Contracts Specialist from Joulé

Title: Contracts Specialist
Location: Remote
Type of role: Full time contract Position
Compensation: 85K - 90K

The selected candidate will support successful clinical trials by negotiating budgets and contract payment terms with sites and investigators in accordance with all relevant regulations and policies.

Relationships:

• Clinical Finance & Operations of North America Clinical Operations. 
• Has extensive interaction with clinical site personnel, including Principal Investigators, Study Coordinators, and Contract Administrators, at trial startup and as a key contact during trial execution.
• Is a contributing member of study teams. Interacts frequently with Legal department.
• Coordinates extensively with Clinical Finance & Operations Sr. Associates.

Essential Functions – Project Support:

• Reviews clinical trial protocols and develops investigator cost per patient budgets and site contracts for North America (US and Canada) Clinical Operations.
• Coordinates with Trial Managers to plan site contract negotiations in conjunction with trial startup targets.
• Directly negotiates contracts with sites in accordance with established policies.
• Ensures compliance of contracts with Fair Market Value (FMV) principles and guidelines. Escalates issues for approval as required.
• Ensures compliance with the application and communication of all client policies and procedures.
• Compiles key study information for tracking and trending and reports to Manager of Clinical Finance and Operations, and Trial Managers.
• Independently researches complex legal and business issues in support of budget determination and negotiation, makes recommendations.
• May support the maintenance of guidelines, training programs, policies and procedures related to Clinical Trial contracts and budgets
• Provides project direction to Clinical Finance and Operations Sr. Associates
• Serves a key role in establishing and maintaining effective site relations.

• Utilizes current systems to support budget development and reports, draws conclusions, and may make recommendations to the Trial Managers and Finance Managers in relation to budgets.
• Participates in budget challenge meetings.

Team Coordination:

• Accountable for compliance and quality of CATS reporting.
• Active membership to local/global project teams.
• Assists with ensuring that quality of performance is in accordance with departmental expectations for function.
• Attends relevant team and department meetings, forums, conferences and scientific meetings, as necessary.
• Identifies, leads, develops, supports and communicates functional, departmental or organizational initiatives.
• Participates in cross-functional teams locally/globally to assure timely attainment of project milestones.
• Provides support for the implementation of continuous improvement processes for role and/or function.
• Responsible for conducting oneself in accordance with expectations as a project team member to ensure the success of a matrix management structure.
• Responsible to maintain focus for specific project activities within CTM priorities.

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3-5 years industry experience
• Budget and contract experience.