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FSP Associate – Contract Specialist
Location
North Carolina
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
FSP Associate – Contract Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Drafts, executes and processes various company contracts, reports and related documents with clinical study sites and principal investigators. • Develops and maintains professional relationships with assigned sites. • Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget and contractual terms and conditions in accordance with client negotiation parameters, established process with clients and follows established escalation routes. • Coordinates stakeholder review of changes outside of negotiation parameters and submission of recommendation to resolve negotiations. • Monitors and reports contractual progress to Site Contract Manager. • Partners to reduce and/or eliminate company regulatory, legal and financial exposure. • Initiates and coordinates follow-up with stakeholders regarding the status of outstanding agreement issues in accordance with agreed process documents. • Ensures that finalized contractual documents are uploaded to eTMF within required timelines. • Assists TMF specialist with eTMF QC and issue resolution in accordance with agreed process. • Tracks common negotiation points for negotiation parameter updates in accordance with agreed process documents.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
- Associate Contract Specialist: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2 years).
- Contract Specialist: Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2-5 years).
- Good understanding of the principles of contract law, including a general understanding of laws that influence contract language, such as business, intellectual property and local tax and stamp laws
- Demonstrated ability to apply basic principles of investigator grant negotiation
- General understanding of business and financial principles that related to service agreements
- Effective communication skills (verbal & written) in English and local language
- Capable, with appropriate oversight, of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
- Demonstrated ability in attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and decision-based thinking skills
- Understanding of the pharmaceutical product development process and involvement of CROs
- Able to work independently or in a team environment
- Good organizational and time management skills
- Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs
- Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues
- Able to effectively use automated systems and computerized applications
- Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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