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Principal Ssu Legal Contracts Manager

2+ years
Not Disclosed
10 April 22, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: BS Skills: Causality Assessment, Clinical SAS Programming, Communication Skills, CPC Certified, GCP guidelines, ICD-10 CM Codes, CPT-Codes, HCPCS Codes, ICD-10 CM, CPT, HCPCS Coding, ICH guidelines, ICSR Case Processing, Interpersonal Skill, Labelling Assessment, MedDRA Coding, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, Medical Terminology, Narrative Writing, Research & Development, Technical Skill, Triage of ICSRs, WHO DD Coding

Principal SSU Legal Contracts Manager

Updated:

April 16, 2025

Location:

North America - United States

Job ID:

25003096

About Syneos Health:

Syneos Health® is a leading, fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate clinical, medical affairs, and commercial insights into actionable outcomes that address modern market realities.
Our Clinical Development model places the customer and the patient at the center of everything we do, continuously striving to simplify and streamline work processes.
Discover what our 29,000 employees across 110 countries already know: Work Here Matters Everywhere.

Why Join Syneos Health:

  • Career development and progression opportunities.

  • Supportive, engaged line management with technical and therapeutic training.

  • Total Self culture promoting authenticity, diversity, and belonging.

  • Peer recognition and total rewards program.

  • A collaborative, innovative environment passionate about changing lives.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Establish and update training material for the Business Unit (BU) on site contracting processes, country requirements, and sponsor processes.

  • Develop and share expertise regarding sponsor processes and local investigator contract requirements.

  • Mentor less experienced team members and participate in high-level discussions about company and project goals.

  • Serve as subject matter expert on resolving global site contracting and legal issues related to clinical trial setups.

  • Maintain and improve the suite of investigator contract templates, confidentiality agreements, and letters of authorization.

  • Propose contracting solutions and negotiation strategies to ensure deliverables are met.

  • Develop site contract project strategies aligning language with sponsor master service agreements.

  • Identify and proactively address operational risks in contracts and processes.

  • Build strong working relationships with customers, internal project teams, and escalate issues when necessary.

  • Represent site contracts during business development activities, including internal and customer meetings.

  • Draft site contract templates considering operational and customer agreement documents.

  • Collaborate with sponsors to ensure site contract templates fit global strategies.

  • Draft, negotiate, and harmonize site contract templates and fallback parameters, collaborating with Legal and internal stakeholders.

  • Serve as the main point of contact for sponsor legal escalations and broker execution of contract-related documents.

  • Generate various site contract documents and streamline contract/proposal processes with creative solutions.

  • Lead initiatives to improve site contracting strategies, policies, and documentation.

  • Create and maintain document status reports and ensure proper documentation for all exceptions.

  • Collaborate with legal, finance, and clinical operations departments, explaining legal and budgetary issues.

  • Represent the Company at professional meetings or seminars.

  • Perform other work-related duties as assigned. Minimal travel required (up to 25%).

Qualifications:

  • BS degree in Life Sciences and/or English or equivalent combination of education and experience. Legal degree or equivalent required.

  • Extensive experience in a CRO and related contract management, legal, and/or site start-up experience.

  • Thorough knowledge of regulations, drug development, and clinical project management procedures.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project, Outlook, and Internet.

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment while delivering high-quality work.

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and coach team members.

  • Proven experience in issue resolution, meeting customer deliverables, and promoting best practices.

Salary Range:

  • Annual base salary: $79,000 to $139,600.

  • Actual salary will vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency.

About Syneos Health Achievements:

  • Supported 94% of all Novel FDA-Approved Drugs and 95% of EMA Authorized Products in the past 5 years.

  • Conducted over 200 studies across 73,000 sites with 675,000+ trial patients globally.

Additional Information:

  • Tasks and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may change at the Company’s discretion.

  • Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will be considered.

  • The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the EU Equality Directive.