Clinical Contracts Administrator

About the role

We are hiring for multiple Clinical Contracts Administrators who will provide support in the site contract lifecycle management. Responsibilities include supporting the development of clinical site budgets, reviewing, adjusting, and negotiating with clinical sites, assisting with study startup, and facilitating the contract signing process.

Responsibilities

• Support a timely and successful negotiation and ongoing administration of clinical site contracts including CDAs, CTAs, CTA Amendments, and other site-contract related agreements in accordance with study timelines.
• Collaborate with clinical research sites for in-house run studies, assist with site-specific challenges, and assist with study-related documentation.
• Learn to build site budgets including negotiations, triage, review, and identifying issues for escalation.
• Support in finding solutions for potential roadblocks and challenges in the study start-up process, including site budget constraints and contract discrepancies.
• Effectively communicate site budget issues and facilitate problem resolution.
• Present CDA and CTA updates in team meetings.
• Utilize strong analytical skills to assess issues and propose solutions.
• Track all site interactions in a timely and accurate manner and ensure the status updates are fully descriptive.
• Track and create files for all site-related contracts.
• Facilitate the CTA start-up process and develop the CTA and payment terms template, site budget, and supporting documentation to sites and serve as the site contract and budget point person with sites or CRO.
• Submit web requests and coordinate with Legal Department on execution of CTAs.
• Negotiate site budget with clinical sites based on parameters defined by Head of Clinical Operations (or designee).
• Co-manage site payments for in-house run studies and accounting-related activities to ensure payments are made in a timely manner and based on executed site contract.
• Collaborate with finance/accounting departments in support of site contract budgets.
• Contribute to the development and organization of site contracting and budget/payment processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 2+ years of contracts administration or similar transactional experience in a role that requires direct interaction with clinical sites and internal stakeholders.
• Understands Neurocrine's business objectives and develops understanding of Neurocrine's services and customers.
• Experience in specific functional discipline while working to acquire higher-level knowledge and skills.
• Comfortable working with tools and processes that support work conducted by functional area.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Strong computer skills.
• Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills.
• Must be detail-oriented.
• Able to meet multiple deadlines across a variety of projects/programs, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency.
• Knowledge of Clinical Trial process, regulations and guidelines.
• Ability to read and interpret contracts, ensure contract language/terms meet company standards.
• Good contract administration skills, including budgeting, billing/invoicing, issue resolution, point of contact for CRO and/or study teams.
• Knowledge of clinical contract accounting and budgeting process.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience supporting multiple teams.

Benefits

• Retirement savings plan (with company match)
• Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
• Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
• Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

Pay

The hourly rate we reasonably expect to pay is $40.40-$55.14. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills.

Schedule

Not specified