Clinical Sourcing Specialist

Job Overview:

Covance is seeking candidates for a Clinical Sourcing Specialist. The Clinical Sourcing Specialist can be remotely located anywhere within the United States. Act as liaison between project management and Global Vendor Management to ensure contracts and POs are created and updated as appropriate Analyze vendor payment detail and contract requests to ensure appropriate sourcing and category management Handle competitive sourcing events with only minimal supervision Independently negotiate business and legal terms in model agreements Independently negotiate vendor master agreements Independently review client agreements to identify appropriate flowdown terms for vendor agreements Enter various types of vendor contract, PO and receipt data into Covance systems Perform PO, Task Order and Change Order reconciliations Maintain various tracking and reconciliation tools and systems Resolve routine vendor issues related to contracts or POs Education/Qualifications:4 year degree or ex-US equivalent from an accredited university in Business, Technical or Life Sciences Advanced degree (JD or MBA), CPSM, CPM or equivalent work experience preferred Experience:2 - 3 years of sourcing, negotiations and contract creation experience Must be an effective negotiator, have strong interpersonal and communication skills Experience in a clinical trials environment is preferred

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