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Senior Site Contracts Lead

  1. Mexico City
JR128188
  1. Study Start Up
  2. ICON Full Service & Corporate Support
  3. Hybrid: Office/Remote

About the role

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.

Responsible for overall oversight, management, and delivery of site contracts for assigned studies at country, regional, or global level and other site contracting projects as assigned.

Responsibilities:

  • In collaboration within ICON internal project team members and client, develops and implements the overall study site contracting strategy at country, regional, or global, as assigned.
  • Leads, trains, and/or serves as consultant on the site contract and budget development process from origination through finalization.
  • Serves as the study-specific point of contact with the ICON project team and client’s legal/budget team on contract and budget matters.
  • Maintains open/professional communication with clients, Site Contracts Department team members, and other ICON employees, as appropriate.
  • Works cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders in support of timely start up and maintenance for the conduct of clinical trials including oversight of Site Contracts Negotiators' accuracy in forecasting contract execution timelines.
  • Proactively identifies risks to meeting site contracting and study timelines and proposes solutions and supports implementation of proposed solutions to mitigate potential risks.
  • Prepares and/or oversees preparation/processing of contractual documents and related correspondence, as needed.
  • Reviews, supports, and oversees Site Contract Negotiators with complex negotiations and finalization of Clinical Trial Agreements, budgets, amendments, and other ancillary documents as needed.
  • Conducts final quality checks by adhering to departmental and/or client requirements, as required.
  • Responsible for overall financial management for site contracts, including but not limited to, working within the scope of the project, identifying out of scope work, monitoring financial units, and other tasks as required.
  • Accountable for complex global studies with large country mix, complex protocols and budgets, transition studies, and other challenging studies.
  • Leads and/or participates in departmental initiatives and process improvements, as assigned.
  • Serves as mentor for other Site Contracts Leads.
  • May act in portfolio lead capacity based on portfolio size and requirements.
  • Provides subject matter expertise and shares lessons learned for areas of site contracting as assigned.
  • Completes all required project, client, department, and ICON trainings on time and adheres to the applicable SOPs, processes, and procedures.

What you need:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 6-9 years of experience
  • Demonstrates professionalism in conducting daily activities.
  • Exhibits extensive competency in Microsoft Office Suite applications (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Ability to follow written and oral instruction from a variety of sources.
  • Completes tasks independently on time and in an efficient manner.
  • Ability to mentor and train other site contracts team members as needed.
  • Demonstrates effective time management skills and has ability to prioritize multiple tasks with little to no management guidance and oversight.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Great interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Confidence in dealing with external and internal clients.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Exhibits ability to be agile as needed to ensure study deliverables are met.
  • Demonstrated experience in leadership role such as people management in a matrix environment or site contract lead.
  • Exhibits strong conflict resolution skills.

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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 maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
  • Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized 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, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

At ICON, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. 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 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.

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