Study Contracts Manager

AstraZeneca

1d • $105,735 - $138,777 • Hybrid

About The Position

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. Introduction to role: Are you ready to turn complex negotiations into fast, fair agreements that get clinical trials started sooner? In this role, you will be the force that converts scientific ambition into activated study sites by delivering clear, compliant contracts and budgets that work for both sponsors and investigators. You will join a high-pace team where precision and momentum matter. Your work will shape site readiness across diverse therapeutic areas, partnering closely with study teams, investigators, and Legal to remove barriers and keep start-up timelines on track. Can you see yourself aligning global standards to local realities and still landing agreements that stand up to scrutiny and audit?

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree aligned to the knowledge and skills of the role and ensures successful conduct of responsibilities and appropriate interactions with internal and external collaborators.
• Experience adapting global agreement templates for local use, ensuring alignment with local requirements and standard operating procedures.
• Background in developing and negotiating clinical site budgets based on Fair Market Value.
• Proven ability to negotiate the language and budget terms of agreements with clinical study sites, engaging with site administration as needed, including partner sites.
• Experience serving as the primary point of contact with Legal to maintain contract integrity.
• Proficiency in tracking and maintaining the status of each agreement, including budgets, issues, payments, amendments, and all communications for the duration of the study.
• Ability to ensure final contract documents accurately reflect the agreements reached during negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to guarantee timely execution of all agreements to contribute to efficient site start-up timelines.
• Experience supporting internal and external audit activities.
• Commitment to compliance with AstraZeneca’s Code of Conduct and all company policies relating to people, finance, technology, and security.
• Experience ensuring that all contracts are filed, maintained, and archived within the electronic Trial Master File (eTMF).

Nice To Haves

• Experience training and mentoring new team members in financial and contractual matters.
• Experience supporting the preparation and negotiation of a Local Master Service Agreement.
• Track record of contributing to process improvements, knowledge transfer, and the sharing of standard processes, including those related to Fair Market Value.
• Experience acting as a Subject Matter Expert.

Responsibilities

• Template Localization: Adapt global agreement templates for local use, aligning with local requirements and standard operating procedures to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Fair Market Value Budgeting: Develop and negotiate clinical site budgets based on Fair Market Value to ensure fairness, sustainability, and operational predictability.
• Site Agreement Negotiation: Negotiate the language and budget terms of agreements with clinical study sites, engaging with site administration where needed, including partner sites.
• Legal Partnership: Serve as the primary point of contact with Legal, as required, to maintain contract integrity and mitigate risk.
• Agreement Lifecycle Ownership: Track and maintain the status of each agreement, including budgets, issues, payments, amendments, and communications with all parties for the duration of the study.
• Contract Finalization: Ensure final contract documents accurately reflect the agreements reached during negotiations, with clean version control.
• Start-Up Acceleration: Guarantee timely execution of all agreements to contribute to efficient site start-up timelines and study activation.
• Inspection Readiness: Support internal and external audit activities and maintain complete, defensible documentation.
• Policy and Code Compliance: Ensure compliance with AstraZeneca’s Code of Conduct and all company policies relating to people, finance, technology, and security.
• eTMF Stewardship: Ensure that all contracts are filed, maintained, and archived within the electronic Trial Master File (eTMF) to agreed standards.
• Team Enablement (senior): Train and mentor new members of the local Study Team in financial and contractual matters, sharing relevant experience.
• Master Service Agreements (senior): Support the preparation and negotiation of a Local Master Service Agreement to streamline site engagement.
• Continuous Improvement and SME Leadership (senior): Contribute to process improvements, knowledge transfer, and the sharing of best practices—including those related to Fair Market Value—and act as a Subject Matter Expert.

Benefits

• Our positions offer eligibility for various incentives—an opportunity to receive short-term incentive bonuses, equity-based awards for salaried roles and commissions for sales roles.
• Benefits offered include qualified retirement programs, paid time off (i.e., vacation, holiday, and leaves), as well as health, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees