Contracts Specialist - Budget Focus

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
 
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.

Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.

Parexel is looking for a Contracts Specialist to be based remotely in South Africa, Serbia, or Poland. In this role, you will amend, negotiate and finalise project budgets together with creating draft contractual documents.  You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across various departments such as Finance, Legal, Project Management, Business Development and Operational Groups as well as build relationships with Clients and external vendors.
 

A significant portion of the Contracts Specialist role involves working with budget management tools, so we are primarily looking for people with strong Excel and budgeting experience.

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare draft contract documents, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders, from Parexel templates per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager, and in conjunction with relevant departments

• Amend project budgets as required

• Direct client interaction with established contacts per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager

• Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines

• Facilitate review and approval in accordance with relevant policies and procedures

• Cooperation with Finance on ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures

• Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers

• Review client contractual templates with support from Line Manager/ Contracts Director / LRM and edit as appropriate to ensure Parexel's positions are covered and to highlight areas of potential concern

• Ensure contracts with client edits received back from the client show all the appropriate changes

• Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases

Skills and Experience required for the role:

• University Degree (Preferably in Finance or Business) or equivalent

• Strong budgeting experience

• Knowledge of contract management principles

• Advanced Excel user (experience working with formulas)

• Fluent in English and local language, oral and written

• CRO experience and Early Phase experience - nice to have

• Highly organized with excellent communication skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Experience dealing with senior stakeholders

• Negotiation skills