Senior Site Contract Specialist / Contract Manager (Sponsor Dedicated/ Remote- US Only)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
 
Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.
 
Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.
 
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
 
Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. 

Job Responsibilities

• May lead multi-country projects including negotiating and preparing contracts, budgets, and related documents for participation in industry-sponsored clinical trials.

• Produces site-specific contracts from country clinical trial agreement (CTA) template. Reviews and owns site-specific contracts from country template. Submits proposed CTA and investigator budget for site review.

• Negotiates budget and contract with site and via Site Contracts Service Centre and SSUL with Sponsor until resolution of issues.

• Performs quality control and arranges execution of CTAs as well as archival of documents into repositories and capture of metadata. Reviews contracts for completeness and accuracy, and ensures that corrections are appropriately made and documented.

• Administers all contract management processes, including coordination with relevant protocol, informed consent, institution, investigator, vendor, consultant, and customer agreement documents at a project level. 

• Generates amended contract and/or budget documents as necessary, preparing contract management documentation for projects, and streamlining the contract/proposal or internal processes; initiates and introduces creative ideas and solutions.    

• Works closely with Site Contract Service Center and Legal to harmonize site contract to reflect sponsor's master service agreement terms.

• Works closely with SSU lead, Clinical Operations and Finance to validate the load of departmental budgets and corresponding backlog.

• Identifies possible contract or process operational risk and proactively works within the team to provide solutions. Establishes strong working relationships with SSU lead, customer and internal project teams. Escalates deviations to department leadership and/or Site Contract Service Center and/or Legal Department.

• Provides support to business development and represents site contracts/Site Start-Up (SSU) at internal or customer meetings.

• Works within the forecasted country/site contracting timelines, ensures they are complied with and tracks milestone progress in agreed upon SSU tracking system in real time.

• Collaborates with internal and external legal, finance, and clinical operations departments, including communicating and explaining legal and budgetary issues.

• Maintains and actively supports review and development of contract templates, budget templates and site specific files and databases.

• 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.

• Trains and mentors less experienced staff members on departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and ensures quality of team work products. Maintains and updates training material for site contract team.

• Actively participates in higher level discussions about overall company goals, departmental objectives, and specific project aims.

• Facilitates the execution of contracts by company signatories.

• Monitors basic financial aspects of the project and the number of hours/tasks available per contract; escalates discrepancies in a timely fashion.

• Reviews and complies with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WIs) in a timely manner, keeps training records updated accordingly and ensures timesheet compliance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Moderate contracts management experience that includes experience in a contract research organization or pharmaceutical industry

• Practical knowledge of a professional area, typically obtained through education combined with experience

• Strong understanding of regulations, SOPs, and project requirements related to site identification

• Excellent negotiation and communication skills

• Ability to manage and review site performance metrics

• Experience in managing site confidentiality agreements (CDAs) and site information forms (SIFs)

• 5+ years of site contracts and study start-up (SSU) experience within a global CRO or pharmaceutical sponsor environment, including ownership of multi-country studies.

• Demonstrated expertise negotiating site CTAs and investigator budgets, including direct interaction with sites, sponsors, Site Contract Service Centers, and Legal teams.

• Strong experience drafting and managing site-specific CTAs from country or global templates and ensuring alignment with sponsor MSAs and country requirements.

• Proven ability to manage contract amendments and protocol-driven changes, maintaining compliance with timelines, quality standards, and documentation requirements.

• Experience serving as an escalation point for complex contract, budget, or process issues, with a track record of proactive risk identification and resolution.

• Hands-on experience with SSU tracking systems and contract repositories, including real-time milestone tracking and metadata management.

• Demonstrated leadership in training and mentoring junior staff, including contribution to SOPs, WIs, templates, and internal training materials.

• Experience supporting business development activities, such as proposal development, bid defenses, or sponsor-facing meetings.

• $56,400 – $95,900

Location

• Open to US-Remote candidates.

Certifications:

• Relevant certifications in clinical research or site management preferred

Necessary Skills:

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Proficiency in using relevant software and tools for site management

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

At  Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time.  Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.

Salary Range:

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

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Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.