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Reference Number:
PZ30649Contract
Job Description:
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Job id - PZ30649Contract
Client - Pharma Company
Title - Research Investigation Contract Analyst (Paralegal)
Location - Midtown NY
Duration - 6 Months
Rate - Open
PARALEGAL BACKGROUND IS REQUIRED
IN-PERSON INTERVIEW IS REQUIRED.
Manager has urgent need
An individual to negotiate Investigator Initiated Research Agreements: This individual would ideally have a paralegal background. He or she would also have 3 or more years Pharmaceutical industry experience in negotiating Investigator Initiated Research based Consultantship or Service agreements. They would also have some awareness concerning Intellectual Property issues and the resolution of same.
Position Purpose:
* Lead outsourcing process and provide contract management and issue management support for research-related agreements in connection with the conduct of clinical trials
* Work with external vendors and directly negotiate cost, business and contractual terms and conditions with investigators/institutions, making changes to contract templates within the Legal division approved parameters
* Lead and develop relationships with key investigational sites/Site Management Organizations across the contracting and budgeting interface
Major Duties:
* To deliver investigator / institution research-related agreements
* Collaborate with customers to translate study site requirements into effective contracts
* Responsible for effective relationships / collaboration with other Functions
* Liaise frequently with customers and stakeholders to ensure they have realistic expectations of the contracting process, institutions and contracting environment and provide data and status information to enable enhanced study management
* Responsible for minimizing Client*s business risk and optimizing contracted research spend
* Implement global tools and processes at a local level to best support and improve outsourcing management and supplier management practices
* Ensure that the company enters into mutually beneficial contractual agreements and ensure that Pfizer and investigators adhere to their respective contractual obligations (by referral to in-house lawyers where appropriate) by negotiating in an agreed Legal and budgetary framework
* Communicate significant requested contractual changes HQ Contract Development Lead, and communicate significant budget exceptions to C&O management and project team management for consideration
* Develop relationships with assigned key institutions to maintain contractual, budgetary and professional relationships and manage issue resolution, cycle time reduction and process improvement
* Negotiate MSAs with investigator sites/institutions as appropriate
Additional Responsibilities:
* Minimum of 2 Years related commercial experience (preferably contract management/procurement/paralegal/business
* Lead key therapeutic areas in specific therapeutic contracting expertise and knowledge to facilitate discussion and decision making on site selection with key stakeholders
* Provide periodic status reports to C&O management and colleagues and to customers and stakeholders of therapeutic site issues/progress
* Monitor issue trends and lead resolution of cross-project therapeutic issues
* With the site lead manage and oversee the relationship with a vendor in support of per subject costing and investigator contracting by providing oversight and management of workload, process and issue management.
* Support and lead investigator contracts and outsourcing individuals in negotiating contractual and financial terms and conditions within key institution *Master Service Agreements* (MSAs) with support from HQ contract development lead and from Legal
Experience Level:
3 Years
Requirements:
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