Manager, Clinical Site Contracts and Budgets - Spain - FSP

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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.

At Parexel FSP, people make a difference. We have a key mission: to prevent and treat disease by bringing important new medicines and therapies to patients in need. We achieve this important goal through the expertise, experience, innovation, and commitment of our employees around the world.

Our employees have the opportunity to do meaningful things around the world, while we support them locally in environments of challenge, collaboration, flexibility and industry-leading growth potential.

Parexel FSP is looking for a Site Contracts Lead in Spain, 100% remote. 

A single sponsor dedicated.

In this position, you will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, and implementing global investigative site budgets and contracts for assigned studies, including reviewing sites’ proposed changes/requests, to ensure the timely and compliant delivery of site clinical trial agreements while developing and maintaining positive relationships with sponsor´s investigative sites.  The role will involve collaborating with stakeholders internally as well as with external partners.

Expect exciting professional challenges, but with a healthy work-life balance. Your wellbeing is as important to us as our patients.

For each role, we look for professionals who have the determination and courage to always put the patient's wellbeing first. For us, this is a job with heart.

Some details of the role:

• Serve as the site contracts and budgets lead across assigned studies accountable for ensuring the timely, high quality and compliant execution of the site budget and contract negotiation process
• Collaborate with key stakeholders on the study team from early planning and throughout the contract lifecycle to prioritize, plan and execute in alignment with operational objectives
• Actively and regularly drive prioritization and progress on site contracts within the clinical trial working group
• Develop or oversee budget setup including study-specific parameters for assigned studies using industry tools and data sources
• Manage site contracting related issues efficiently and according to escalation pathways
• Communicate effectively internally and with external partners to ensure alignment and excellence in coordination of study start-up activities (i.e. SIV scheduling)
• Ensure that all relevant systems and trackers are accurate and timely with regard to the disposition of site budgets and contracts
• Apply standards to the site budgeting and contracting process across studies/programs
• Manage all changes to study scope ensuring timely implementation of amendments.
• Lead site budget and contract process improvement initiatives, as required
• Manage against study-level KPIs and metrics for site budget and contract negotiation
• Train and mentor peers and stakeholders, as required.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance and other collaborating functions on continuous improvement to site budgeting and contracting processes.
• Complies with required training curriculum
• Completes timesheets accurately as required
• Submits expense reports as required
• Updates CV as required
• Maintains a working knowledge of and complies with Parexel processes, ICH-GCPs and other applicable requirements

Experience required for this role:

• At least 5 years of experience with leading clinical budgets and contracts negotiation.

• Fluent in Spanish and English is a must.
   

• Skills:

• Strong relationship building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical operations and study start-up
• Demonstrated experience with driving global site budget and contract strategies
• Familiar with common budget development and data tools (e.g. Grant Plan)
• Demonstrated understanding of regulatory and legal issues related to the conduct of clinical trials
   
• Education:
• A bachelor’s degree is required
• JD or MBA preferred

We will offer you

• Premium salary.

• Attractive benefits.

• Medical care plan: Health, Dental & Vision.

• Life Assurance.

• Excellent work environment.

• Culture of teamwork and collaboration.

• People who motivate and face challenges together.

• Innovative technology.

• Excellent training.

For more information, please contact [email protected]