Senior Site Contract Specialist

🔥 3 minutes ago

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👻 Ghost score 15%

What it means: the chance that no one is really hiring for this job.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Thermo Fisher Scientific

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏥 Healthcare

Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals • Healthcare

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science, with a stated mission to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. The company provides a broad portfolio of laboratory instruments, analytical technologies, diagnostics, consumables, software and services that support life‑sciences research, analytical testing, clinical diagnostics and the development and manufacture of therapies. Its operations and offerings (as described on its site and in its news) include advanced imaging and electron microscopes, chromatography and mass‑spectrometry systems, genetic and clinical testing, lab automation and AI tools, bioprocessing and contract development/manufacturing services (brands cited include Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Gibco, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD). Thermo Fisher reports annual revenue over $45 billion and emphasizes corporate social responsibility, environmental and community programs alongside its scientific products and services.

📋 Description

• Prepare, draft, review, negotiate, and finalize agreements with study sites • Negotiate investigator grant budgets and contractual terms within approved parameters • Ensure compliance with contractual processes, negotiation parameters, approvals, budget guidance, templates, client expectations, and corporate directives • Identify and assess legal, financial, and operational risks and escalate issues appropriately • Provide recommendations and alternative resolutions for Investigator Contract negotiations • Coordinate with internal functional departments on site startup activities and timelines • Align contract negotiations with the critical path for site activation • Achieve target cycle times for site activations • Track and report activities as required • Train and mentor junior staff • Participate in country process improvement initiatives and country team meetings • Serve as country subject matter expert for Investigator Contracts training materials • Liaise with Global Site Contracts • Complete periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports • Lead amendment/novation client projects when needed • Oversee confidentiality agreement negotiations

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic/vocational qualification • 5+ years of comparable experience • Equivalent combination of education, training, and/or directly related experience may be considered • Detailed understanding of contract law, including business, intellectual property, local tax, and stamp laws • Effective verbal and written communication skills in English and local language • Ability to negotiate investigator grant budgets within approved parameters • Strong attention to detail • Excellent analytical and decision-making skills • Knowledge of pharmaceutical product development and CRO involvement • Ability to work independently and in a team environment • Organizational and time management skills • Working knowledge of PPD SOPs and WPDs • Ability to organize competing priorities and review contractual risks and issues • Ability to use automated systems and computerized applications • Customer-focused communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills • Ability to train and mentor staff independently • Ability to provide feedback to Investigator Analysts • Strong problem-solving and risk-analysis skills • Ability to negotiate Investigator Contracts in the best interests of the company and client • Ability to work upright and/or stationary for 6–8 hours per day • Ability to perform repetitive hand movements • Frequent mobility; occasional crouching, stooping, bending, and twisting • Ability to lift and carry 15–20 lbs. • Ability to access and use in-house and off-the-shelf computer software • Regular and consistent attendance • Ability to multitask and perform under stress

🏖️ Benefits

• Global team environment • Collaboration and development opportunities • Opportunity to contribute to scientific excellence and innovation

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume