Senior Contract Analyst

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.

The responsibility of this role is to provide services in the creation and maintenance of Clinical Trial Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements and negotiation guidelines. You will provide services in the development of training related to Clinical Trial Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements and negotiation guidelines. You will also have the responsibility to lead/support on the review and negotiation of customized and complex templates. You will coordinate with legal departments to resolve complex legal issues while ensuring compliance with company process and strategy and subsequently disseminating information to negotiators. 

What you will be doing:

• • 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. Escalate as appropriate. resolution. Escalate as appropriate.
  • Analyze investigator fees in relation to fair market value pricing and ensure alignment with regional standards and the J&J pricing guidelines. Participate in and/or lead approval escalations as appropriate.
  • Provide support for negotiations in confidentiality agreements, informed consent forms and other ancillary contract documents as required.
  • Manage the contract amendment lifecycle.
  • Assume responsibility for all aspects of legal document and metrics tracking.
  • Provide support to review, authorize and/or understand aspects of site payments.
  • Assist clinical operations or clinical team in ensuring that investigator grants comply with overall study costs and compliance guidelines.
  • CCS management and functional CCS support teams such as, legal, Healthcare
  • Compliance (HCC), Risk Management, Privacy and other stakeholders to obtain guidance and escalate issues as appropriate.

You are:

• Law degree – Juris Doctor (JD), Masters of Law (LLM), paralegal or local equivalent 
• Substantial contracts management experience in pharma/clinical research industry
• Contracts management experience in the Italian and/or French market is essential.
  
• You must be based in one of the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czech Rep, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa.
• Language: Italian and/or French is mandatory (plus English, of course)

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

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 or submit a request here.

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.