Negotiation Governance Lead, Site Contracting
Core
Leads complex site contract and budget negotiations for global clinical trials, ensuring legal and budget governance while implementing fallback standards.
Role type
Senior IC negotiation governance lead (clinical trials)
Builds
Sponsored Research Agreements, master agreements, rate cards, and therapeutic area frameworks for clinical research sites
Domain
Pharmaceutical industry + Clinical trial contracting
Required skills
Complex contract negotiation, budget management, legal compliance, stakeholder management, conflict resolution, process improvement, team leadership, strategic planning
Preferred skills
Contract management certification, legal compliance certification, multilingual capabilities
Technologies
Contract management systems, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Lead execution of Sponsored Research Agreements with investigators and institutions; Develop and oversee site-level and country-level budgets; Execute global strategy to accelerate contract negotiations; Serve as final escalation point for legal and budget queries; Monitor budgets and contract status at study and portfolio levels; Provide training and quality oversight to team members; Lead initiatives to enhance governance and operational excellence
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership