Description
The Sr Manager, Global Site Activation, Legal Liaison is responsible for providing expert operational support and guidance for clinical trial contracting activities when IQVIA Biotech is a contracting party.
This role serves as a key point of contact for contracting matters, ensuring efficient issue resolution, consistency in contract practices, and alignment with internal legal and organisational requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide study-specific contracting support to Project Managers, SSUMs, Site Contract Negotiators, and Global Template Developers.
- Act as the primary operational contact for complex contracting issues and facilitate timely resolution while escalating legal matters internally to the Legal Department as appropriate.
- Advise stakeholders on approved contracting positions, templates, and IQVIA contracting policies.
- Own and maintain the Global Site Contracts Library, including country-specific contract templates, guidance documents, and supporting materials.
- Lead the development, validation, maintenance, translation coordination, version control, and continuous improvement of contract templates.
- Ensure consistency with IQVIA Legal guidance and implement updated contracting practices across the site contracting team.
- Deliver training and ongoing support to Site Contracts teams on templates, contracting processes, governance, and escalation procedures.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to drive standardisation, operational excellence, and compliance in contracting activities.
- Support the evolution of contracting processes and tools to meet changing business and country-specific requirements.
Experience:
- Master's degree in law and a minimum of 5 years' demonstrable experience as a qualified lawyer, preferably in a law firm or as an In-House Legal Counsel.
- 5 years' relevant experience with a sponsor or clinical research organisation (CRO) or with pharma clients, preferably in clinical site contracting.
- Preference for exposure to pharmaceutical and/or CRO environment.
- Strong negotiating and communication skills with the ability to challenge.
- Ability to coordinate and collaborate across and within complex projects.
- Excellent legal, financial, and/or technical writing skills.
- Thorough understanding of the regulated clinical trial environment and knowledge of the drug development process.
- Knowledge and ability to apply GCP/ICH and applicable regulatory guidelines.