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Senior Manager, Clinical Contracts and Budgets

USA - California – IrvineFull-time$121k–$171k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid · United States

Core

Managing the full clinical contract and budget negotiation lifecycle for moderately complex clinical study agreements, vendor contracts, and budgets in the transcatheter heart valve industry.

Role type

Senior Manager, Clinical Contracts and Budgets

Builds

Clinical trial agreements, vendor contracts, and trial budgets for Edwards Lifesciences' Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) business unit.

Domain

Healthcare / Medical Devices / Clinical Research

Required skills

Clinical Study Agreements, Informed Consents, Consulting contracts, Vendor contracts, Supplier qualifications processes, Trial budget development, Legal and clinical expertise, Risk mitigation, Project management leadership, Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred skills

Certified Paralegal (CP) or contract certification, Healthcare contract experience, People management, Regulated industry experience, Problem-solving, Negotiation, Relationship management

Technologies

Edwards & third-party systems, Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

Managing and overseeing assigned team(s) and fostering talent development; Drafting, negotiating, and executing clinical contracts and budgets; Developing trial budgets based on fair market value assessments; Planning and directing moderate to complex clinical contracts projects; Identifying and mitigating risks with moderate to high exposure; Providing input on legal-owned contract templates.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with people management responsibilities