Associate Manager Contracts

• Drafts reviews negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.

• Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations client contractual considerations established process with sites and follows established escalation routes.

• Communicates trains and provides approved contract templates process and negotiation parameters and client expectations to assigned teams.

• Ensures collaboration quality alignment with terms and conditions process and client expectations with assigned team members.

• Identifies and assesses legal financial and operational risks in accordance with approved company and client contractual considerations.

• Acts as a lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters client expectations and process deviations.

• Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions contracts negotiations to internal and external clients.

• Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site startup activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines.

• Completes tracking and reporting as required.

• Contributes to change initiatives within the department.

• Completes periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports.

• May assist with training material preparation or delivery of training to team members.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to8 years).

In some cases an equivalency consisting of a combination of appropriate education trainingand/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet therequirements of the role.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of regional principles of contract law including a general understandingof laws that influence contract language such as business intellectual property and local tax andstamp laws

• Demonstrated ability to apply basic principles of investigator grant negotiation

• General understanding of business contractual and financial principles that related to serviceagreements

• Effective communication skills (verbal & written) in English and in language spoken at your localplace of work

• Capable of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters

• Demonstrated ability to attention to detail

• Excellent analytical and decision based thinking skills

• Demonstrated depth of knowledge and expertise in clinical drug development and trial processattained within the pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry

• Able to work independently or in a team environment

• Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs

• Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues

• Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication problem solving and collaboration

• Able to effectively use automated systems and computer applications

• Flexible and able to multitask and prioritize competing demands/workload

Benefits:

We offer competitive remuneration annual incentive plan bonus healthcare and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative forward-thinking organization and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity intensity involvement and innovation!

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100000 colleagues we share a common set of values - Integrity Intensity Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research solve complex scientific challenges drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD part of Thermo Fisher Scientific where diverse experiences backgrounds and perspectives are valued