Senior Contracts and Budget Associate

About the role

The Senior Contracts and Budget Associate will review, draft, negotiate, and track various legal agreements, including confidentiality disclosure agreements and clinical trial agreements. This role involves working closely with the Clinical Operations study team to ensure deliverables align with project timelines and expectations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and negotiate Agreements/Amendments such as Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements (CDA), Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA) and Amendments (CTA-A), vendor contracts and site budgets.
• Lead interactions with the North American and European internal study teams, as applicable.
• Lead interactions regarding the various agreements with the Site(s).
• Lead interactions regarding assigned agreements with the Sponsor(s).
• Work with supervisor and various internal/external stakeholders to resolve contractual issues.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and contracting standards.
• Update relevant study team members and sponsors regarding the status of contract negotiations and execution.
• Coordinate execution of the agreements.
• Support the maintenance of contract files and databases, including email and document archiving.

Required skills

• Contract management
• Legal agreement drafting
• Clinical research
• Budgeting

Nice to have

• Contract research
• Life science
• Biotech
• Pharmaceutical industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent contract management experience
• 3 years of relevant experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements related to clinical research