Clinical Contracts Associate - II - The Fountain Group
Foster City, CA
About the Job
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.
The following tasks will be the main focus of the Associate II position (lead and/or assist):
- 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 analysing of vendor proposals
- project support for various initiatives including M&A, simplification etc.
- strategy development and implementation support
The ideal candidate should have/be:
- 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
- excellent communication skills
- 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
The Vendor Outsourcing Associate II is responsible for supporting various activities and projects within the Vendor Outsourcing organization mainly for Clinical Trial / Operations Outsourcing.
The following tasks will be the main focus of the Associate II position (lead and/or assist):
- 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 analysing of vendor proposals
- project support for various initiatives including M&A, simplification etc.
- strategy development and implementation support
The ideal candidate should have/be:
- 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
- excellent communication skills
- 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
Source : The Fountain Group