Senior Director - Contracting

July 24

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rare diseases • pulmonology • oncology • decentralized • decentralized trials

201 - 500

Description

• Serve as Care Access’ head of contracting, with oversight over global contracting strategy and the entire contracts ecosystem at Care Access. • Lead, motivate, develop, hire, and train team members responsible for all activities supporting commercial & clinical research contracts at Care Access. • Lead and collaborate with Business Development, Finance, Regulatory, Compliance, and other groups to maintain and enforce proper controls and approvals are in place for all stages of the contracting lifecycle. • Define and maintain contracting KPIs; report on trends to Head of Legal; identify and implement necessary process changes. • Continuously develop and deploy effective strategies to strengthen efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance of the contracting process. • Serve as an escalation point for the Care Access contracting team during negotiations. • Draft and negotiate strategic or key contracts, including but not limited to customer master service agreements and clinical trial agreements. • Partner with business, Finance, Legal, and Compliance colleagues to negotiate agreement terms. • Ensure contracts are timely and properly drafted, reviewed, and routed for approvals and signatures based upon company policies. • Be a discerning negotiator with a collaborative, problem-solving approach. • Maintain Care Access’ catalog of contract templates and oversee the contracting team’s administration of the contract management software (Ironclad). • Monitor inbound requests to ensure all inquiries are responded to in a timely manner and meet or exceed business requirements. • Foster an environment that is collaborative; encourages honest, open, dialogue; and demonstrates a commitment to serve our people, patients, and customers. • Participate in the development, implementation & continuous improvement of departmental policies, procedures, workflows, and tools as they relate to contracting and operations. • Project-manage key contracting workstreams and initiatives. • Be an active and engaged member of the Care Access Legal team; support Legal team priorities and projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years supervisory experience in the HealthCare, Pharmaceutical, and/or Life Sciences Industry. • Juris Doctor or MBA preferred. • 3+ years of experience working for a company conducting decentralized clinical research, clinical research operations, and/or clinical research recruitment. • 3+ years of experience negotiating agreements within the clinical research space, including but not limited to Clinical Trial Agreements. • 5+ years of experience negotiating or overseeing multinational commercial agreements, partnership agreements, complex software and services agreements with vendors, and other agreements with strategic significance and/or high visibility. • Experience with technical solutions such as deploying software, managing integrations, and automating processes to achieve efficiency, strengthen collaboration, and foster a mutual sense of accountability across the contracting team. • Experience deploying and/or overseeing a global contracting strategy involving multinational commercial transactions. • Experience partnering with Finance to incorporate tax and accounting considerations in commercial contracting. • Commitment to providing exceptional customer service.

Benefits

• PTO/vacation days, sick days, holidays. • 100% paid medical, dental, and vision Insurance. 75% for dependents. • HSA plan • Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life Insurance. • Culture of growth and equality • 401k retirement plan