- Lead outsourcing process and provide contract management and issue management support for research-related agreements in connection with the conduct of clinical trials
- Work with external vendors and directly negotiate cost, business and contractual terms and conditions with investigators/institutions, making changes to contract templates within the Legal division approved parameters
- Lead and develop relationships with key investigational sites/Site Management Organizations across the contracting and budgeting interface
- Assigned to the company’s development candidate to deliver investigator / institution research-related agreements
- Collaborate with customers to translate study site requirements into effective contracts
- Responsible for effective relationships / collaboration with other cpmpany functions
- Liaise frequently with customers and stakeholders to ensure they have realistic expectations of the contracting process, institutions and contracting environment and provide data and status information to enable enhanced study management
- Responsible for minimizing the company’s business risk and optimizing contracted research spend
- Implement global tools and processes at a local level to best support and improve outsourcing management and supplier management practices
- Ensure that the company enters into mutually beneficial contractual agreements and ensure that Pfizer and investigators adhere to their respective contractual obligations (by referral to in-house lawyers where appropriate) by negotiating in an agreed Legal and budgetary framework
- Communicate significant requested contractual changes HQ Contract Development Lead, and communicate significant budget exceptions to C&O management and project team management for consideration
- Assist with maintaining key websites and databases associated with C&O
- Develop relationships with assigned key institutions to maintain contractual, budgetary and professional relationships and manage issue resolution, cycle time reduction and process improvement
- Negotiate MSAs with investigator sites/institutions as appropriate
- Educated to degree level or higher (or equivalent)
- management/procurement/paralegal/business development/relationship management)
- Minimum of 1 Year experience in organizing and evaluating clinical trials
- Minimum of 2 Years related commercial experience (preferably contract)
- Understanding of contracting principles and applicable regulations governing clinical research
- Strong computer skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a matrix organization
- Strong influencing and networking skills
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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