About PPD
PPD clinical research services’s mission is to improve health. It
starts as an idea to cure. It becomes a life saved. All in-between,
it’s you! We know that meaningful results not only require the
right approach, but also the right people. We invite you to
re-imagine health promoting protocols with us, working alongside
our talented, bright and energetic teams.
Our 4i Values:
Integrity – Innovation – Intensity – Involvement
If you resonate with our 4i values above, and ultimately wish to
accelerate the delivery of safe and effective therapeutics for some
of the world’s most urgent health needs, submit your application –
we’d love to hear from you!
Diversity Statement
PPD is proud to be an affirmative action employer that values
diversity as a strength and fosters an environment of mutual
respect. PPD is committed to providing equal employment
opportunities without regard to age, race, color, pregnancy,
national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, disability, veteran status or status within any other
protected group
The Role
Our goal-driven teams combine and deliver startup activities for
the clinical trials, collaborating to improve processes, cycle and
flexibility. We partner with our sites, businesses and colleagues
around the world to decrease startup timelines and exceed
expectations.
As a Site Contract Specialist, you will prepare and negotiate
contracts, as well as, finalize the contract process
Summarized Purpose:
- Prepares and negotiates contracts, as well as, finalizes the
contract process.
- Liaises and establishes effective relationships with sites and
internal functional teams.
- Ensures quality, objectivity and risk analysis in the efficient
delivery of contracts.
Essential Functions:
- Drafts, reviews, negotiates and finalizes agreements with study
sites in accordance with local/accepted process
- Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant
budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in
accordance with company contractual considerations, client
contractual considerations, established process with sites and
follows established escalation routes
- Ensures compliance to established negotiation parameters,
authority approval, contractual process and client expectations
- Ensures compliance of budgetary guidance, templates and
process
- Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks
and escalates to appropriate level of the organization per
established processes
Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions to
Investigator Contract negotiations through established escalation
channels
- Coordinates with internal functional departments to ensure
various site startup activities are aligned with contractual
activities and mutually agreed up timelines; ensure alignment of
contract negotiation process for sites and study are properly
aligned to the critical path for site activation
- Achieve target cycle times for site activations
- Ensures guidelines and processes are followed for efficient
escalation of out of parameter issues as appropriate.
