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Job Description
PPD Clinical Research Services' mission is to improve health. It starts as an idea to cure. It becomes a life saved. All in-between, it’s you! We know that meaningful results not only require the right approach, but also the right people. We invite you to re-imagine health promoting protocols with us, working alongside our talented, bright and energetic teams.
Our goal-driven teams combine and deliver startup activities for the clinical trials, collaborating to improve processes, cycle and flexibility. We partner with our sites, businesses and colleagues around the world to decrease startup timelines and exceed expectations.
Our Site Contracting functional group is made up of approximately 550 team members located in all regions across the globe. Our global reach ensures we meet all site and sponsor contracting needs in local time zones with in-depth understanding of local practices and needs. As a team we execute approximately 7000 primary site contracts per year not including amendments or ancillary agreements.
We have a new role within our Contracts team and are looking for an Associate Contract Manager.
Key responsibilities
- Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and finalizes “Investigator Contracts” templates, process and negotiation parameters with clients in accordance with PPD contractual considerations and processes.
- Communicates, trains, and provides approved “Investigator Contracts” templates, process and negotiation parameters and client expectations to assigned Contract Specialist teams.
- Ensures collaboration, quality alignment with terms and conditions, process, and client expectations with assigned Investigator Grant Analyst(s).
- Identifies and assesses legal, financial, and operational risks in accordance with approved PPD and client contractual considerations.
- Acts as a Lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for “Investigator Contract” term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters, client expectations and process deviations.
- Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions to Investigator Contracts negotiations to internal and external clients.
- Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site start-up activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines.
- Completes tracking and reporting as required.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree 0 - 5 years of related experience in area of supervision and 1 year of leadership responsibility Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Demonstrated understanding of regional 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, contractual and financial principles that related to service agreements
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written) in English and in language spoken at your local place of work.
- Capable, with appropriate oversight, of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and decision based thinking
- Demonstrates depth of knowledge/experience of clinical drug development and trial process, attained within the pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry
- Able to work independently or in a team environment
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Working knowledge of PPD SOP and WPDs
- Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues
- Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration
- Able to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications, such as, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
- Flexible and able to multi-task and prioritize competing demands/work load
At PPD Clinical Research Services we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and recognise the power of being one team. We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development programme, ensuring you reach your potential.
As well as being rewarded a competitive salary, we have an extensive benefits package based around the health and well-being of our employees. We have a flexible working culture, where PPD truly value a work-life balance. We’ve grown sustainably year on year but continue to offer a collaborative environment, with teams of colleagues eager to share expertise and have fun together. We are a global organisation but with a local feel.
Our 4i values Integrity - Innovation - Intensity - Involvement
If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some of the word's most urgent health needs, submit your application - we'd love to hear from you!
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in United Kingdom is £48,000.00-£60,000.00.This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
