Job title: Senior Contract Specialist

Location: UK, homebased

Sponsor dedicated

As a Contract Specialist you will be joining the world’s largest & most comprehensive clinical research organisation, powered by healthcare intelligence.

This is a unique opportunity to join an exciting embedded sponsor team as a Senior Contracts Specialist.

• Prepare, negotiate, analyze, escalate and finalize all required site agreements and budgets.
• Utilize legal and budget parameters fallback to expedite negotiations.
• Ensure regular communication and escalations to expedite the planning, execution, issue resolution and management of Site/Investigator agreements and other essential documents as required.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Site Activation requirements versus contracting turnaround times to support study start up cycle times.
• Review readlines and provide related support to less experienced negotiators.

You are:

• A minimum of 2-3 years of contract and budget experience in a clinical trial setting working at CRO, pharmaceutical company or investigative site
• Must have experience in clinical trials, our client will not consider a negotiator who has no experience negotiating with sites in UK
• Although continuous support will be provided, due to the remote nature of the role, you must be confident working autonomously to ensure delivery of expectations
• You will have full working rights in the UK

What ICON can offer you:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.

Our benefits examples include:

• Various annual leave entitlements
• A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs
• Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximise savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead
• Global Employee Assistance Programme, TELUS Health, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialised professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being
• Life assurance
• Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidised travel passes, health assessments, among others

Visit our careers website to read more about the benefits of working at ICON: https://careers.iconplc.com/benefits

At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

https://careers.iconplc.com/reasonable-accommodations

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.