When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
Key Accountabilities:
SCL Tasks:
- Oversee the site contracting process for clinical trials, ensuring that contracts are executed in a timely and effective manner.
- Monitor, drive, and report on site contract performance throughout the whole lifecycle, specifically metrics such as contract cycle times, contract aging time, contract quality and tracking compliance.
- Developing all Project set up documents for contracting, including but not limited to: CTA templates, Fallback languages, Site Contract Plan, etc.
- Advice on investigator grant budgets/parameters in collaboration with a global team of Grant Strategy and Investigator fees.
- Ensuring that all terms and conditions are clear, effectively aligned with the overall project needs.
- Participate on KOMs to provide feedback on preferable contracting strategies and beneficial tactics.
- Oversee project specific Site Contracts team, providing leadership, guidance, and necessary project/client specific training to the team members.
- Develop and implement best practices for site contract management, including specific processes, procedures, and tools.
- May support the department through shared knowledge and other defined pathways, as well as deescalate issues.
- Conscientiously control the budget from a site contracting aspect, ensuring that costs are tracked, managed, and communicated timely and effectively.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with the site contracting process, including risks related to timelines, costs, effectiveness of implemented strategy, and quality. Collaborate with all relevant stakeholders until resolution.
- Maintain frequent, clear and effective communication with all stakeholders involved with or dependent upon the site contracting process, including sponsors, key internal stakeholders, vendors, collaborative CROs and sites (as applicable).
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with external and internal stakeholders, and facilitate alignment of relevant parties aiming at expedited contract execution.
- Provide necessary support to cross-functional teams including Start up, Global Clinical Operations, Investigator Payments, Business Development and Feasibility.
- Provide regular updates and reports on the site contracting process to clients, senior management and other stakeholders as needed.
- Monitor data accuracy and completeness.
- Support Project Lead with implementation of project hour forecasting for Site Contracts team to ensure accurate planning, resource allocation and budgeting throughout trial lifecycle.
Skills:
- Possess strong diplomacy, leadership skills and excellent organizational ability.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to motivate both individuals and a team with strong influencing skills.
- Ability to successfully work in a “virtual” multicultural team environment and across different time zones different time zones.
- Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to create or interpret legal language and budgets.
- Demonstrate thought leadership and innovation.
- Maintain grace under pressure while displaying a high level of professionalism.
- Align internal and external resources to achieve objectives.
- Demonstrated attention to detail.
- Comprehend and interpret contract language.
- Identify problems independently and execute solutions.
- Quickly comprehend desired end-result, goal or objective and act to accomplish
- Demonstrated effective decision-making.
- Solid working proficiency of all MS Office Products specifically, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Polished presentation skills.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to manage complex contracts.
- Good project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Relationship-building skills.
- Familiarity with relevant legal framework and regulations related to site contracting within the CRO industry.
- Experience with relevant software tools and technologies used in site contracting, such as eTMF and contract management systems.
Knowledge and Experience:
- Site Contract Lead requires 3 to 5 years of experience in site contracting or combination with a related field within the CRO industry.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., law, economics, business, social sciences), equivalent training or industry experience.