Budget&Contract Lead in Cambridge

Fortrea is looking for an experienced Contract and Budget Lead to support our key client in EMEA
Role objectives

• Manage escalations and review of assigned site budgets and contracts to ensure timely contract execution and study startup forecasts are achieved.
• Support the development of creative processes, methodologies, data, and technologies that will ensure ongoing improvements in the service delivery

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assigned country level SB&C function to develop, negotiate, administrate and execute assigned Clinical Trial Agreements and budgets.
• Oversight of assigned country budget setup including parameters development.
• Partner with Study Startup, SB&C team and Clinical Operations teams as an escalation point for global budget escalations outside of budget parameters.
• Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with company parameters and fair market value guidance.
• Promptly recognize and improve potential delays providing solutions to resolve and escalate non-performance.
• Manage site contracts and budgets negotiation timelines to ensure sites are \”Ready To Enroll\” to the Startup Project Plan.

Requirements

• BS degree or international equivalent
• 4 or more years of experience in clincal research site contracting and budgeting, including country budget build with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.
• At least 2 years of site budgeting and contracting oversight
• Ability to explain data, facilitate decision making processes to be data driven.
• Expertise in principles driving country/site budgeting and contracting strategies.
• Excellent organizational skills, decision making, communication and negotiation skills.

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