Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Avania is a growing global company hiring a Clinical Contracts Associate to support its clinical contracts team. The role focuses on developing and negotiating clinical trial site contracts and budgets, facilitating communication among sites, sponsors, and internal stakeholders, and keeping trial startup activities on schedule.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review clinical contract templates, including templates used in different countries
- Negotiate contracts and budgets with clinical trial sites
- Drive contract negotiations to completion so site initiation, activation, and enrollment activities can proceed as planned
- Facilitate communication between sites and sponsors, including resolving competing requests and explaining why certain terms cannot be accepted
- Provide contract expertise and guidance to sites, sponsors, and internal stakeholders
- Build strong working relationships with clinical operations, project management, finance, and global partners
- Present contract-related information in project kickoff meetings and other stakeholder discussions
- Track progress, follow up on outstanding items, identify risks, and escalate issues before timelines are missed
- Maintain accurate documentation and workflows using systems such as SharePoint, Smartsheet, Outlook, Foxit, Agiloft, and a trial master file system
- Review contract language, budgets, and recipient details carefully to reduce operational and contractual risk
Skills
- Experience managing clinical trial contracts in a CRO or another organization within the clinical trials industry
- Experience negotiating both site contracts and budgets
- Experience working globally, including familiarity with contracts and requirements outside the US
- Strong understanding of clinical trial startup and the role contracts play in site activation
- Ability to work independently, make informed decisions, and onboard quickly
- Sound judgment about when to resolve an issue independently, ask questions, or escalate
- A resourceful, solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to recommend a path forward
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including confidence navigating difficult conversations
- Excellent prioritization, follow-through, and attention to detail in a deadline-driven environment
- Comfort working in a growing department where processes continue to develop
- Experience in the medical device industry
- Experience with Veeva Vault or another electronic trial master file system
- Familiarity with SharePoint, Smartsheet, Foxit, and Agiloft
Benefits
- Annual performance related bonus
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