Site Contract Associate
The Site Contract Associate (“SCA”) is responsible for negotiation with sites, finalization,
and execution of all types of site contracts required for site activation. SCA is also
responsible for ancillary documents associated to site contracts. Post site activation,
SCA is responsible for negotiation, finalization, and execution of any amendments to
the original contracts. The SCA ensures the highest standard of quality of final
documents, as well as their compliance with relevant regulatory requirements,
guidelines, and respective country’s applicable laws. The SCA ensures that contracts
meet needs of both clients and clinical trial sites, protecting best interests of clients and
the company (as applicable), while nurturing and maintaining positive relationships with
clinical trial sites.
Responsibilities:
Draft, review & negotiate all site agreements including but not limited to clinical study
agreements, service agreements, tam member agreements and other types of related
documents like letters, notices, etc.
Provide context to comments received from sites in light of local legal & business
framework, common practices, & past negotiation experience for the purpose of further
review up the decision chain.
Apply & scrutinize site contract & related documents and their revisions against
negotiation & budget parameters (as applicable)
Ensure final documents comply with applicable laws, regulatory & guidelines, including
ICH- GCP
Serves as key communications liaison between site contracts staff & internal & external
customers. Provides functional guidance & keeps internal & external aware of all
contracts statuses or pending issues. Prepares correspondence as necessary
Manage the contract execution process, including obtaining required signatures &
ensuring timely execution of the document by all parties
Develop & maintain positive relationships with clinical sites
Skills:
Possess strong diplomacy, negotiation and excellent organizational skills with
demonstrated experience handling multiple projects
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to successfully work in a “virtual” multicultural team environment and across
different time zones.
Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to create or interpret legal language
and budgets.
Align internal and external resources to achieve objectives.
Comprehend desired end-result, goal or objective and act to accomplish.
Solid working proficiency of all MS Office Products specifically, Excel, Word, and
PowerPoint with polished presentation skills.
Quality driven in all managed activities