What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Clinical Contracts & Finance position at Cube Hub Inc.?
Description
This is an onsite position 3 days a week.
Candidate can be based in either FC or NJ or Santa Monica locations
The core responsibilities and skills required for this position include but is not limited to:
Delivery Excellence
This is an onsite position 3 days a week.
Candidate can be based in either FC or NJ or Santa Monica locations
The core responsibilities and skills required for this position include but is not limited to:
Delivery Excellence
- Develops global clinical development vendor strategy for a program or therapeutic area with a focus on Cell Therapy
- Manages contract and sourcing activities for Phase 1b-3 clinical development programs providing consistent customer service and delivering quantitative value through cost savings and transformation/innovation
- Develops and implements sourcing strategies to support given scope
- Manages the contract negotiation process across the entire life cycle including RFI, vendor identification, RFP, vendor selection decision, contracting negotiation, performance monitoring, change orders, and ensures proper closeout of agreements to maximize contract value and achieve target savings
- Ensure the vendor selection process is compliant by managing risks through benchmarking, rate negotiations, implementing the sourcing strategy, collaborating with cross functional teams such as Compliance, Legal and Regulatory
- Collaborates with internal customers in vendor bidding and proposal development (RFP creation and analysis)
- Partners with internal customers to develop study specifications and leverages benchmarking tools as appropriate
- Translates business requirements into vendor capabilities and develops recommendations for vendor selection for a program or therapeutic area
- Is an SME in resolving complex issues relating to contract negotiation and management
- Oversees the identification, selection and management of global external service providers
- Leads Vendor bid defense meetings
- Manages the contract negotiation process for complex or high value contracts
- Demonstrates strong understanding of regulatory and legal issues pertinent to clinical development
- Experience in providing thought leadership and consistent customer service
- Expertise in the end-to-end sourcing and contracting process, including RFx, contract negotiation and management
- Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the clinical research process and the regulatory environment across functions
- Demonstrated leadership skills while working in fast paced and changing environment
- Financial acumen to review, analyze and understand cost drivers of complex budgets
- Legal, clinical operations and regulatory acumen
- Travel may be required
- Relevant experience with a BA or MS in a relevant discipline
- MBA or JD preferred
- PMP/CPSM certification or equivalent a plus
