Budgets and Contracts Manager
Headlands Research
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Directly responsible for the development and negotiation of clinical trial budgets for assigned projects and ensuring contracts are routed and executed timely
- Creates budget grids, negotiates budget and payment terms, and routes final documents for signatures
- Reviews, negotiates, and routes clinical trial budget and contract amendments for execution
- Collaborates with individual sites on their specific trial needs
- Works collaboratively, establishing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external entities
- Utilizes internal systems of Devana and LinkSquares for internal and external communications
- Actively and effectively communicates status of budget negotiation with key internal and external stakeholders, escalating any issues that could impact project timelines or other aspects for study start-up
- Ensures timelines and goals are met
- Assist with special projects as needed
Requirements
- Education - bachelors-degree in business or a health-related field required
- 3+ years of experience negotiating budgets and contracts in a clinical research setting (site, CRO or sponsor)
- Strong negotiation skills with a focus on securing favorable terms while managing multiple stakeholders’ needs
- Ability to analyze protocols and complex budget data and identify opportunities to maximize revenue
- Commitment to continuous improvement, staying updated on industry practices and proactively suggesting process enhancements to streamline budget management workflows
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Exceptional organizational skills, ability to multi-task
- Accomplishes work in accordance with scheduled objectives and effectively meets deadlines
- Independent, resourceful and a solutions-oriented with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Self-starter with an ability to maintain high degree of professionalism and integrity
- Able to build effective working relationships and collaborate within the organization across all levels
- Demonstrates strong analytical, problem-solving skills
- Ability to generate creative ideas and solutions to everyday problems and company strategies
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
budget negotiationcontract negotiationclinical trial budget managementdata analysisprotocol analysis
Soft skills
negotiation skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsattention to detailproblem-solving skillscollaborationmulti-taskingindependenceresourcefulnesscreativity