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Contract Specialist, Site Agreements

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (Covance)

Madrid, Spain

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Your new employer is <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Labcorp Drug Development</span>, the world’s most comprehensive drug development company, dedicated to improving health and improving lives</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. Our unique perspectives, built from decades of scientific expertise and precision delivery of the largest volume of drug development data in the world, along with our innovative technology solutions, help our clients identify new approaches and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges as they evolve.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As part of a global team you will be responsible for the preparation and negotiation of site agreements,<br />confidentiality agreements, letters of indemnification and other contracts with study sites. This unique opportunity is perfect if you are looking to develop your legal skills in the pharmaceutical and CRO industry.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Your main responsibilities will include, but not be restricted to:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily tracking, negotiation and approval of Site Agreements and Site Agreement templates (as applicable) for clinical study teams; timely updating of the departmental Site Agreement Management System (“SAMS”) or any other system required for use on a particular study.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify and escalate issues (as defined in departmental processes) that must be escalated to line manager for review.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Confirm quality of tasks delegated to and completed by Contracts Associate.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manage assigned studies with careful compliance with internal processes and procedures, or otherwise according to specified Sponsor requirements.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Timely updating of the departmental contract tracking system.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Performs contract administration functions including: assisting with obtaining approvals on authorization forms as required; maintaining a contract tracking system to report contract status updates and signing status; providing notice of all executed contracts to the appropriate team members along with contract values; and scanning and filing executed contracts in the shared electronic storage area in a timely manner for access by other staff members.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support line manager with departmental goals, objectives and initiatives in a positive and flexible way.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides management with regular status updates on all open contracts and any outstanding issues.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Complies with and fulfils corporate requirements of the position including, inputting activities in Timesheets, conducting all required training and documenting training in training systems, and preparing and submitting any company expense reports for reimbursement in a timely manner.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Drafts, negotiates, reviews, and processes contracts in a commercially reasonably manner that protects <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Labcorp Drug Development</span>’s fundamental interests and in accordance with departmental practices and policies. Produces and negotiates contracts that accurately reflect <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Labcorp Drug Development</span>’s obligations or rights and understandings with third parties.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Negotiates contractual terms with other contracting parties in a professional manner.</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identifies potential obstacles in the contracting process promptly and requests assistance of line manager, project management staff, Business Development staff, Budgets & Proposals staff or higher management as necessary to minimize delays and to facilitate the prompt conclusion of contractual negotiations.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Join us and see why Labcorp Drug Development has been named by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers 2020 and more than 90% of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies are repeat customers. We can offer you not only a job, but a stable, long-term international career.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">EMEA Remote</span></span></p><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><ul><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree (LLB, JD, BA or BS) preferred, university-level law degree preferred (UK/EU).</span></li><li><span style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fluent in business-level English and Spanish. </span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><ul><li><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Recent and relevant experience of reviewing, amending and negotiating clinical trial agreements in the CRO or pharmaceutical industries, or an equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the key responsibilities of the job.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>To apply for this position please upload your CV in English.</strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">#LI-SP2, #LI-Remote, #EMEA</p>

Job posted: 2021-09-13

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