Senior Clinical Outsourcing Contracts Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $148.5k - $203k / year

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Neurocrine Biosciences

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1001 - 5000 employees

🧬 Biotechnology

🏥 Healthcare

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Biotechnology • Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs, but few options. We are dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, neuroendocrine and neuropsychiatric disorders. The company’s diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, endometriosis and uterine fibroids, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid- to late-phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions.

📋 Description

• Manage outsourcing and contracting activities supporting clinical research, primarily clinical trials • Partner with Clinical Research Organizations and other vendors to ensure efficient, compliant, and high-quality clinical program execution • Lead negotiation and administration of clinical research agreements • Work cross-functionally with Clinical Operations, Legal, Finance, and study teams • Lead RFI and RFP processes across all phases of clinical trials and related services • Support vendor selection, coordinate RFPs and bid defenses, and negotiate work orders and change orders • Lead outsourcing strategies, including supplier selection and ongoing supplier management • Negotiate, administer, and execute complex agreements with global service providers, vendors, research collaborators, and clinical trial sites • Ensure contracts comply with regulatory requirements, ethical standards, company policies, and procedures • Manage the full contract lifecycle from request intake through execution in alignment with study timelines • Review, draft, redline, and negotiate clinical agreements and templates • Identify contractual risks, escalate issues, and drive resolution • Negotiate favorable terms and budgets focused on cost control, risk mitigation, and preventing scope creep • Partner with Finance and Accounting on contract budgets and payment terms • Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance across contract documentation • Monitor contract turnaround times and drive process improvements • Contribute to improving contracting, budgeting, and payment processes • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• BS/BA degree in business administration or health care/science related field AND 8+ years of experience in a CRO, Biotech or Pharmaceutical organization; OR Master's degree in business administration or health care/science related field AND 6+ years of similar experience • Experience with contract management, negotiation, budgeting and administration including billing/invoicing, issue resolution, and serving as point of contact for CRO • Ability to recommend relevant process, technical, or service improvements • Broad expertise or unique knowledge; considered an expert within the company • In-depth expertise in the discipline and broad knowledge of related areas • Ability to work as part of and lead multiple teams • Good leadership and mentoring skills • Excellent computer skills • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical thinking skills • Ability to meet multiple deadlines across varied projects/programs with accuracy and efficiency • Excellent project management and strong project leadership skills • Expertise managing complexity and multiple work streams in changing circumstances • Advanced knowledge of clinical trial processes, regulations, and guidelines • Proven success working effectively across a matrix organization • Ability to prepare and negotiate external provider master service agreements, work orders, and change orders, and track them for clinical operations • Ability to read and interpret complex clinical contracts and ensure terms meet company standards • Expert contract administration skills, including budgets, billing/invoicing, issue resolution, and serving as CRO point of contact • Advanced knowledge of clinical contract accounting and budgeting processes • Advanced understanding of drug development and clinical operations

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus with a target of 30% of the earned base salary • Eligibility to participate in equity based long term incentive program • Retirement savings plan with company match • Paid vacation • Paid holiday and personal days • Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave • Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage