Home Based, US

Parexel's Senior Contract Specialist's role is to amend, negotiate and finalize project budgets, together with creating draft contractual documents. Previous experience in contracts within a CRO environment is highly preferred.

Key Accountabilities:

• Prepare and able to finalize in a client-ready format draft contract document, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders from Parexel or client templates per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager or autonomously and in conjunction with relevant departments

• Amend, finalize, and present project budgets as required 

• May negotiate budget changes with client 

• Prepare payment schedules as required, to support bids and for inclusion in contract documents 

• Direct client interaction with established contacts in conjunction with the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager 

• Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines 

• Facilitate review and approval of contractual documents and budgets in accordance with relevant policies and procedures 

• Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers 

• Communicate with and inform the FBP of ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures 

• Review client contractual templates with support from Line Manager/ Contracts Director / LRM and edit as appropriate to ensure Parexel's positions are covered and to highlight areas of potential concern 

• Ensure contracts with client edits received back from the client show all the appropriate changes 

• Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases

• May customize templates approved by Legal for the relevant entities and post current copies on the Business Operations intranet 

• Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures 

• Potential training and mentoring of other Business Operations team members May have involvement in discussing legal terminology for contractual documents as appropriate 

Skills:

• Ability to lead internal meetings

• Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving skills and attention to detail 

• Highly confident dealing with internal staff, and external if required

• Established negotiation skills 

Knowledge and Experience:  

• Knowledge of contract management principles

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Databases). 

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Business, Languages or equivalent. MBA or Paralegal certification preferred.