbridge
    Middx
    UB8 1LZ
    United Kingdom
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