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Thermo Fisher Scientific

The World Leader In Serving Science

FSP Associate – Contract Specialist

Location

North Carolina

Posted

4 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Mid Level

Bachelor Degree2 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglish

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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