Contracts Associate 1

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Business Title: </strong>Contracts Associate, Mobile Clinical Services (MCS)</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Overview: </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333333;">The Contracts Associate MCS will perform contract management tasks of various complexities in support of the global provider network for MCS business. The primary responsibility is to support development and review of Confidentiality Agreements, Services/Consulting Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Work Orders and other agreements as required for MCS, but not limited to the following:</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Overview: </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Perform contract management tasks for the MCS provider network (i.e., Country Coordinators, Home Health Agencies, etc.) on all MCS projects, as applicable</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop, review and support negotiation of Confidentiality Agreements, Service Agreements, Master Services Agreements, Work Orders, etc., for the MCS provider network.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop working relationships and dialogue with global provider network to provide excellent customer service and timely updates on status of contractual agreements</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support negotiations for assigned MCS Agreements with moderate management support</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support the identification, and negotiation of Change Orders for assigned MCS projects to identify need for amendment to provider contracts, as applicable.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop a working knowledge of the differences between global MCS providers and to apply that knowledge to insure proper contract terms for all types of agreements</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Manage and track contract lifecycle activities, and update MCS provider agreements prior to expiration, as applicable</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Follow up on outstanding MCS contract issues for resolution to meet internal and external deadlines and to minimize business and legal risk</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support calculation of appropriate budget allocation and entry of requisitions for MCS Purchase Orders, submit requests for new vendor registration in the financial system, and follow-up as appropriate to verify completion</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Work cross-functionally across business units to resolve MCS contract and billing issues in a timely manner</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Participate in departmental initiatives, process improvements and strategic initiatives, as assigned.Ensure contract information and documents are uploaded to contract management tool(s) in a timely manner.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide accurate updates on all outstanding contractual documents to MCS Senior/Project Management on a weekly basis or as otherwise required </span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Adhere to contract management policies and process</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Other duties as assigned</span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">BA or BS in business or life sciences (or equivalent experience)</span></p><h2>Experience:</h2><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Minimum of 2-4 years in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry with minimum of 1 year of contract management related experience</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated ability to plan, multi-task and prioritize</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Demonstrated teamwork, communication and organizational skills</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proficient in Excel and Word (intermediate)</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Problem Solving and Negotiation skills</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and ability to be persistent while maintaining tact</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Proven ability to work independently</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Experience and comfort in a high volume, fast paced environment is essential</span></li></ul>