Senior Site Contract Manager

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Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Site Contract Manager (CCS) to join our team located in Germany.

In this role you will be responsible for the development and analysis of contractual relationships including investigator grants including but not limited to drafting negotiating and finalizing agreements related to clinical trials and/or overseeing a Clinical Research Organization responsible for contract negotiations. You will provide support to the clinical team in the pricing planning execution and control of grants and contracts.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Prepare negotiate and finalize clinical trial agreements and ancillary agreements for company sponsored and/or investigator-initiated studies through direct negotiation with clinical trial sites or via oversite of a Clinical Research Organization responsible for contract negotiations.

• Responsible for delivery on established targets/measurements. Responsible for analyzing contract requests/needs from operating companies and translating into appropriate contracts/budgets for company sponsored and investigator initiated clinical trial agreements and other relevant legal documents as they relate to various clinical projects. Ensure that contractual terms and provisions are in compliance with corporate process systems and strategies.

• Provide specialized support for negotiations in confidentiality agreements informed consent forms and other ancillary contract documents as required.

• Analyze investigator grants for fair market value aligned with regional knowledge and the J&J grant pricing guidelines and based on adequate scope of work clinical trial protocol and other clinical trial information. Participate in and/or lead the approval escalation of grants as appropriate.

• Work with the global CCS team as necessary to review and analyze contractual terms and conditions in order to reach acceptable language. Assess risks of budget and legal provisions in conjunction with members of the CCS team and support functions and communicate such to stakeholders. Liaise with CCS management and functional CCS support teams legal Healthcare Compliance Risk Management Privacy and other stakeholders to obtain guidance and escalate issues as appropriate.

• Work proactively to improve processes and establish refinements that reduce cycle time create savings and improve efficiency in the initiation of clinical trial sites. Mentor and train new contract coordinators and analysts.

• Assume responsibility for all aspects of legal document and metrics tracking. Determine potential needs for contract amendments and manage amendment lifecycle.

• Exemplary customer focus with vision to drive solutions

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This position reports to Manager Site Contracting.

Internal: Internal Business Partners (CCS TA MAF MAO GD HCC Risk Management Legal etc.) outside parties

External: Clinical Investigator Sites Commercial Suppliers Clinical Research Organizations (when applicable).

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in appropriate scientific or business disciplines

• 3 to 5 years-experience and/or equivalent competencies in pharmaceutical industry/clinical research

• Demonstrated AI literacy and an AI enabled mindset including the ability to apply AI tools responsibly in daily work to improve productivity decision making and quality of outcomes.

• Familiarity with healthcare compliance and other relevant guidance (HIPAA FCPA Safe Harbor etc.) a plus

• Must have a working knowledge of the clinical development process with two (2) years of negotiation and contract experience

• Familiarity with clinical research processes

• Ability to work effectively in cross function teams

• Strong and proven negotiation and problem resolution skills

• Working knowledge of PCs (MS Office suite at a minimum) and database management

• Must demonstrate innovative spirit have strong interpersonal skills and ability to manage a high volume of work

• Previous experience working in virtual teams preferred. Decision-Making and Problem-Solving:

• Adhere to SOPs ethics and departmental compliance as determined by GD management as well as operating companies corporate HCC and QA guidelines. Ensure familiarity with departmental and corporate processes including but not limited to the relevant processes associated with CCS GD and operating companies. Comply with requests from QA and auditors.

• Able to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment. Other:

• Fluency in and German and English is required.

• Travel Percentage: 10%

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In addition to base pay we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location where the actual amount is based on the employees and companies performance of the previous calendar year or sales commissions. Moreover we offer vacation days parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks bereavement leave caregiver leave volunteer leave well-being reimbursement programs for financial physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards and subject to the terms of their respective plans employees - and in some locations eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information visit Employee benefits Supporting well-being & career growth Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.