Senior Site Contracts Specialist (Sponsor Dedicated /Remote – U.S. Only) Clinical Trial Contracts experience required!

Job Responsibilities

• Lead Clinical Trial Contract & Budget Negotiations That Accelerate Research
• Independently negotiate and manage Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs), CTA amendments, and site budgets for U.S. and Canadian clinical research sites.
• Draft, clone, review, and negotiate site-specific CTAs from approved country templates.
• Lead contract and budget negotiations directly with investigative sites while partnering with Sponsor stakeholders until all issues are resolved.
• Apply approved CTA fallback language and budget negotiation parameters with minimal supervision.
• Maintain accurate contract negotiation status and milestones within the Sponsor's clinical trial tracking system.
• Prepare amendments, revised budgets, and supporting documentation throughout the study lifecycle.
• Perform quality control reviews to ensure contracts are complete, accurate, compliant, and execution-ready.
• Coverage of electronic repositories for contract execution and maintenance of required documentation and metadata.
• Partner closely with Clinical Operations, Site Start-Up, Finance, Legal, and Site Contract Service Center teams to ensure efficient study activation.
• Identify contractual or operational risks early and proactively drive solutions.
• Track contracting timelines, deliverables, and project milestones to support study start-up goals.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for internal teams, investigative sites, and Sponsor stakeholders.
• Support customer meetings, business initiatives, and continuous process improvements.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to SOPs, training materials, and quality initiatives.
• Monitor contract-related project metrics and escalate issues when appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Health, Life Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–3+ years of direct clinical trial site contract and budget negotiation experience within a CRO, pharmaceutical company, or Sponsor-dedicated environment.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing:
• Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
• CTA Amendments
• Site budget negotiations
• Contract lifecycle management with minimal oversight
• Strong understanding of:
• CTA drafting and negotiation
• Contract templates and fallback language
• Budget development and negotiation strategies
• Clinical trial start-up processes
• Excellent understanding of Phase II-IV clinical trials, ICH-GCP, and clinical development processes.
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills.
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree.
• Previous experience supporting a Sponsor-Dedicated/FSP model.
• Leadership or mentoring experience.
• Vendor management experience.
• Experience supporting process improvement initiatives within Site Start-Up or Site Contracts.