Clinical Contract and Budget Associate

As a Clinical Contract and Budget Associate you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

What you will be doing:

• Manage the whole process for clinical site contracts including contracts and amendments preparation, negotiation, escalation, translation, sending and signature
• Manage the site payment proccesses
• Be Responsible/point-of-contact for the contracting process for both in-house and locally outsourced studies
• Escalate contract and budget issues to Legal or Pricing Group and local or global Study Manager as appropriate
• Lead the review of the budget template for country feedback on Fair Market Value
• Negotiate site budgets from the base budget and payment milestones using appropriate guidelines, and completes the final payment schedule template
• Track contracts progression using appropriate systems
• Store and archives contracts and budgets in the appropriate systems
• Participate in appropriate site/Legal meetings as required to resolve contract issues
• Manage, negotiate and support contracting with local vendors
• Manage, execute and track study payments ensuring that spending is within approval contract budgets
• Perform ongoing and end-of-trial contract budget reconciliation as needed
• Prepare regular budget and payment reports
• Manage and track Confidential Disclosure Agreements & Clinical Trials Insurance
• Drive continuous process improvement and operational excellence within the local operations

You are:

• Bachelor’s Degree or the equivalent (BSc is preferred) 
• 2 years of finance administration, accounting, project management, contracting or other relevant
• Detail-oriented and skilled in managing timelines experience in life sciences or medically related field
• Familiarity with Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry is a plus
• Experience of contract and budget negotiation and payment. 

Why ICON?

Our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.

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