Outsourcing Manager

The Outsourcing Manager will support the outsourcing and contracting needs of the client. This individual will be responsible for the generation, negotiation and execution of contracts including budget and legal terms. The individual will ensure that the contract terms and budget meet the needs of the business owner.  This position may be required to work under tight timelines.

This role will require 1 to 2 days on-site in the King of Prussia area.

What Will you be doing?

• Support outsourcing and contracting needs of global clinical development programs
• Lead the vendor outsourcing, including Request for Proposal and analysis of bid responses, at the clinical study level.
• Generation, negotiation and execution of clinical trial vendor contracts required to meet study timeline deliverables and ICH
  GCP compliance requirements
• Act as the primary contact with vendors for negotiation of the scope of work, study assumptions and budget
• Ensure that the contract terms and budget meet SOPs, department processes, and financial/legal requirements while working
  within the boundaries of the vendor specific master agreements
• Has a clear understanding of customer's needs and use this knowledge to advocate for, and drive delivery of, improvements
  that provide clear benefits to the customer
• Provide financial analyses support for various vendors to meet or exceed the cost reductions within the Procurement
  department
• Has a thorough understanding of the industry and trends and continually provides solutions based on this experience
• Assist with onboarding of new Team Members
• Well versed in the Lifecycle management of clinical vendors and anticipate impact of any vendor addition or changes
• Provide mitigating risk initiatives to ensure seamless vendor delivery and support
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Education and experience:

• Bachelor's degree is required;
• Minimum of 4 plus years of experience in outsourcing at a CRO or sponsor;
• In lieu of clinical vendor agreements, clinical contracts and budgets negotiations experience may be acceptable. 
• Proficiency in Word, Excel.

Communicative Skills:

• Excellent communication skills - able engage with high level staff.
• Demonstrated negotiation and conflict resolution skills;
• Ability to negotiate and obtain commitment and buy-in from customers, suppliers and team members;
• Ability to collaborate and build strong partnership/relationships with all functions involved in the trial;
• Ability to handle multiple priorities within matrix environment;
• Works and meets deadlines while being detailed oriented.

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.