Senior Manager, Clinical Procurement and Outsourcing Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Senior Manager, Clinical Procurement and Outsourcing to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead budget and contract negotiations with Clinical Development service providers including all initial contracts and any change orders;
- Negotiate final scopes of work, budget, and payment schedules with input from functional stakeholders for clinical study service providers;
- Conducts an ongoing analysis of vendor performance using metrics, expectation requirements and KPIs to ensure compliance of contracted services;
- Participate in study management meeting for assigned categories;
- Track negotiated cost savings and cost avoidances achieved;
- Contribute to development of process development/improvement, and implementation of processes and tools related to outsourcing activities.
Requirements:
- A minimum of 8 years of related clinical outsourcing experience with at least 5 years of vendor contract negotiation and oversight responsibilities;
- Excellent written and verbal skills required. Must display strong analytical and problem solving skills. Attention to detail required;
- Must be innovative, driven and effective with a “can do” attitude;
- Ability to deal with time demands, incomplete information or unexpected events;
- Must have the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with management, peers, and cross functional colleagues;
- Must possess excellent interpersonal skills;
- Demonstrated capability of managing multiple external vendors for multiple clinical trials simultaneously;
- Strong knowledge and experience in clinical operations, including interpretation and implementation of FDA regulations/ICH guidelines, is required;
- A Bachelor of Science degree preferred;
- Strong knowledge with advanced concepts of clinical research and able to work effectively in a team/matrix environment.