The Manager, Clinical Contracts will ensure the successful negotiation and ongoing management of site and vendor clinical trial related agreements and serve as the key liaison between Clinical Operations, Legal, Finance and Accounting departments. This role involves but is not limited to generating, reviewing, finalizing and tracking contracts and budgets, and managing cross-functional communication. This individual will be expected to support the clinical team in the planning, execution and control of contracts. The ideal candidate tasks effectively and applies critical thinking to resolve challenges while maintaining clear communication. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Provide comprehensive contract lifecycle management: Work closely with Clinical Operations, Legal, Finance, and other internal and external stakeholders to support the timely initiation, contractual term review, negotiation, risk assessment, execution and administration or contracts. Manage tracking of contracts, amendments and budgets, and provide updates to the project and cross-functional teams. Serve as point person for contracts with internal and external stakeholders. Support RFx and Vendor Management activities. Support internal oversight of site payment management. Establish contracting SOPs and guidance documents. Active participation in team meetings for the purpose of expediting contracts to execution. Build and maintain strong relationships with clinical sites, and vendors. Facilitate contract actions and processes independently and effectively in a dynamic environment with competing priorities. Respond promptly and professionally to inquiries from internal team members and external vendors. Strong analytical and contract administration skills, verbal and written communication skills. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accountability. Ensure compliance with SOPs and regulatory guidelines, addressing QA and audit requests as needed.