RCI-ABBV-28325 Clinical Contracts Project Manager (Pharma/Biotech)

Hybrid – Mettawa, IL (In office (3d/wk), remote the other 2 days.)

Lenth of assignment: up to 2 years

execution of contracts and project management

Focus on taking proposals from suppliers and turning them in SOW for procurement team to turn into draft

• Reviewing contracts and interacting with suppliers and negotiating
• Work with suppliers
• Focus on contract execution, budget tracking and forecasting, and data entry and QC related to project management within a scientific research area.
• Follow up with tasks that need to be completed
• Work on deliverables, timelines
• Not looking for contracts or paralegal
• Should know how research studies work
• Compliance related to documents
• Exp with language, proposal, analysis, abstracts, manuscripts
• Able to manage a lot of projects
• Smartsheet exp
• Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience to have the acumen/knowledge of terminology, etc.
• Some one that has overall scientific understanding on how research is conducted and the methodology is not important
• Clinical Trials manager or clinical trial management individuals will also work for this work

Top skills

• Result driven
• Attention to detail
• multitask
• Veeva to route documents

This position will focus more on the contracting and compliance routing

• This is a Project Manager position within an Operations group that supports global non-interventional researchers across several therapeutic areas in the highly regulated pharmaceutical industry.
• The individual will focus on contract execution, budget tracking and forecasting, and data entry and QC related to project management within a scientific research area.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the intake and review of proposals from Vendors to drive the execution of SOWs and Service agreements in partnership with Purchasing, Legal, Study Leads, and Vendors
• Manage project timelines including driving towards milestones. Communicating with study leads when projects are at risk.
• Manage relationships with vendors including requesting frequent updates on project timelines and budget status.
• Data entry and QC in various platforms
• Facilitate project/process issue resolution with HEOR scientists, HEOR analysts, finance, purchasing, legal, OEC, Medical, and Commercial colleagues.
• Route documents for approval to ensure compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
• Recommend and implement process improvement projects.
• Support projects to implement systems to automate processes and maintains systems with focus on continuous improvements.
• Reviews, updates, and maintains job guides
• Acts as a coordinating point concerning Contract Template updates with the Technology Licensing and Collaborations team

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced technology skills including Microsoft Office and Share Point.
• Required: Proficient in the tools and techniques of Project Management and/or Business Excellence.
• Required: Attention to detail, organization skills and accuracy following step by step work guides.
• Preferred: Pharmaceutical or biotech industry experience to have the acumen/knowledge of terminology, etc.
• Preferred: Experience and background in training.
• Preferred: Contracting, compliance, quality, business systems, and/or SOP/training development and facilitation experience.
• Ability to work independently. Strong written and interpersonal communication, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to clearly present, influence, and logically justify positions/proposals.
• Self- motivated.
• Strong organizational skills with a focus on details while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Demonstrated ability to apply rational and sound decision-making to gray areas and think strategically.
• Process-oriented.
• Ability to interpret high-level requirements and translate into efficient processes.

Experience Level = 3-5 Years