Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Review, assess, and execute clinical trial contracts.
Manage a high volume of change orders/amendments.
Review contracts and independently determine required updates.
Work directly with vendors to implement appropriate contractual changes.
Support contracts across CRO services, technology, and laboratory services.
Review contract packages and perform contract auditing.
Identify pricing or budget items that appear significantly outside expected ranges and flag them appropriately.
Coordinate with internal stakeholders and vendors to move contracts through completion.
Quickly learn the assigned body of work and operate with limited day-to-day supervision.
Top Skills / Must-Haves
Clinical Trial Contracting Expertise Strong hands-on experience reviewing and managing contracts specifically related to clinical trials.
Clinical Trial Contract Negotiation Experience working with vendors and negotiating contractual terms, amendments, and change orders.
Contract Auditing / Budget Understanding Ability to audit contract packages and understand clinical trial budgets well enough to identify and flag unusual or out-of-range costs.
Most important requirement: Candidates must have clinical trial-specific contracting and/or outsourcing experience. General procurement experience without clinical trial exposure is not sufficient for this short-term assignment.
Experience Requirements
Ideal: 5 7+ years of relevant experience.
Approximately 5 years is preferred as a baseline because contractors need to become productive quickly.
The manager is flexible on years of experience if the candidate demonstrates strong clinical trial contracting expertise.
More senior candidates will also be considered; there is no stated upper experience limit.