Site Contracts Lead

Come discover what our 25,000+ employees already know: work here matters everywhere. We're a growing and evolving biopharmaceutical industry leader, which means you'll have endless opportunities to work with experts around the world and build the career you've dreamed of.
As a part of the Syneos Health team, you'll help us deliver results for a rewarding reason - we improve patients' lives around the world. Because to us, a patient isn't just a number, they're our family, friends, and neighbors.

Why Syneos Health
• #SyneosHealthLife means we're committed to our Total Self culture - where everyone can authentically be themselves. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we know every person's unique contributions make a difference.
• We believe our success is a direct result of the people who are driving it - you! We value your dedication to care for our customers and patients, so we want to focus on taking care of you. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits program encompassing your total health - physical, mental and financial.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives - we're able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job responsibilities

• Provide knowledgeable single-point of service to study teams related to study budgets and contracts
• Prepare study /site level grant budgets
• Manage the end-to-end process for executing Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAgs) with investigator sites
• Prepares contract documents from templates and modify to reflect unique aspects of the particular study, including ( the CTAg financial appendix ) ,
• Negotiates financial and legal aspects of CTAg and Master Service Agreements with sites, Institutions or vendor personnel
• Is trained on legal fall back language and works with Legal as needed.
• Communicates clearly and efficiently with Company Clinical and Legal Teams regarding amendments and other issues
• Enter CTAg, documents and data into Clinical Trial Management System and contract management software and ensure correct filing.
• Preparation, negotiation and execution of Master Agreements with Institution
• Develop and maintain template language in collaboration with legal for all contract types. Would include maintenance of associated back-up language
• Escalate to appropriate Company colleague when a significant risk to the business is identified
• Independently make appropriate business decisions within their scope or authority, and educate internal project leaders on the issues and risks associated with contracting decisions
• Ensure contracts are executed in alignment with trial deliverables and priorities
• Execute local purchase contracts if applicable (e.g. of drug, equipment)
• Ensure all CTAgs and payments are accurately posted and ensure correct filing
• May support preparing invoices/payments due reports and managing, tracking and executing payments to investigator sites

What we're looking for

• Bachelors or Masters Degree within life sciences or equivalent
• 2 or more years' experience negotiating legal and/or financial agreements, preferably in pharmaceutical industry clinical trials or 2 years of industry related experience in clinical operations
• Working knowledge of clinical trial start-ups and finance cycles including knowledge of site needs and perspective
• Strong organization and time management skills and ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities
• Strong communication skills with a strong customer focus, able to manage both internal and external clients at all organizational levels
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills including strong conflict resolution skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills (both in English and local language).

Get to know Syneos Health
We are the only full-service biopharmaceutical solutions company in the world. That means we bring together the best clinical and commercial minds to create a better, smarter, faster way to get medicines into the hands of patients who need it most. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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