Clinical Contracts Manager

As a pharmaceutical support industry leader, UBC is devoted to empowering health solutions for a better tomorrow. We take pride in improving patient outcomes and advancing healthcare. At UBC we provide services to enhance the entire drug development process and commercialization lifecycle - From clinical trial support to real-world evidence generation.

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Job Title: SCN98H - Clinical Contracts Manager

Brief Description: Manage clinical study contracts and budgets.  Liaise with relevant project team, legal and other internal departments and sponsors to ensure contract management support throughout the life of the project.  Plan, initiate, and negotiate contracts and budgets directly with study sites and physicians (as appropriate).  Manage third-party vendors performing clinical contract negotiations on behalf of UBC.   

Specific job duties:

• Serve as the primary operational contracts point person for assigned studies.
• Manage the preparation and contract negation process, including template development and translations, documentation of contract template and revision approvals, signature process, status tracking and reporting, scanning, filing and archiving original agreements. 
• Directly interface with sponsor project management and legal to develop investigator grants/budgets, confidentiality and study agreement templates within UBC and sponsor legal and financial guidelines.  
• Attend study team meetings, teleconferences, kick-off meetings, and investigator meetings, as necessary.
• Appropriately escalate UBC risks associated with study agreements, investigator payments and other operational vendor contracts.
• Maintain repository of operational contract templates as well as country specific budgets, requirements and timelines, and make available to project teams as needed.  Monitor changes for potential template impact.
• Maintain repository of approved fallback language and apply as appropriate in negotiation process to accelerate closure.
• Contribute to and/or lead improvements to contract tracking tools, metrics reporting, operational effectiveness and investigator payment administration.
• Provide leadership and direction, including training, to project staff (internal and third-party vendor staff) in their communications with investigative site personnel regarding investigator agreements and budgets to ensure cooperative and effective communications between sites and UBC. 
• Operational outsourcing/vendor management activities in support of vendor selection and contract negotiations of other types of study-related agreements.
• Facilitate requests for pricing and narratives related to operational contract management and investigator payments for RFI/RFPs, client presentations or other UBC business needs.
• Approximately 10% travel required 
• Other duties as assigned by management

Supervisory Responsibility:  N/A

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, Graduate Degree preferred
• Two to three years’ experience directly initiating, negotiating and executing legal and financial agreements.
• Three to five years’ experience in a clinical trials environment, biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• A high degree of competence in Word, Excel and other MS Office programs
• Ability to manage effectively in a multi-cultural matrix environment
• Must possess good organizational skills and flexibility to manage multiple priorities and take on new initiatives to support rapid growth

Benefits:

At UBC, employee growth and well-being are always at the forefront. We offer an extensive range of benefits to ensure that you have everything you need to thrive personally and professionally. 

Here are some of the exciting perks UBC offers:

• Remote opportunities
• Competitive salaries
• Growth opportunities for promotion
• 401K with company match*
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environment
• Discretionary PTO (Paid Time Off)  
• Paid Holidays
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
• HSA/FSA
• Telemedicine (Virtual doctor appointments)
• Wellness program
• Adoption assistance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Life insurance
• Discount programs

UBC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. We are committed to a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that fosters respect for each other, our clients, and our patients.

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