Profile:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Vendor selection leadership: Lead cross-functional teams, manage and influence the vendor selection process including project priorities and timelines by preparing RFP packages including detailed specifications for contract activities, reflecting country-specific issues, reviewing and providing cost comparisons for all received proposals, organizing and chairing CRO presentations, and driving the project team decision-making process.
Contract preparation and negotiations: Prepare the contract document, using the appropriate template and incorporate updated project information; ensure that the final contract covers CRO activities necessary to fully support the project and that internal interests are safeguarded as well as country-specific requirements are reflected; manage the contract execution process according to requirement; negotiate contract terms in liaison with legal department; lead competitive bidding and budget negotiations, perform benchmarking as appropriate; In Europe: Advise and assist affiliates and other departments on appropriate type of agreement addressing their need; maintain contract archive
Change Orders: Manage all changes to service scope ensuring timely change order finalization and implementation
Contract Performance: Monitor contract performance and provide issue escalation support; maintain contracts in a database; review project metrics and take appropriate action; In Europe: Review vendor invoices
Vendor relationship management: Manage vendor relationships, organize and chair Project Review
Meetings Study Team Involvement: Participate in study teams as representative of outsourcing function, support study managers in budget planning and forecasting
Process and Template Development: Support development and up-dating of department processes and tools, including contract templates, participate in corporate initiatives
Business intelligence: Monitor outsourcing environment to keep current on providers and industry trends; look for best practices and continuous improvement opportunities, stay up to date on relevant local regulations During all stages of activities, interact with internal customers, legal and finance departments and other functions as appropriate.
Skills/Knowledge Required:
Experience with clinical research / clinical research organisations.
Good understanding of project management principles as well as sound knowledge of contract terms and conditions, benchmarking and market analysis. Must possess good organisational and interpersonal skills as well as great attention to detail. Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a strong emphasis in negotiating.
Ability to work in a multicultural team environment and interact with a wide variety of customers; must be able to relate effectively to people at all levels of the organization. Active driver, delivery-oriented. Proven ability to multitask Excellent English language skills, additional languages are advantageous.
Computer skills (MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
For more information please contact Natasha on 0207 5621791.
The recruiter has stated that all applicants for this job should be able to prove that they are legally entitled to work in the country where the job is based. Carlisle Staffing plc, trading as SRG is an Employment Business/Agency.
| Consultant: |
Natasha Grace |
