Clinical Contract Site Manager

Job title:

Clinical Contract Site Manager

Company:

AbbVie

Job description

Job DescriptionWe are looking for a Manager, Clinical Contract Site with expertise in management of clinical contracts and execution of clinical trials. This position works both independently and in collaboration with other leaders, to implement the clinical contracting strategy and ensure the quality of contracts and budget produced. This includes Clinical Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), Clinical Study Agreements (CSAs), Master Clinical Study Agreements (MCSAs), Investigator Initiated Study (IIS) Agreements, and other contract types as applicable. Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) and leader for specific focus areas (e.g., US budgets, global implementation of best practice, system superuser etc.). The ability to manage internal and external relationships effectively and lead and develop a highly experience team are key success factors for this position. The MCSC will have direct line management / supervisory responsibility.Responsibilities:

• Understand cost drivers associated with CSAs and associated contract types and drives negotiations that ensure fair market value, compliant agreements. Highly competent in negotiation, strategy, and contracting business standards.
• Demonstrate an high level of outsourcing and technical competencies across clinical study agreements and therapeutic/functional areas and plays a key role in making decisions through careful evaluation of benefit/risk.
• Communicate, liaise with, manage, and train colleagues and customers, including investigational sites, on the contracting process and the life cycle of a contract. Play a key role in the performance and maintenance of effective collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.
• Build, manage and develop staff, supporting the growth and development of up to 5 direct reports. Provide guidance and subject matter expertise to support, train, and mentor direct and indirect reports.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively present key information to stakeholders. Plays a key role in working closely with TA/FA’ Legal, OEC and investigational sites to resolve contract issues.
• Demonstrate subject matter expert (SME) status and leadership to identify the need for and play a key role in cross functional process improvement initiatives. Drive continuous improvement in team performance and areas of subject matter expertise.
• Managing templates, works with legal to make sure they are updated from language and systems perspective.
• Development of SOPs and job aides, and the development of training tools associated with new processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; an Health Care, business or scientific discipline required.
• Extensive experience (at least 6 years), in clinical contracting within the pharmaceutical industry is required. Understanding of compliance and regulatory matters in clinical research. Knowledge and overview of clinical studies and how they work is required for this role. Experience of leading in cross-functional interactions and working within a global environment an advantage.
• Demonstrated ability in influencing and project management skills, with the ability to coordinate across projects/programs/timelines.
• Superior written and oral communication skills including written and verbal fluency in English and local language (if not English), with the ability to convey objectives and maintain open lines of communication with internal and external stakeholders. Proven negotiation, tact and diplomacy skills including conflict resolution and problem solving.
• Ability to effectively and independently provide leadership and mentoring to other team members to strategically drive the business, solve issues efficiently and mitigate risk.
• Proactive and positive leader. Able to maintain high performance of self and others during times of ambiguity and change in the work environment.
• Experience managing people at least 3 years.
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple contracts and address urgent/critical issues.

Additional Information

• Key Stakeholders: R&D Legal, Clinical Development Operations, Office of Ethics and Compliance, Finance, Other PSM functions, Global Clinical Trial Sites
• Relocation package could be an option
• hybrid model

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.US & Puerto Rico only – to learn more, visitUS & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more:

Expected salary

Location

Campoverde, Latina

Job date

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 06:41:03 GMT

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