Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global leader in scientific research and clinical trials, dedicated to enabling customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The Site Budgeting & Contracting Lead will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with study sites to ensure compliance and alignment with contractual activities. This role requires collaboration with internal departments to support the execution of high-quality clinical studies.
Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.
Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with sites and follows established critical issue routes.
Ensures compliance to established negotiation parameters, authority approval, contractual process and client expectations.
Ensures compliance of budgetary guidance, templates and process.
Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks and advances to appropriate level of the organization per established processes.
Coordinates with internal functional departments to ensure various site startup activities are aligned with contractual activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of contract negotiation process for sites and study are properly aligned to the critical path for site activation.
Qualification
Required
Bachelors degree or equivalent required.
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2-5 years)
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Good understanding of the principles of contract law, including a general understanding of laws that influence contract language, such as business, intellectual property and local tax and stamp laws
Demonstrated ability to apply basic principles of investigator grant negotiation
General understanding of business and financial principles that related to service agreements
Effective communication skills (verbal & written) in English and local language
Capable, with appropriate oversight, of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
Demonstrated ability in attention to detail
Excellent analytical and decision based thinking skills
Understanding of the pharmaceutical product development process and involvement of CROs
Able to work independently or in a team environment
Good organizational and time management skills
Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs
Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues
Able to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications
Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration
Ability to work in an upright and /or stationary position for 6-8 hours per day.
Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Frequent mobility required.
Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.
Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence.
Ability to perform under stress.
Ability to multi-task.
Regular and consistent attendance.
Able to communicate, receive, and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
May require travel.
Preferred
Benefits
Competitive remuneration
Annual incentive plan bonus
Healthcare
A range of employee benefits
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a biotechnology and laboratory equipment company that provides a wide range of scientific products and services.
