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Contracts Specialist

extra holidays - extra parental leave - fully flexible

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Work from:

Romania, South Africa

Offer summary

Qualifications:

University Degree in Finance or Business, Knowledge of contract management principles, Experienced Excel user with formulas, Understanding of CRO and Early Phase experience preferred, Fluent in English, oral and written.

Key responsabilities:

Amend, negotiate, and finalize project budgets.
Prepare draft contractual documents from templates.
Direct client interactions following guidance.
Ensure deliverables meet strict deadlines.
Participate in contract review meetings.

Parexel XLarge http://www.parexel.com/

10001 Employees

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Job description

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.

External Job Description

We are now looking for a Contracts Specialist. In this role, you will amend, negotiate and finalise project budgets together with creating draft contractual documents. You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across various departments such as Finance, Legal, Project Management, Business Development and Operational Groups as well as build relationships with Clients and external vendors.

Key Accountabilities

Prepare draft contract documents, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders, from Parexel templates per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager, and in conjunction with relevant departments
Amend project budgets as required
Direct client interaction with established contacts per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager
Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines
Facilitate review and approval in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
Cooperation with Finance on ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers
Review client contractual templates with support from Line Manager/ Contracts Director / LRM and edit as appropriate to ensure Parexel's positions are covered and to highlight areas of potential concern
Ensure contracts with client edits received back from the client show all the appropriate changes
Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases

Skills and Experience required for the role:

University Degree (Preferably in Finance or Business) or equivalent
Knowledge of contract management principles
Experienced Excel user (experience working with formulas)
CRO experience and Early Phase experience - nice to have
Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Experience dealing with senior stakeholders
Negotiation skills
Fluent in English, oral and written

Parexel is in the business of improving the world’s health. We do this by providing a suite of biopharmaceutical services that help clients across the globe transform scientific discoveries into new treatments. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, our therapeutic, technical, and functional ability is underpinned by a deep conviction in what we do. We believe in our values; Patients First, Quality, Respect, Empowerment & Accountability.