
Senior Associate, Clinical Contracts & Budgets (12 Month Contract)
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Manages the clinical site contracting process, including contract and amendment preparation, negotiation, escalation, tracking and execution for ASTs, NASCRs, ISS and EAP
- Participates in appropriate clinical site/legal meetings as required to resolve contract issues.
- Leads the review of the site budget template with the Regional Clinical Trial Manager for country feedback on FMV (Fair Market Value).
- Negotiates site study budget from the base budget and payment landmarks using appropriate guidelines.
- Advances contract and budget issues to Legal, Pricing Group, and/or Regional Clinical Trial Manager as appropriate.
- Configures site contracts and study specific requirements into eClinical payment portal.
- Manages internal collaborator needs and expectations through regular communication regarding progress and status of pending contract and payment requests.
- Actively contributes to global and local departmental goals.
- Seeks opportunities and standard methodologies with local and regional partners that will contribute to overall operational efficiency.
- Ensures ISSs are supported in alignment with global SOP and other supporting documentation.
- Partners with TA/Medical staff to ensure timely and appropriate support of NASCR deliverables.
- Participates in set-up activities and sponsor support to the SOP.
- Partner with Global /Regional Operations representative regarding drug forecasting including ancillary supplies, clinical trial labelling activities, expiry dates/memos as appropriate.
- Support the collection of ISS Approval Package (ISSAP) documents and forward for signature approval.
- Enter data (including milestone tracking and enrollment status) into and maintain source systems.
- Track essential documentation and archive in EPIC.
- Bachelors Degree
- 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical/health industry
- 1+ years experience in contracting, finance administration, project management, or other experience in life sciences or medical field
- Work experience in clinical research acquired while working on clinical trials for a biotech/pharma company or CRO
- Prior experience or robust understanding of clinical site contracting and payment processes
- Ability to work independently with little supervision as well as in a team environment
- Strong negotiation skills, analytical and presentation skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Persistent, tactful, and persuasive
- Proficiency with computer/database systems
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize
- Knowledge of relevant therapeutic or product area