Job Summary
Our clinical operations activities are growing rapidly, and we are currently seeking a full-time, office-based Contract Specialist to join our Clinical Operations team in Munich. This position plays a key role in the study start-up and clinical trial management processes at Medpace. The Site Contract Specialist will advance the start-up of our projects. If you want an exciting career where you use your previous expertise and can develop and grow your career even further, then this is the opportunity for you.
Responsibilities
* Oversees negotiations of clinical study agreements (CSA´s) on a study level and drives CSA document finalization and execution, including contractual language & terms, financial attachments, and investigator grant budgets in collaboration with a global team of site contract & budget negotiators.
* Acts as first-line subject matter expert for all such CSA elements on assigned studies for internal stakeholders. Advises stakeholders on issue resolution within the context of assigned studies.
* Plans contract execution strategy for assigned studies-including forecast of site-specific contractual execution timelines with as much accuracy as possible and coordinates with internal study team stakeholders to ensure that CTA strategy is aligned with overall study start-up plans and expectations overall.
* Works closely with internal stakeholders to prepare site contractual templates, including payment terms, in order to drive successful negotiation of contracts and budgets.
* Maintains document status reports, and updates department tools/systems and team members on a regular basis.
* Collaborates with internal legal, finance and clinical operations departments, including communicating and explaining legal and budgetary issues.
* Manages site level discussions with internal team stakeholders around fair market value of investigator budgets and payment terms within corporate and industry standards during negotiation with sites.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Life science or Law;
* Relevant work experience is preferred but not required;
* Prior contract negotiation experience preferred but not required;
* Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills; and
* Full proficiency of German at native level is a must, and advanced English.
Travel: None
We kindly ask to submit applications in English. We would appreciate if you could indicate the status of your work permit if needed.