Site Contract Manager

We are currently seeking a full-time, Site Contract Manager to join our Clinical Operations team office-based in Munich. This position will play a key role in the study start-up and clinical trial management processes at Medpace. The Contract Manager will play a key role in advancing the start-up of our projects. If you want an exciting career where you use your previous expertise and can develop and grow your career even further, then this is the opportunity for you.

• Act as Contract Study Lead on allocated studies with active responsibility for the performance of the contract team assigned to the study, acting as a primary point of contact between Sponsor and study teams, determining site contract processes, delegating duties to staff, and providing functional oversight of site contract and budget negotiations;
• Create project-specific site contract documents, including study templates;
• Review contract queries that fall outside of agreed parameters escalated by Contract Specialists;
• Ensure Contract staff provide timely and accurate budget and contract review and execution, as well as meaningful updates in internal systems;
• Facilitate clear communication, evaluation, and reporting of ongoing contract negotiations to study teams (e.g., Clinical Trial Management, Regulatory Submissions), ensuring that timelines are met, delays are managed effectively, and study team and Sponsor concerns are addressed as appropriate;
• Provide contract support and advice related to site payments, site contracts, and other related documents and vendor contracts, identifying potential contractual issues, addressing, escalating and/or resolving such in order to minimize contractual risk to the organization;
• Support in the development and implementation of contract management and compliance initiatives.

• Bachelor’s degree;
• 4 years of contract management experience preferably in a clinical research or similar industry setting;
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills; and
• Fluent in English and German.