Description
Fortrea's FSP team is hiring Site Budget & Contracts Specialists to work from home in the USA or Canada.
As part of a global team, you will be responsible for preparing country site budgets and study financial appendices, assisting with the negotiation of site agreement budgets and financial exhibits of a certain complexity.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) using standard templates and liaise with legal departments to ensure timely execution.
- Generate site budgets based on final approved country budgets and research medical procedure costs using local or global databases.
- Manage CTAs, ensuring updates according to client legal standards and Global SOPs.
- Maintain a contract tracking database and post fully executed contracts in eFiliA and locally on the Clinical Operations secure drive.
- Ensure excellent communication and collaboration among clinical trial site personnel, clients, and internal teams throughout the contract negotiation process.
- Prepare for internal audits by maintaining a complete and accurate paper trail for each site contract negotiation.
- Negotiate Master Services Agreements (MSAs) with Institutions where Clinical Trials have been conducted.
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent scientific or commercial Higher Vocational education.
Experience:
- Experience in the healthcare field, pharmaceutical industry, or clinical research is preferred.
Pay Range:
- $80,000 - $89,000 USD (not applicable to candidates residing in Canada).
Benefits:
- Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), and Company bonus where applicable.
Work Environment:
- Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
- Frequent travel to clients/site locations with occasional domestic and international travel.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit for extended periods and operate a vehicle safely.
- Repetitive hand movement and ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of fingers, hands, and wrists.
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck.
- Ability to access and use various computer software.
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (up to 15-20 lbs).