Job Description

　　At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

　　As a Site Contract Specialist, you will prepare and negotiate contracts, as well as, finalize the contract process. You will liaises and establish effective relationships with sites and internal functional team!

　　Key responsibilities:

　　Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.

　　Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with sites and follows established escalation routes.

　　Ensures compliance to established negotiation parameters, authority approval, contractual process and client expectations.

　　Ensures compliance of budgetary guidance, templates and process.

　　Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks and escalates to appropriate level of the organization per established processes.

　　Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions to Investigator Contracts negotiations through established escalation channels.

　　Coordinates with internal functional departments to ensure various site startup activities are aligned with contractual activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of contract negotiation process for sites and study are properly aligned to the critical path for site activation.

　　Achieve target cycle times for site activations.

　　Ensures guidelines and processes are followed for efficient escalation of out of parameter issues as appropriate.

　　Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

　　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 will be seen as an advantage

　　Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Watch as our colleagues explain 5 reasons to work with us. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need. #StartYourStory with PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, where diverse experiences, backgrounds and perspectives are valued.

　　Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.com

　　Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

　　Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.