Associate Contract Manager

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Contract Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific leading contract preparations and negotiations with clinical study sites. Ensuring quality and compliance with regional contractual regulations and company policies.

Posted 4/23/2026full-timeRemote • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study sites in accordance with local/accepted process.
Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established process with sites and follows established escalation routes.
Communicates, trains and provides approved contract templates, process and negotiation parameters and client expectations to assigned teams.
Ensures collaboration, quality alignment with terms and conditions, process and client expectations with assigned team members.
Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks in accordance with approved company and client contractual considerations.
Acts as a lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters, client expectations and process deviations.
Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions contracts negotiations to internal and external clients.
Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site startup activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines.
Completes tracking and reporting as required.
Contributes to change initiatives within the department.
Completes periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports.
May assist with training material preparation or delivery of training to team members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 8+ years) bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification
Demonstrated understanding of regional principles of contract law, including a general understanding of laws that influence contract language, such as business, intellectual property and local tax and stamp laws
Demonstrated ability to apply basic principles of investigator grant negotiation
General understanding of business, contractual and financial principles that relate to service agreements
Effective communication skills (verbal & written) in English and in language spoken at your local place of work
Capable of drafting and negotiating contract provisions and budgetary issues within parameters
Demonstrated ability to attention to detail
Excellent analytical and decision based thinking skills
Demonstrated depth of knowledge and expertise in clinical drug development and trial process, attained within the pharmaceutical and/or CRO industry
Able to work independently or in a team environment
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Working knowledge of PPD SOP & WPDs
Able to organize competing priorities logically and review outstanding contractual risk and issues
Ability to demonstrate a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration
Able to effectively use automated systems and computer applications
Flexible and able to multitask and prioritize competing demands/workload

Benefits

Comp & perks

A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan
A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HSAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits
Employee assistance programs
At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO).
10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer rime off in accordance with company policy.
Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract negotiationinvestigator grant negotiationcontract draftingbudget negotiationrisk assessmentanalytical thinkingattention to detaildecision makingclinical drug developmenttrial process

Soft Skills

effective communicationorganizational skillstime managementproblem solvingcollaborationindependent workteamworkflexibilitymultitaskingcustomer focus

Certifications

Bachelor's degreevocational qualification