Site Contract Associate II

PAREXEL is in the process of recruiting a Site Contract Associate to work home-based in Brazil. This role focuses on legal contracts within the fascinating industry of international Clinical Research.

As a Site Contract Associate, you are responsible for the negotiation of study-specific Clinical Site Agreement templates and the negotiation of country budgets across the Americas. Additional responsibilities include managing Clinical Site Agreement (CSA) activities and liaising with various clinical colleagues to ensure that the CSA start-up deliverables are met. Site Contract Associate is responsible for the coordination of the local CTS /CRA working on CSAs on a project level for all countries in his/her region.

• Draft, review and negotiate all site agreements including but not limited to clinical study agreements, service agreements, team member agreements and other types of related documents like letters, notices, etc.
• Provide context to comments received from sites in light of local legal and business framework, common practices, and past negotiation experience for the purpose of further review up the decisioning chain
• Apply and scrutinize site contract and related documents and their revisions against negotiation and budget parameters (as applicable)
• Ensure final documents comply with applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines, including ICH – GCP
• Ensure the best interest of both clients and Parexel are met
• Serves as key communication liaison between site contracts staff and internal and external customers. Provides functional guidance and keeps internal and external teams aware of all contract statuses or pending issues. Prepares correspondence as necessary.
• Manage the contract execution process, including obtaining required signatures and ensuring timely execution of the document by all parties
• Follow record maintenance and archival guidelines to ensure they are met
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clinical trial sites
• Identify potential issues or concerns with contract terms and collaborate with internal stakeholders and clinical trial sites to find mutually acceptable solutions
• Stay up to date with relevant regulatory requirements, guidelines and applicable laws in respective country
• Identifies if all necessary documents, such as Power of Attorney, Insurance Certificates, Indemnification Letters, Informed Consent Form, referenced agreements or any other correlated documents are in line and in place for the need of Clinical Site Agreement
• Track and report on the statuses of site contracting activities to Site Contract Lead, other internal stakeholders and study teams
• SCA is responsible for first time quality by self-check and reviews contracts for completeness and accuracy
• Ensures that changes are appropriately made, approved and documented
• Works within the forecasted country/site contracting timelines, ensures they are complied with and tracks milestone progress in agreed upon contract tracking system in real time
• Identifies possible contract or process operational risk and proactively works with SCL to provide solutions
• Reviews and complies with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) any other relevant applicable guidance in a timely manner, keeps training records updated accordingly and ensures timesheet compliance
• Ensure adequacy and accuracy of archived records
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and quality in the site contracting process
• Provide guidance and support to study teams and project management on site contracting matters in the respective country
• Participate in cross-functional communication to identify process improvements and contribute to the development of site contracting strategies

Skills

• Strong negotiation, diplomacy, team leadership skills, and excellent organizational ability
• Ability to successfully work in a “virtual” team environment
• Ability to complete tasks in an accurate, timely manner and effectively manage multiple tasks
• Effective time management in order to meet daily metrics or team objectives
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and delegate

Education

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., law, economics, business, social sciences), equivalent training or industry experience

Language Skills

• Fluent in written and spoken English in addition to local language.

Please submit English CV for consideration