Director, Contracts & Budgets (Study Start Up)
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- Manage global investigator contract and budgeting processes in close collaboration with clients and internal departments (Legal, IPG, PM, ClinOps and others as needed), building relationships on a cross-functional basis
- Reduce contract cycle times and increase contract output, as defined in individual goals, to achieve best in class
- Ensure contracts and budgets are executed in adherence to current accounting principles.
- Work with senior management and key stakeholders in the contract and budgeting process to define optimal contracting execution strategies – both at a process, as well as on a technology level – and at a country and/or client level.
- Manage internal and external stakeholder expectations in relation to the contracting process and cycle times and support these communications with historic cycle time data as available; or anecdotal evidence if no historic data available.
- Manage and oversee the quality and delivery of the in-country/regional Contract SMEs on the Investigator/site contract and budgeting development process from origination through to execution.
- Develop and oversee contracting strategies to support global contract and budget negotiations, administration and reporting, oversee the development, implementation and accuracy of tracking tools and systems, their use, and corresponding reporting
- Accountable for ensuring availability of robust and current process documentation in relation to contract execution options/strategies, contract and budget execution processes (including sponsor specific processes) and contract availability and storage.
- Develop and manage risk and mitigation strategies to ensure a consistent approach to contracting
- Evaluate progress by maintaining metrics, timelines and other tracking analysis tools for reporting whilst putting systematic and effective corrective actions in place if needed . Take ownership for continuous improvement on reporting tools and content.
- Oversee internal management and lead staff, including professional development, performance appraisals and mentoring of assigned staff.
- Serve as a liaison between Legal and SSU, Clinical Operations and other depts. as necessary to harmonize communication, working practices and foster process improvement, and maximize efficiencies and lessons learned.
- Assist in the training and mentoring of ICON staff and ensure client specific contract and budget training is appropriate, consistent and available across the organization.
- Liaison between staff and client management, client management and escalation point as needed
- Manage and forecast resources to ensure efficiency
- Support Business Development and/or strategic alliances in relation to defining optimal client specific strategies for site contract and budget execution.
- Act as, or identify, subject matter experts for contractual processes, with key accounts.
- Oversee collaboration with Healthcare Alliances in standardization of contracting processes.
- Drive the execution of MSAs with strategic sites
- At least 7 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or health care industry
- Extensive experience with site contract and budget negotiation is mandatory, with preference of this being on a global level
- Experience managing a global contracts function
- Experience in the use of budget planning tools preferred
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated understanding and competency in computer environment
- Demonstrated ability to be customer oriented to internal and external clients in order to achieve high customer satisfaction levels
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple complex tasks of self and others
- Demonstrated ability to attend to detail, think logically and critically evaluate and solve problems
- Demonstrated ability to lead global team members
- Ability to analyze and provide solutions quickly to internal team and/or client.
- Strong leadership skills and experience in change and people management.
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