Sr. Contract Specialist

Home-Based, South Korea

As a (Sr. Clinical Investigator Payment Associate) you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

What you will be doing:

General Description:

The Clinical Investigator Payment Associate will undertake activities to provide specialized support and assistance to the Clinical Business Operations and all studies in site payment vendor portfolio. This role partners closely with the Clinical Operations team, contracts and budget team, and site payment vendor.  Role will also ensure accuracy and timely site payments for study portfolio by planning, executing, tracking and management of global clinical trial payments.

• Experience with site payment vendor management or oversite including holding vendor accountable for services in Statement of Work (SOW).
• Experience creating baseline Investigator Grant budget estimates using a benchmarking tool and assessing for Fair Market Value (FMV)
• Ability to manage total overall study budget as well as global payments, with specific emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region as well as experience with other country specific payment rules and regulations.
• Support the implementation of the SOW and Change Order process and project related cost, if applicable.
• Demonstrated experience in supporting R&D as it relates to Clinical Trial business operations.
• Successfully work with 3^rd party site payment vendor resolving site payment discrepancies, historical payment issues, and monthly reporting requests.
• Track payments owed to clinical research sites in accordance with the negotiated unit price per the site
• Contract.
• Support management in identification of risks, develop mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, resolve issues, action item/follow up in collaboration with cross functional and/or matrix teams.
• Maintain frequent and consistent communication with external partners and/or investigators and internal departments regarding payment activities during the contract lifecycle.
• Able to review Clinical Trial site budgets, if needed.

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You are:

• Bachelor’s (BA/BS) Degree from accredited college or university
• 3-6 years in clinical research or pharmaceutical industry with site payment role
• Full Home Based
• 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

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.