What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mgr, Clinical Vendor and Site Contracts position at Evolution Research Group?
Job Title: Manager of Clinical Vendor and Site Contracts, CRO
Location: Remote
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Employee performs all, part, and/or any combination of the duties listed below.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 5 years of clinical contracting and budgeting experience
SKILLS And/or ABILITIES
Location: Remote
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Employee performs all, part, and/or any combination of the duties listed below.
- Main point of contact and represent Company in vendor relationships.
- Negotiate scope of work, product pricing, and contracts with vendors per various clinical projects
- Liaise with Company Business Development team to obtain proposals from vendors in alignment with Sponsor’s RFP scope and timelines
- Develop and implement vendor selection programs, preferred partnerships, and volume discounts
- Liaise with vendor, Company project team, and Sponsor
- Coordinate vendor management activities and processes
- Suggest vendor management processes, policies, and methods
- Track, review, and approve vendor invoices
- Reconcile vendor budget s
- Amend, renew, and close out vendor contracts
- Maintain internal vendor archiving and documentation
- Update contract terms of existing vendors
- Liaise with Company Business Development team to estimate investigator grants for Sponsor RFPs based on adequate scope of work, clinical trial protocol and other clinical trial information
- Draft, negotiate, and finalize site contracts and amendments for various awarded clinical projects
- Draft, negotiate, and finalize site budgets and amendments for various awarded clinical projects
- Track institutional costs and legal language for contracts across multiple sites per industry FMV
- Track, review, and approve site invoices
- Communicate and work effectively with clinical sites regarding pricing (including vendor pricing), patient stipends, advertising, enrollment, study start dates, etc.) and legal terms via email and phone.
- Establish master service agreements, as necessary.
- Develop and negotiate rate cards for MSAs, as necessary.
- Previous work experience with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal terms including MSAs, work order, POs, amendments, etc.
- Previous work experience executing contracts and document signatures
- Previous work experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiate unit costs and total budgets
- Previous work experience with vendors /third parties
- Clinical Research experience preferred
- Reading and understanding vendor scope from protocol/RFP
- Previous work experience with creating budgets and estimating costs without a pricing tool system.
- Experience with subject procedures and site fees.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and 5 years of clinical contracting and budgeting experience
SKILLS And/or ABILITIES
- Strong analytical skills and ability to extrapolate budget calculations.
- Strong skills and working knowledge in Microsoft Excel
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Detail oriented and ability to QC/find errors.
- Quick decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to set timelines and adhere to turnaround times.
- Ability to offer improved customer service.