Manager, Clinical Business Operations

Relay Therapeutics • Cambridge, MA

4h • $102,000 - $145,000

About The Position

The Manager, Clinical Business Operations will be responsible for managing vendor selection, contracts, budgets and performance metrics. This person will develop and leverage relationships with external vendors for strong business results and know how to structure service agreements/contracts to drive accountability, quality and performance. This role is a key partner to the clinical study teams and will partner with senior level stakeholders to ensure vendors are achieving committed goals and service levels in accordance with executed contracts, budgets and timelines.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in clinical vendor management and/or clinical financial management. Sponsor experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with all aspects of vendor oversight or alliance management: from vendor selection, contract development, selection, to performance management and continuous improvement of the vendor relationships.
• Expertise working with cross-functional teams, such as clinical operations, finance, legal, quality, systems and process, as well as with corresponding vendor functions
• Strong understanding of clinical development phase activity finance with hands on financial analytics experience
• Effective negotiation, project management and creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills
• Motivated self-starter who is capable of flourishing in a fast-paced small company environment.
• Creative problem-solver with excellent communication and public speaking skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with a high degree of attention to detail.
• Pragmatic and able to manage multiple projects and needs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage and contract with clinical vendors as well manage relationships with key vendor stakeholders.
• Oversee the negotiation and execution of contractual agreements and change orders.
• Work with the clinical study leads and cross-functional teams to establish governance process, which may include joint oversight committees, with key clinical vendors to monitor service levels and key performance indicators and manage issue escalation and resolution.
• Work closely with finance on the monthly accruals.
• Provide support for financial planning and the financial management of clinical studies, including developing more efficient processes to calculate budgets and track expenses.
• Proactively identify opportunities for operational and process improvements and efficiencies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed