Senior Site Contracts Associate (Clinical Research)

Location: Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

Annual base pay: $49,200.00–$157,100.00. Actual pay may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, and schedule; incentive plans, bonuses, and health and welfare benefits may also be offered.

Company

Global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights, and healthcare intelligence for life sciences and healthcare organizations, with a biotech-focused CRO offering therapeutically aligned solutions and clinical trial support.

What you will do

• Develop global contracting strategies, investigator grants, estimates, proposal text, contract language, payment language, and budget templates for assigned sponsors, studies, and multi-protocol programs.
• Coordinate start-up contracting activities and maintain contracting systems, tools, processes, and training materials according to project plans and sponsor requirements.
• Collaborate with sponsors, study stakeholders, and regional and country teams to deliver site agreement activities within the agreed scope.
• Provide legal, operational, and financial contracting support to study teams for clinical trial initiation, maintenance, and regulatory compliance.
• Review scientific, technical, and administrative documentation and provide contracting intelligence, performance metrics, and out-of-scope activity reports.
• Support quality standards, contracting efficiency, project timelines, financial goals, and colleague mentoring and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 3–5 years of relevant sponsor or clinical research organization experience in clinical site contracting, including demonstrable global and/or regional experience as a contract negotiator.
• Good negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to challenge.
• Strong legal, financial, and/or technical writing skills.
• Strong understanding of the regulated clinical trial environment and the drug development process.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, standard operating procedures, and corporate standards.
• Good understanding of clinical trial contract management.
• Ability to develop and suggest alternative contracting language, terms, and financial options.

Culture & Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment.
• Potential incentive plans, bonuses, and other compensation depending on the position.
• Health and welfare benefits may be available.
• Work focused on accelerating the development and commercialization of medical treatments and improving patient outcomes.