Outsourcing Associate

Job Title: Associate II, Vendor Outsourcing

Location: Parsippany, NJ; Foster City, CA; Seattle, WA

Hybrid - Onsite T/W/Th

Functional Area: Development Operations, Vendor Outsourcing

Position Type: Continent/Contract Position

Department: Vendor Outsourcing

Full-Time / Part-Time: Full-Time

Description

Client is currently seeking an industry leading Associate II, Vendor Outsourcing. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to support sourcing and contracting for full service CRO contracts. This role responsibilities include: facilitating vendor selection, RFI, RFP, contracting, and negotiation with a focus on CRO services outsourced in support of clinical trials. This person must be familiar with contracting framework and general legal terms. Must be able to review contracts quickly and to negotiate business terms and support negotiation of legal terms. Strong organizational and technical skills are a must to ensure appropriate cataloging of terms and conditions into a database. Assists other Vendor Outsourcing staff in resolving moderately complex issues relating to contract negotiation or management and with the support of internal customers and the Legal department, assists in the contract negotiation process. Has excellent communication skills and is comfortable interacting with internal and external teams, such as, clinical operations, finance, legal, business conduct, vendor management and payments. Completes tasks and projects under minimal supervision and has the ability to managing competing priorities effectively and proficiently.

The core responsibilities and skills required for this position include but are not limited to:

Delivery Excellence

Has experience in contract management

Implements global clinical development vendor strategy for a program or therapeutic areas

Manages contract activities for clinical development programs, providing consistent customer service and delivering quantitative value through cost savings and transformation/innovation

Supports the contract negotiation process across the entire life cycle including RFI, vendor identification, RFP, vendor selection decision, contracting negotiation, change orders, and ensures proper closeout of agreements to maximize contract value and achieve target savings

Ensure the vendor selection process is compliant by managing risks

Partners with other functions such as Compliance, Legal and Regulatory as necessary

Collaborates with internal customers in vendor bidding and proposal development (RFP creation and analysis)

Partners with internal customers to develop study specifications and leverages benchmarking tools as appropriate

Has experience resolving complex issues relating to contract negotiation and management

Supports the contract negotiation process for complex or high value contracts

Demonstrates understanding of regulatory and legal issues pertinent to clinical development

Is project focused and works with a sense of urgency