Sr Site Contracts Lead, APAC

Job Description

Updated: February 6, 2025Location: Australia-Asia Pacific - AUS-Home-BasedJob ID: 25001553 Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities. Our Clinical Development model brings the customer and the patient to the center of everything that we do. We are continuously looking for ways to simplify and streamline our work to not only make Syneos Health easier to work with, but to make us easier to work for. Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know:WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE 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 our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Job Responsibilities Establishes, maintains and updates training material for site contracts lead team and site contract negotiators. Serves as subject matter expert within the organization equipped to help resolve global site contracting issues. Oversees negotiations of clinical study agreements (CTAs) on a study level and drives CTA document finalization and execution. Provides oversight of contact & budget negotiations status and manages escalation of out-of-parameter queries. Advises study team and Sponsor stakeholders on industry trends, norms, and emergent developments surrounding site contract and budgetary negotiations. Acts as first-line subject matter expert for all such CTA elements on assigned studies for internal and sponsor stakeholders alike. Plans contract execution strategy for assigned studies. Coordinates communications between study team stakeholders and global team of site-facing site contract & budget negotiators. Works closely with internal stakeholders and with Sponsor to prepare site contractual templates. Identifies possible site contractual and investigator budgetary document or process operational risk and proactively works to provide solutions. Creates and maintains document status reports, and updates department tools/systems and team members on a regular basis. Collaborates with internal and external legal, finance and clinical operations departments. Manages site and study level discussions with internal and sponsor team stakeholders around fair market value of investigator budgets and payment terms. Identifies best practices, investigates root causes of fundamental issues and problems for projects and recommends solutions. Trains and mentors less experienced staff members on department Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). May support BU and organization through help desk and other defined pathways to resolve and deescalate issues. May identify and lead internal team training and/or process improvement initiatives. Participates in business development presentations as a subject matter expert in site contracts and investigator budget management. Performs other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel may be required (up to 25%). Qualifications What we’re looking for BS degree in life sciences, a health related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong experience in a CRO/pharmaceutical industry and related clinical trial expertise. Thorough knowledge of applicable regulations, drug development and clinical project management procedures. Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), MS Project, outlook and Internet. Ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines, delivering high quality work in a dynamic environment. Above-average attention to detail, effective oral/written communication skills along with the ability to work independently. Strong leadership skills, ability to teach/mentor team members. Strong background in issue resolution, meeting customer deliverables and driving best practices. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $67,000 to $115,000. 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 and 95% of EMA Authorized Products. Additional Information: Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. At Syneos Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. Discover what our 29,000 employees already know: work here matters everywhere. #J-18808-Ljbffr