Clinical Contracts Manager

United Biosource Corporation•All Virtual Locations, Home Based Position, USA, Remote, US,

3d•Remote

About The Position

As a pharmaceutical support industry leader, UBC is devoted to empowering health solutions for a better tomorrow. We take pride in improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare. At UBC we provide services to enhance the entire drug development process and commercialization lifecycle - From clinical trial support to real-world evidence generation. Embark on a rewarding career journey with UBC! Grow your career while making a meaningful impact on the world around you. UBC fosters a culture built on our Core Values being: Collaborative, Conscientious, Curious, Consultative, and Compassionate. We believe in an inclusive workplace that fosters creativity. If you are seeking a career that will challenge, inspire, and reward you, join us at UBC!

Requirements

Two to three years’ experience directly initiating, negotiating and executing legal and financial agreements.
Three to five years’ experience in a clinical trials environment, biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
A high degree of competence in Word, Excel and other MS Office programs
Ability to manage effectively in a multi-cultural matrix environment
Must possess good organizational skills and flexibility to manage multiple priorities and take on new initiatives to support rapid growth

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary operational contracts point person for assigned studies.
Manage the preparation and contract negation process, including template development and translations, documentation of contract template and revision approvals, signature process, status tracking and reporting, scanning, filing and archiving original agreements.
Directly interface with sponsor project management and legal to develop investigator grants/budgets, confidentiality and study agreement templates within UBC and sponsor legal and financial guidelines.
Attend study team meetings, teleconferences, kick-off meetings, and investigator meetings, as necessary.
Appropriately escalate UBC risks associated with study agreements, investigator payments and other operational vendor contracts.
Maintain repository of operational contract templates as well as country specific budgets, requirements and timelines, and make available to project teams as needed. Monitor changes for potential template impact.
Maintain repository of approved fallback language and apply as appropriate in negotiation process to accelerate closure.
Contribute to and/or lead improvements to contract tracking tools, metrics reporting, operational effectiveness and investigator payment administration.
Provide leadership and direction, including training, to project staff (internal and third-party vendor staff) in their communications with investigative site personnel regarding investigator agreements and budgets to ensure cooperative and effective communications between sites and UBC.
Operational outsourcing/vendor management activities in support of vendor selection and contract negotiations of other types of study-related agreements.
Facilitate requests for pricing and narratives related to operational contract management and investigator payments for RFI/RFPs, client presentations or other UBC business needs.
Other duties as assigned by management