Contracts Management Specialist

Job Description

Prepares, reviews and negotiates contracts for industry sponsored contracts from initial request to final execution. Ensures contracts and supporting documentation are accurate and completed in a timely manner.

Job Responsibility

• Reviews, drafts and negotiates terms and conditions of a variety of agreements including industry sponsored clinical trial agreements, subcontracts, confidentiality agreements, work orders and other contracts related to clinical research.
• Communicates with study teams throughout the negotiation process to ensure they are kept up-to-date on the status of pending contracts.
• Assists in the development of departmental policies and procedures as related to industry sponsored contracts Ensures adherence to organization policies, procedures and contracting standards.
• Serves as liaison between study teams and sponsors concerning policies and procedures related to industry sponsored clinical trial agreements on a day-to-day basis.
• Verifies compliance requirements outlined in contracts are met and appropriate approvals are in place.
• Troubleshoots contract related issues.
• Coordinates execution of agreements.
• Participates in planning of and conducts workshops and seminars.
• Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.
• Knowledge of legal terminology, preferred
• Experience reviewing, drafting and marking up contracts, strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, strongly preferred
• Critical thinking skills, preferred

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).