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Senior Clinical Site Contracts and Budgets Specialist - FSP - Remote

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry in clinical site contracts and/or outsourcing management
  • Working knowledge of clinical trial functions, including clinical operations, regulatory, and drug safety
  • Experience supporting global clinical studies and site contracting activities

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate and maintain Clinical Trial Agreements, site budgets, and other applicable contracts
  • Execute the end-to-end site contracts process for assigned agreements, including maintenance activities and amendments
  • Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, and other stakeholders to support contract execution and budget management
  • Provide guidance on site contracts and budgets processes to team members and stakeholders as appropriate

Key facts

  • Remote from: Italy
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Budget Analyst
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Organizational Skills
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Detail Oriented
  • Prioritization

About the company

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Parexel

Contract Research Organizations (CRO)

Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryContract Research Organizations (CRO)
Company size10001

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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.

About Parexel

Parexel is a leading global clinical development partner delivering insight-driven clinical and consulting solutions to the life sciences industry. With 22,000+ employees worldwide, we partner with biopharmaceutical companies and research sites to design and deliver patient-focused clinical trials that broaden access and make research a care option for anyone, anywhere.

We work with focus, agility, and shared purpose, moving with urgency to address patient needs and accelerate the delivery of new therapies. We embrace bold thinking, adapt quickly to change, and continually raise the bar for the speed and quality of clinical research. We are expanding our team and seeking talented individuals to help drive industry-leading innovation, With Heart®.

About the Role

Parexel is seeking a Site Contract and budget professional to join our Functional Service Provider team, dedicated to a single sponsor.

This role is responsible for executing the clinical site contracts and budgets process across clinical development programs, from contract initiation through completion, maintenance, and amendments. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will help ensure compliant, efficient, and timely contracting activities that support high-quality clinical research.

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to critical clinical studies while developing expertise in site contracts, budgets, and outsourcing management within a collaborative and globally focused environment.

This is a fully remote home-based position.

Key Responsibilities

  • Negotiate and maintain Clinical Trial Agreements, site budgets, Confidential Disclosure Agreements, Consultant Agreements, and other applicable contracts.
  • Execute the end-to-end site contracts process for assigned agreements, including maintenance activities and amendments.
  • Track contract progress, coordinate follow-up activities, and support the timely execution of clinical site contracts.
  • Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, and other stakeholders to support contract execution and budget management.
  • Ensure contracts comply with Fair Market Value principles, guidelines, and applicable standards.
  • Develop, maintain, and analyze tools and systems to support contract lifecycle management and reporting.
  • Provide accurate progress updates to Clinical Operations teams on outstanding contracts and budgets.
  • Complete quality reviews of documents and records to ensure completeness, accuracy, and adherence to departmental processes and templates.
  • Support process improvement initiatives and contribute to the development and maintenance of guidelines, policies, procedures, and training materials.
  • Provide guidance on site contracts and budgets processes to team members and R&D stakeholders as appropriate.
  • Support day-to-day clinical contracts and budget activities and coordinate meetings, agendas, and related administrative activities as needed.
  • Submit purchase requisitions through SAP systems where required.

Candidate Profile

You'll thrive in this role if you bring:

  • Strong contract management, stakeholder collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • Experience working within clinical research, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or outsourcing environments.
  • The ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining quality and attention to detail.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • A strong interest in supporting sponsor clinical trials through effective contracts and budget management.
  • Comfort working with Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, databases, Smartsheet, SAP systems, and related business tools.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • 3 to 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry in clinical site contracts and/or outsourcing management.
  • Working knowledge of clinical trial functions, including clinical operations, regulatory, and drug safety.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Willingness to learn international clinical pharmaceutical standards, ICH/GCP guidelines, and regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Strong communication, prioritization, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting global clinical studies and site contracting activities.
  • Experience working with clinical trial budgets and contract lifecycle management processes.
  • Familiarity with Smartsheet, SAP, databases, and reporting tools used to support clinical contracts and budgets.
  • Experience collaborating with Clinical Operations, Legal, Compliance, Procurement, Finance, and R&D stakeholders.

Benefits and Compensation

  • Health, Vision & Dental Insurance
  • Vacation/Holiday/Sick Time
  • Flexible benefit portal
  • Car or car allowance (only applicable roles)

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