Associate Director, Clinical Site Budgets, Contracts
Generate Biomedicines
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $162,000 - $227,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and maintain standardized global clinical site budget templates and negotiation playbooks
- Lead global Phase 1–3 investigator site budget and contract negotiations within approved parameters
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and fair market value standards
- Partner with CROs to oversee global site budget processes and drive consistency across programs
- Proactively identify budget risks, escalate issues, and implement mitigation strategies to protect clinical timelines
- Oversee contract and budget tracking systems, reporting metrics, and dashboard updates
- Establish scalable tools and processes to improve efficiency and reduce administrative burden
- Provide investigator grant budget forecasts and strategic input to Clinical Operations and Finance
- Represent the function in cross-functional governance discussions and strategic planning initiatives
- Liaise with legal department to support efficient clinical site contracts review, escalation, and approval parameters
- Support contract signature and storage workstreams, and various ad hoc clinical and vendor contracts workstreams as required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in healthcare, business, life sciences, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 10+ years of experience in clinical site contracting and budget negotiation within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry
- Demonstrated global Phase 1–3 clinical site agreement and budget negotiation experience
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations related to site activation and contracting
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in a global environment
- Proven people management experience, including direct and/or virtual team leadership
- Contract management expertise across multiple programs and timelines
- Advanced negotiation and redlining skills with outstanding attention to detail
- Advanced Excel skills for financial modeling and metrics tracking; strong PowerPoint skills for executive communication
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Ability to travel quarterly to corporate office
Benefits
- You will be eligible for an annual bonus
- Equity compensation
- Competitive benefits package
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
budget negotiationcontract managementfinancial modelingmetrics trackingregulatory complianceclinical site agreementsrisk mitigation strategiesinvestigator grant budget forecastingcross-functional initiative leadershipadvanced Excel
Soft Skills
people managementattention to detailinfluence senior stakeholderswritten communicationverbal communicationstrategic planningproblem-solvingcollaborationnegotiationadministrative efficiency