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It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.\nWe are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs - in the best possible way.\nOur mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.\nWhy Worldwide\nWe believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands-on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day. Join us!\nWhat Contract Manager Does at Worldwide\nThe Contract Manager is responsible for the overall management of activities involved in the development/preparation and revision of the company’s contracts/change orders with its sponsors.\nThe Contract Manager manages a variety of clinical, services and related local and global contracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and sponsor requirements.\nThe Contract Manager is responsible for the full life cycle of sponsor contracts/change orders (amendments), and will be responsible for preparing the contract by drafting and/or incorporating the associated budget, scope of work, and legal, financial, and operational terms, leading negotiations, ensuring adherence to master agreements, as well as providing advice to Worldwide’s business units and project teams on contract management and policy compliance matters.\nThe Contract Manager will work with the Legal Department, Global Proposal Development, Business Development and Global Business Operations to review and develop master Service Agreements, statements of work, change order documents and service agreements.\n*The Contract Manager is responsible for managing Worldwide’s contract and change order/amendment responses and associated sponsor communications.*\n*The Contract Manager must apply a working knowledge of contracting planning/strategy, and production.*\n*The Contract Manager must update study budgets and contract/change order documents based on analysis of sponsor requirements and ensure that a fully compliant response is developed and submitted within the prescribed deadlines. *\n*The Contract Manager is responsible for interacting with sponsors on all contracting/change order documents.\nWhat you will do\n_Tasks may include but are not limited to:\nCollaborate with Business Development, Therapeutic Leaders, Operations, Finance and Legal departments to draft and finalize contracts/change orders and contract termination documents with sponsors.\nLead and participate in conference calls to negotiate terms of an agreement, including the study budget, with the sponsor.\nEnsure the scope of work is defined correctly and reflected in the study budget.\nEnsure any changes are integrated into the main study contract efficiently and accurately.\nRevise final proposal budget to reflect agreed upon specifications to include minor changes to the budget including updates to sponsor bid grids, if used, to reflect the revised budget.\nDevelop and/or modify service description text in addition to original proposal text, which collectively becomes the core contract/exhibit.\nLiaise with Project Management Lead and other functional departments in order to finalize timelines, project scope and associated costs.\nInteract/consult with Sr. Director of Global Proposal Development and Senior Management to obtain necessary approvals for special discounts (price increase deviations and bottom line discounts).\nInteract and consult with the Finance group to develop and obtain approval on payment schedules and payment terms.\nObtain approvals for final budget/sponsor grids from Operations and the Therapeutic Leaders.\nInteract and consult with Legal to obtain Legal approval of contracts/change orders if necessary.\nOverall tracking/financial reporting of document status and values via routine updates to Salesforce and Worldwide’s finance system.\nEnsure appropriate information distribution and discussion with relevant operational groups during contract/change order negotiations.\nAttend internal project handover meetings, if necessary, to document all necessary details for contract development and finalization.\nWhat you will bring to the role\nAbility to work with minimal supervision with confidence.\nStrong planning, strategizing, managing, monitoring, scheduling, and analytical skills.\nEffective negotiation skills.\nStrong interpersonal skills in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented, and changing environment.\nStrong Excel skills; ability to manipulate and modify budget toll and client bid grids as required.\nEffective stakeholder management with cross-functional teams for process improvement and/or change initiatives.\nStrong communication skills, including the ability to articulate via the phone and in person with a high degree of professionalism.\nOut-of-the-box mentality where \"making the impossible possible\" is top of mind for any project involvement.\nProactive person, ability to deliver, practical passion to perform always stronger and better.\nMetrics driven and goal oriented with a strong attention to detail.\nGood organizational skills; ability to prioritize, delegate, and evaluate work.\nGood networking and influencing skills.\nFlexibility and ability to adjust on the fly to new demands; sense of urgency.\nAbility to successfully lead and manage projects.\nStrong familiarity with CRM, especially Salesforce.com.\nKnowledge of general corporate business practices, commercial contracting principles.\nPrior exposure in Proposal Development and Business Development Operations\nYour Experience\nBachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.\nTwo to three years of direct experience with CRO or pharmaceutical data; sourcing, integration, analysis, and reporting.\nAdvanced Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).\nPromotion to the next level is not automatic based on years of experience. Personnel are evaluated on proven competency, level of responsibility, and ability to work independently.\nWe love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do.\nTo view our other roles, check out our careers page at Discover a world of difference at Worldwide! For more information on Worldwide, visit www.Worldwide.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.\nWorldwide is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed and, to that end, we prioritize attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative, andsuccessful. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. 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