Sr. Contracts Specialist

Parexel•Southport, NC

7d•Remote

About The Position

When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve. At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do. Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference. Home Based, US Parexel's Senior Contract Specialist's role is to amend, negotiate and finalize project budgets, together with creating draft contractual documents. Previous experience in contracts within a CRO environment is highly preferred.

Requirements

Ability to lead internal meetings
Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Highly confident dealing with internal staff, and external if required
Established negotiation skills
Knowledge of contract management principles
Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Databases).
Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Business, Languages or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in contracts within a CRO environment is highly preferred.
MBA or Paralegal certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare and able to finalize in a client-ready format draft contract document, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders from Parexel or client templates per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager or autonomously and in conjunction with relevant departments
Amend, finalize, and present project budgets as required
May negotiate budget changes with client
Prepare payment schedules as required, to support bids and for inclusion in contract documents
Direct client interaction with established contacts in conjunction with the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager
Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines
Facilitate review and approval of contractual documents and budgets in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers
Communicate with and inform the FBP of ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
Review client contractual templates with support from Line Manager/ Contracts Director / LRM and edit as appropriate to ensure Parexel's positions are covered and to highlight areas of potential concern
Ensure contracts with client edits received back from the client show all the appropriate changes
Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases
May customize templates approved by Legal for the relevant entities and post current copies on the Business Operations intranet
Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures
Potential training and mentoring of other Business Operations team members
May have involvement in discussing legal terminology for contractual documents as appropriate