Clinical Contracts Manager Jobs

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Clinical Contracts Manager - REMOTE for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Pharmaceutical Services clients in Pleasanton, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Establish Purchase Orders (PO), review related Invoices, track spend against contracts / PO’s, and report spend as necessary.
• Provide continuing support on executed agreements (e.g., drafting amendments, extensions and terminations, interpreting contractual language in response to issues or questions that arise).
• This is a job requiring a combination of advanced skills and experience in drafting, negotiating, and finalizing contracts for COBM related services.
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates clinical trial agreements (Master Service Agreements, Work Orders, and Clinical Trial Agreements) and site budgets with US and ex-US institutions.
• Other tasks may be assigned from time to time to support overall COBM function.
• Evaluate changes in study protocols to determine the impact on clinical trial site budgets; develop, negotiate and finalize budget amendments.
• Track, maintain and update assigned contract information within the COBM Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) and other tracking tools, to ensure completeness and accuracy, as applicable.
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager and Legal to establish Master Services Agreement (MSA) for as many suppliers as possible.
• Works with Supplier Relationship Manager to incorporate Key Performance Indicators into contracts for applicable suppliers.
• Work closely with project, people, and functional leaders across Clinical Operations & Biometrics, Procurement, Legal, Finance, and Suppliers to ensure appropriate contracts are in place for COBM projects and payments associated to contracts are issued to vendors.
• Work closely and communicate with members of the Lifecycle Finance teams and other internal stakeholders; provide timely updates on contract and site budget status’, identifying and escalating any potential critical path items as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Required:

• 5 years of contract drafting, negotiation, and finalizing experience within Diagnostics and/or Pharmaceutical industry
• Contracting: Master Services Agreement content and contract negotiations
• Clinical Trial Services
• Bachelor's Degree in Business / Finance or industry related field
• Vendor Budgets
• 5 years of specific RFI, RFP, Contracting and/or Budget management experience

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree in Business / Finance or industry related field
• 4 years clinical trial experience

SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, Fulltime, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. We encourage Veterans to apply. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at www.sgainc.com.