Investigator Contracts Lead, Sr. Manager

Pfizer

Investigator Contracts Lead responsible for site-facing contract and budget negotiations for clinical trials at Pfizer. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and managing escalations in site contracting.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇱 PolandSenior💰 PLN 249,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Exercise independent judgement and decision making in areas of site contracting with moderate supervision
Effective management of contract and budget escalations from FSP / pCRO ICL with limited consultation
Make appropriate decisions, with limited oversight while balancing the risks for Pfizer in making budget and contractual choices against the impacts to Pfizer clinical trial timelines
Problem solving for site contracting issues of moderate complexity
Follow GPD processes to develop, negotiate, track and execute global clinical study agreements with institutions and investigators participating in sponsored clinical trials
Work with partners to develop and oversee the global site budget process
Work with clinical trial sites 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 and Site Management Organizations across the contracting and budgeting interface
Lead other ICL, pCRO and FSP negotiators in achieving study goals with moderate support from site contracting team leads
Act as primary study point of contract for site contracting issues and timelines on assigned studies
Partner with Legal and other divisions to manage escalations in the site budgeting and contracting space
Partner with Legal, Finance, pCRO and other divisions to identify and implement areas of improvement in the site contracting space
Collaborates with invoicing specialists and/or invoice service provider to ensure alignment with Investigative Site contracting and compensation requirements
Applies acquired job skills and procedures to complete substantive assignments, projects and tasks of moderate scope and complexity in applicable discipline.
Contributes to design, development and implementation of major business initiatives or special projects
Applies technical skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to achievement of business objectives at GPD or WSR Functional Line level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in clinical development operations or clinical trial outsourcing and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Significant experience with clinical study budgets and contracting negotiation principles, practices, processes, and activities
Balance of general business, compliance, finance, legal, and drug development experience
Precise communications and presentation skills
Ability to plan, identify and mitigate risks to site contacting timelines
Demonstrated ability to lead by influence rather than positional power to accomplish critical deliverables
Demonstrated success in working in a highly matrix-based organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medicover
Multisport
UNIQA
PPE at Goldman Sachs
Annual bonus: 20%
Company car

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical development operationsclinical trial outsourcingcontract negotiationbudget managementclinical study agreementsrisk mitigationproject managementbusiness initiatives implementationcontract template modification

Soft Skills

independent judgementproblem solvingeffective communicationpresentation skillsleadership by influencerelationship managementcollaborationdecision makingorganizational skills

Certifications

bachelor's degree