Negotiation Governance Lead, Site Contracting

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Dirige des négociations complexes sur les contrats et le budget du site, gère les escalades, assure la gouvernance juridique et budgétaire et met en œuvre des normes de repli pour les accords d’essais cliniques mondiaux pendant les négociations. Agit comme point de remontée final pour les opérations de passation de contrats sur site et assure la formation et la supervision de la qualité.

Devoirs/responsabilités

• Diriger l’exécution des ententes de recherche commanditées par BMS avec les chercheurs et les établissements, en se concentrant sur les négociations complexes et remontées.
• Élaborer, négocier et superviser les budgets au niveau du site et du pays, en veillant à l’alignement avec les normes mondiales et les objectifs stratégiques.
• Élaborer et exécuter la stratégie mondiale pour stimuler l’efficacité et accélérer les négociations de contrats avec les centres de recherche clinique – élaborer des accords-cadres, des cartes de taux, des accords et des cadres de domaine thérapeutique.
• Assumer la responsabilité de la stratégie de passation de contrats au niveau de l’étude pour permettre une activation et une inscription plus rapides des centres dans toutes les régions.
• Servir de point de remontée final pour les questions juridiques et budgétaires des opérations de passation de contrats du site, en fournissant un soutien direct à la négociation dans les langues locales, au besoin.
• Collaborer avec des collègues mondiaux et des partenaires externes pour exécuter les budgets et les contrats du site, en assurant la cohérence et la conformité.
• Surveiller les budgets et l’état des contrats au niveau de l’étude et du portefeuille, en fournissant des mises à jour et des renseignements stratégiques aux équipes de projet et à la direction.
• Élaborer et tenir à jour des modèles de négociation, des historiques de décisions et des bibliothèques de langues de repli en partenariat avec le service juridique.
• S’assurer que toutes les modalités et dispositions contractuelles sont conformes aux processus, lignes directrices et politiques de l’entreprise.
• Identifier, piloter et mettre en œuvre des améliorations de processus, y compris l’automatisation, la normalisation des modèles et les améliorations de gouvernance.
• Transmettre les risques juridiques ou financiers importants aux collègues appropriés de BMS et assurer une résolution rapide.
• Assurer le dépôt, la documentation et la déclaration de l’état appropriés de tous les accords dans les systèmes approuvés de la société.
• Assurer la formation, le mentorat et la supervision de la qualité aux membres de l’équipe, en favorisant l’amélioration continue et le partage des connaissances.
• Diriger des initiatives et gérer des projets visant à améliorer la gouvernance, la conformité et l’excellence opérationnelle.

Qualifications

Connaissances, compétences et capacités spécifiques

• Expertise approfondie dans la négociation de contrats de site et de budget pour les essais cliniques, y compris les cas complexes et escaladés.
• Compréhension avancée des normes contractuelles mondiales, des cadres de gouvernance et des bibliothèques linguistiques de repli.
• Solide connaissance des exigences juridiques, financières et de conformité dans les accords de recherche clinique.
• Excellentes compétences en gestion des intervenants et en résolution des conflits.
• Capacité à diriger, encadrer et former les membres de l’équipe aux meilleures pratiques de négociation et de gouvernance.
• Pensée stratégique et orientation vers l’amélioration des processus.
• Excellentes compétences en communication écrite et verbale, y compris des capacités multilingues.
• Maîtrise des systèmes de gestion des contrats et de la suite Microsoft Office.

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications

• Baccalauréat ou maîtrise en droit, en administration des affaires, en sciences de la vie ou dans un domaine connexe.
• Au moins 7 ans d’expérience directe en négociation de contrats cliniques, de préférence dans l’industrie pharmaceutique.
• Expérience dans la direction d’équipes et la gestion de projets complexes.
• Certifications en gestion des contrats ou en conformité juridique (de préférence).

Déplacements

Jusqu’à 20% des déplacements peuvent être nécessaires pour les réunions des intervenants, la formation et l’harmonisation mondiale.

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Leads complex site contract and budget negotiations, manages escalations, ensures legal and budget governance, and implements fallback standards for global clinical trial agreements during negotiations. Acts as the final escalation point for Site contracting Operations and provides training and quality oversight.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of BMS Sponsored Research Agreements with investigators and institutions, focusing on complex and escalated negotiations.
• Develop, negotiate, and oversee site-level and country-level budgets, ensuring alignment with global standards and strategic objectives.
• Develop and execute the global strategy to drive efficiencies and accelerate contract negotiations with clinical research sites – developing master agreements, rate cards, therapeutic area agreements and frameworks.
• Own the study level contracting strategy to enable faster site activation and enrolment across regions.
• Serve as the final escalation point for legal and budget queries from site contracting operations, providing direct negotiation support in local languages where required.
• Collaborate with global colleagues and external partners to execute site budgets and contracts, ensuring consistency and compliance.
• Monitor budgets and contract status at the study and portfolio level, providing updates and strategic insights to project teams and leadership.
• Develop and maintain negotiation templates, decision histories, and fallback language libraries in partnership with legal department.
• Assure that all contractual terms and provisions comply with corporate processes, guidelines, and policies.
• Identify, drive, and implement process improvements, including automation, template standardization, and governance enhancements.
• Escalate significant legal or financial risks to appropriate BMS colleagues and ensure timely resolution.
• Ensure proper filing, documentation, and status reporting of all agreements within approved company systems.
• Provide training, mentorship, and quality oversight to team members, fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.
• Lead initiatives and manage projects aimed at enhancing governance, compliance, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Deep expertise in site contract and budget negotiation for clinical trials, including complex and escalated cases.
• Advanced understanding of global contracting standards, governance frameworks, and fallback language libraries.
• Strong knowledge of legal, financial, and compliance requirements in clinical research agreements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and train team members in negotiation and governance best practices.
• Strategic thinking and process improvement orientation.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including multilingual capabilities.
• Proficiency in contract management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Education/Experience/Licenses/Certifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of direct clinical contract negotiation experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience in leading teams and managing complex projects.
• Certifications in contract management or legal compliance (preferred).

Travel

Up to 20% travel may be required for stakeholder meetings, training, and global alignment.

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Aperçu de la rémunération :

Montreal - QC - CA: $130,470 - $158,095

La plage de rémunération de départ pour ce poste est indiquée ci-dessus sur la base d’un emploi à temps plein (FTE). Des primes en espèces et des attributions d’actions supplémentaires (selon l’admissibilité) peuvent également être offertes. La rémunération initiale tient compte des caractéristiques du poste, telles que les compétences requises, le lieu de travail, l’horaire de travail, ainsi que les connaissances et l’expérience liées à l’emploi. La rémunération finale sera déterminée en fonction de l’expérience démontrée et conformément aux principes d’équité salariale et aux lois applicables en matière d’emploi.

Montreal - QC - CA: $130,470 - $158,095

The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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