Senior Contract Specialist

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life. Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

As a Senior Contract Specialist Sponsor dedicated, you will play an important role in driving the costings and contracts being responsible for negotiation and budgeting in clinical trials and for developing and managing contracts and annexes with investigators and institutions or external vendors ensuring ethical, fair and compliant practices.

Senior Contract Specialist has regular communication with investigators and institutions as well as other key external and internal stakeholders.

• Adapt global templates of agreements to local use in accordance with local requirements and SOPs.
• Develop and negotiate clinical site budgets based on Fair Market Value.
• Negotiate agreement language and budget with clinical study sites.
• Act as point of contact and interface with Legal if necessary to ensure integrity of contracts.
• For each agreement maintain the status of agreement, budgets, issues, payments, any amendments for the duration of the study, and communications with internal and external sources.
• Ensure final contract documents are consistent with agreements reached at negotiations.
• Ensure all agreements are executed in a timely manner contributing to efficient site start-up timelines.
• Support internal and external audits activities.
• Ensure compliance with Sponsor’s Code of Conduct and company policies and procedures relating to people, finance, technology and security.
• Ensure that all contracts are included in the TMF

              Upon local decision, additional responsibilities may include*:

• Training and mentoring of new members of the local Study Team regarding financial/contractual issues and sharing experiences.
• Support preparation and negotiation of a Local Master Service Agreement
• Contribute to process improvements, knowledge transfer and best practice sharing.

*Note: Additional responsibilities may be adjusted locally

you will need:

• Solid previous experience as contract professional within CRO or pharma/biotech company
• Bachelor degree in related discipline, preferably in life science, law, finance or equivalent qualification.
• Excellent knowledge of international guidelines ICH-GCP, basic knowledge of GMP/GDP as well as relevant local regulations
• Excellent organization skills and attention to details
• Strong communication with the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure
• Solid negotiation skills.
• Ability to look for and champion more efficient and effective methods/processes of delivering quality clinical trials with reduced budget and in less time.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in French and professional proficiency 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

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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