Job Description
Location: New Jersey (Hybrid – Average 2 days onsite/week)
Experience: 5+ years
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage clinical trial vendor sourcing, RFPs, vendor selection, contract negotiation, and execution.
- Negotiate vendor budgets, service rates, payment schedules, and contract terms.
- Oversee vendor contracts, change orders, financial reconciliation, and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with R&D, Legal, Quality, Finance, and external vendors to drive cost savings and vendor performance.
Mandatory Requirements:
- 5+ years of clinical trial outsourcing or related clinical research experience within the pharma/biotech industry .
- Expertise in complex outsourcing models supporting Clinical R&D and Phase I–IV outsourced services , including CROs, core labs, biomarker services , and central labs.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex procurement categories.
- Experience with Phase I–IV clinical trial vendor contracts.
- Ability to follow established processes, procedures, and systems to improve organizational efficiency and cost controls.
- Advanced MS Word and Excel skills.
Preferred: Laboratory service agreement experience; CRO contract experience is acceptable.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences preferred.
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This position is listed as contract and hybrid.