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, clinical trial agreements, and site budgets. This role involves working closely with the Clinical Operations study team to ensure deliverables align with project timelines and expectations. The associate will also manage interactions with internal study teams, sites, and sponsors to resolve contractual issues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and negotiate agreements and amendments such as CDAs, CTAs, and vendor contracts.
• Lead interactions with North American and European internal study teams.
• Lead interactions regarding agreements with sites and sponsors.
• Work with supervisors and stakeholders to resolve contractual issues.
• Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and contracting standards.
• Update study team members and sponsors on the status of contract negotiations.
• Coordinate the execution of agreements.
• Support the maintenance of contract files and databases.

Required skills

• Contract drafting
• Contract negotiation
• Clinical trial agreements
• Budget management

Nice to have

• Clinical research
• Life science
• Biotech
• Pharmaceutical industry

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent contract management experience
• 3 years of relevant experience in clinical research agreement negotiation