Contract Negotiator (Clinical Research)

Location: United States; must be located within commuting distance of Dallas, Texas or Minneapolis, Minnesota

Salary: $62,800–$157,100 annual base pay

Company

IQVIA provides clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for the life sciences and healthcare industries.

What you will do

• Develop global contracting strategies, investigator grants, estimates, proposal language, contract language, payment language, and budget templates.
• Manage contracting systems, tools, processes, tracking data, timelines, and project plans for clinical studies and multi-protocol programs.
• Collaborate with sponsors, study teams, stakeholders, and regional and country teams to deliver contracting activities.
• Provide legal, operational, and financial contracting support for site agreements and clinical trial initiation and maintenance.
• Analyze and communicate contracting intelligence, performance metrics, timelines, and out-of-scope activities.
• Support quality management, client presentations, colleague mentoring, and training delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• At least 5 years of relevant sponsor or clinical research organization clinical site contracting experience, including global or regional contract negotiation.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal, legal, financial, and technical writing skills.
• Knowledge of regulated clinical trials, drug development, GCP/ICH guidelines, regulatory requirements, SOPs, and contract management.
• Ability to work independently in a matrix environment, develop alternative contract terms and financial options, and manage project timelines.
• Must be located within commuting distance of Dallas, Texas or Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health and welfare benefits.
• Opportunity to work with global sponsors and cross-functional clinical research teams.
• Responsibilities include mentoring colleagues and delivering training materials.
• Additional incentive plans, bonuses, or other compensation may be available depending on the position.