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Contract Manager

GSK


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (3 days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We create a place where people can grow be their best be safe and feel welcome valued and included. We offer a competitive salary an annual bonus based on company performance healthcare and wellbeing programmes pension plan membership and shares and savings programme.

Contract Manager - CPO & Supported Studies Contract Management Team

This role provides end-to-end contracting support for Investigator Initiated Studies (IIS) Supported Collaborative Studies (SCS) and other clinical agreements with academic institutions networks consortia and research organisations.

In this role you will

  • Demonstrate understanding of IIS SCS and other supported studies agreement types and their application.

  • Draft negotiate and finalize low to medium complexity IIS SCS CDAs amendments appendicies and related documents

  • Lead contract development activities and determine scope of contract requests and agreements.

  • Identify facilitate and resolve business legal financial and risk-related contracting issues.

  • Perform fair market value assessments and support milestone payment development.

  • Track contract negotiations approvals and documentation within centralized systems.

  • Partner with study delivery teams and stakeholders to ensure contracts are executed on time.

  • Promote GSK values and contribute to a collaborative patient-focused culture.

  • Other duties as assigned

Why you

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Bachelors degree in a relevant field.

  • Strong contract negotiation experience with academic institutions.

  • Knowledge of academic and clinical research contracting.

  • Experience drafting and negotiating IIS SCS CDA CSA and amendment agreements.

  • Understanding of contract risks mitigations and fair market value principles.

  • Experience supporting global clinical development activities.

  • Strong communication prioritisation and stakeholder management skills.

  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Global clinical research contracting experience.

  • Evidence generation and supported studies experience.

  • Strong analytical and reporting capability.

Please take a copy of the Job Description as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

When applying for this role please use the cover letter of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

Closing date 25/08/26

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Why GSK

Uniting science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade as a successful growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make so were committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how together we deliver for patients shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) parental status national origin age disability genetic information (including family medical history) military service or any basis prohibited under federal state or local law.

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