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Site Contracts Specialist II
Location
New Jersey
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
$70K - $85K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Site Contracts Specialist II
Everest Clinical Research
• supporting the site start up process of clinical studies by negotiating and executing Clinical Trial Agreements and their budgets • ensuring the quality and timeliness of negotiations • conducting timely site follow ups and contacting sites every few business days • raising any changes in site circumstances as they arise • negotiating study-specific CDAs, CTAs, Amendments or other related documents • tracking all site interaction in a timely and accurate manner • escalating any issues to the Site Contract Manager and study team as necessary
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent in a related field such as science/biology or English/communication; Master's or JD preferred
- 2+ years of investigative site contracting experience with both the legal language and the budget.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
- life & AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- tuition reimbursement
- fitness reimbursement
- employee assistance program (EAP)
- pension plan
- generous paid time off and sick leave
- opportunity to earn a performance based bonus
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