Site Contract Contracts and Budget Administrator

Neurocrine Biosciences•San Diego, CA

6d•$40 - $55

About The Position

Responsible for supporting clinical contract administration for vendors and clinical sites, including budgets, negotiation processes, and contract execution. The role works with the Legal Department to ensure clinical contracts are reviewed and fully executed in a timely manner, and supports administration of contracts for assigned projects, including invoicing, timelines, tracking, reporting, and issue resolution. Serves as the primary contact with sites for contracts. For outsourced studies, the role administers CRO contracts, supports site and budget agreement activities, and periodically interacts with the CRO to answer general questions. It may review contracts and recommend changes or identify issues for escalation. The position also develops Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) templates and budget grids as needed and collaborates with Clinical Operations, Legal, Finance, and Accounting to process agreements, budgets, invoices, and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
At least 2 years of contracts administration or similar transactional experience in a role requiring direct interaction with vendors, providers, and internal stakeholders.
Experience in a specific functional discipline while acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills.
Comfort with tools and processes that support work conducted by the functional area.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Strong computer skills.
Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical thinking skills.
Detail oriented.
Ability to meet multiple deadlines across projects or programs with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency.
Ability to understand Neurocrine's business objectives and develop an understanding of its services and customers.
Ability to read and interpret contracts and ensure contract language and terms meet company standards.
Contract administration skills, including budgeting, billing and invoicing, issue resolution, and serving as a point of contact for a CRO.
Knowledge of clinical contract accounting and budgeting processes.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience supporting multiple teams.
Knowledge of the clinical trial process, regulations, and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Support the clinical trial contract process and administration; review contracts, recommend changes, and identify issues for escalation as appropriate.
Ensure assigned clinical contracts are processed on time from initial request through execution, in accordance with project timelines.
Provide legal and clinical operations support in administering clinical contracts and collecting site and vendor documents.
Administer CRO contracts for outsourced studies, support site and budget agreement activities, and respond to general CRO questions.
Develop Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) templates and budget grids for clinical studies as needed.
Send CTA templates, budget grids, and supporting documentation to sites.
Submit web requests and coordinate with the Legal Department on CTA execution.
Collaborate with the Head of Clinical Operations or designee to process work orders, service agreements, consulting agreements, license agreements, master services agreements (MSAs), and confidentiality disclosure agreements (CDAs).
Monitor and negotiate clinical site budgets based on predefined parameters.
Collaborate with Finance and Accounting on contract budgets and invoice tracking, and review quarter-end reporting for accuracy.
Process clinical trial invoices and ensure payments are made according to executed contracts.
Perform other duties as assigned.