Senior Site Contracts Associate (Clinical Research)

Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Company

IQVIA Biotech is a full-service contract research organization serving biotech sponsors with clinical research, healthcare intelligence, and life sciences services.

What you will do

• Develop global contracting strategies, investigator grants, estimates, proposal text, contract language, payment terms, and budget templates.
• Support start-up contracting activities for sponsors, clinical studies, and multi-protocol programs.
• Maintain contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials according to project plans and agreed strategies.
• Coordinate with sponsors, study teams, stakeholders, and regional and country teams to deliver project scope.
• Provide legal, operational, and financial contracting support for clinical trial site agreements and study initiation.
• Track contracting performance, timelines, financial goals, quality standards, and out-of-scope activities while mentoring colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant clinical site contracting experience at a sponsor or contract research organization, including regional or global contract negotiation.
• Strong negotiation, communication, legal, financial, and technical writing skills.
• Understanding of regulated clinical trials, the drug development process, clinical trial contract management, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Ability to apply GCP/ICH guidelines, standard operating procedures, and corporate standards.
• Ability to develop alternative contracting language, terms, and financial options.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with biotech sponsors on clinical research programs intended to accelerate innovative medical treatments.
• Collaborate across sponsors, study teams, regional teams, and country stakeholders.
• Participate in quality management, knowledge sharing, and colleague mentoring.