Clinical Contracts Specialist - The Fountain Group

This position can be located in either Foster City, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Seattle, WA, or Morris Plains, NJ.

Pay Range: $50 - $55/Hour

Description:
The Vendor Outsourcing Associate II is responsible for supporting various activities and projects within the Vendor Outsourcing organization mainly for Clinical Trial / Operations Outsourcing.
 
Main Duties:

• Contract Execution, Review, Management, Routing and Quality Control
• Management Of MSA’s, WO’s, CO’s, LOA’s, LOI, CDA’s and Other Contracts For The Contract Research Organizations (Cros)
• Execution Of Market Engagements (RFX, Bid Defence Meetings, Vendor Selection Meetings Etc.)
• New Supplier Setup and Supplier Updates In ERP
• Data Entry of Supplier and Contract Information (Such as Contractual And Financial Data) Into Gilead Systems
• Researching And Resolving Vendor Invoice and Payment Inquiries and Issues
• Reviewing And Analyzing of Vendor Proposals
• Project Support for Various Initiatives Including M&A, Simplification Etc.
• Strategy Development and Implementation Support

 
Top Skill Sets:

• Contract Negotiation Clinical Development
• Clinical Development Process, Sourcing
• Pharmaceutical/Regulated environment

 
Qualifications:

• Clinical development process and scientific environment expertise and experience
• Legal experience (JD, Legal Counsel, Legal Administrator) or relevant experience in working with contracts and legal matters
• Proficiency in legal language, contract structure and format
• Comfortable interacting with internal and external teams and business partners (such as clinical operations, clinical research, finance, account payable, purchasing, and potentially legal and business conduct)
• Project management/support experience
• Ability to manage competing priorities effectively and proficiently
• Bachelor’s degree is a must
• Industry experience highly desired