Contract Analyst I

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

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Site Contracts Specialist in Turkiye to work for a global biotechnology company.

This particular role is a client dedicated one where you will work exclusively on one sponsors trials and SOPs; you will work for a client that values their staff and puts an emphasis on career development.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, negotiate, and finalize clinical trial agreements and ancillary agreements for company sponsored and/or investigator-initiated studies through direct negotiation with clinical trial sites or via oversite of a Clinical Research Organization responsible for contract negotiations. Responsible for delivery on established targets/measurements.
• Work with global teams to review and analyze contractual terms and conditions. Assess legal and budget risks in conjunction with team support functions.
• Partner with Healthcare Compliance, Risk Management, Privacy and other stakeholders to obtain guidance and drive resolution.
• Provide support for negotiations in confidentiality agreements, informed consent forms and other ancillary contract documents as required.
• Manage the contract amendment lifecycle.
• Work with the global team as necessary to review and analyze contractual terms to reach resolution. Assess risks of budget and legal provisions in conjunction with members of the team and support functions. Escalate issues as appropriate.
• Work proactively to improve processes and establish refinements that reduce cycle time, create savings and improve efficiency in the initiation of clinical trial sites.
• Adhere to SOPs, ethics and departmental compliance as determined by GCDO management as well as operating companies, corporate, HCC and QA guidelines. Ensure familiarity with departmental and corporate processes including but not limited to the relevant processes and operating companies.
• Analyze contract requests/needs from operating companies and translating into appropriate contracts/budgets for company sponsored and investigator initiated clinical trial agreementsand other relevant legal documents as they relate to various clinical projects.
• Ensure that contractual terms and provisions are following corporate process, systems, and strategies.
• May mentor, champion, or represent functional area in process initiatives, as required.

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Requirements:

• • Bachelor’s degree in appropriate scientific or business disciplines
  • 3 years’ experience and/or equivalent competencies in legal/ pharmaceutical industry/clinical research.
  • Previous experience in site contracts negotiations in clinical trials
  • Familiarity with clinical research processes.
  • Ability to work effectively in cross function teams.
  • Able to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
  • Strong and proven negotiation and problem resolution skills.
  • Working knowledge of PCs (MS Office suite at a minimum) and database management.
  • Fluency in English.

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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 through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

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.