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Sr Site Contracts Specialist

3+ years
$56,000 to $95,000
10 April 22, 2025
Job Description
Job Type: Full Time Education: BA/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

 


Senior Site Contracts Specialist

Updated:

April 14, 2025

Location:

North America - United States

Job ID:

25002992

About Syneos Health:

Syneos Health® is a 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 patient at the center of everything we do, continuously looking for ways 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 work environment focused on changing lives.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Lead multi-country projects involving contract and budget negotiation for industry-sponsored clinical trials.

  • Produce and review site-specific contracts from country clinical trial agreement (CTA) templates.

  • Negotiate budgets and contracts with sites, sponsors, and the Site Contracts Service Center until resolution.

  • Perform quality control, arrange CTA execution, and archive contract documents into repositories.

  • Administer contract management processes including coordination with protocol, informed consent, and vendor agreements.

  • Generate amended contracts and budgets, streamline processes, and initiate creative solutions.

  • Harmonize site contracts with sponsor master service agreements through collaboration with Legal teams.

  • Collaborate with SSU leads, Clinical Operations, and Finance to validate budgets and backlog.

  • Identify operational risks and proactively work to resolve them, escalating as needed.

  • Provide business development support and represent site contracts/Site Start-Up at internal or customer meetings.

  • Ensure country/site contracting timelines are met and track milestones in real-time systems.

  • Communicate and explain legal and budgetary issues to internal and external stakeholders.

  • Maintain contract and budget templates, site-specific files, and databases.

  • Serve as a key communication liaison between site contracts staff and internal/external customers.

  • Train and mentor less experienced staff on SOPs, and update training materials accordingly.

  • Participate in discussions about company goals, departmental objectives, and project aims.

  • Facilitate contract execution by company signatories.

  • Monitor project financials and escalate discrepancies in a timely manner.

  • Ensure compliance with SOPs, Work Instructions (WIs), and maintain updated training records.

Qualifications:

  • BA/BS degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

  • Moderate contracts management experience within a CRO or pharmaceutical environment.

  • Management experience preferred.

  • Strong knowledge of clinical development processes and legal/contracting parameters.

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Customer-focused with the ability to manage competing priorities.

  • Solid understanding of Phases II-IV clinical trial processes and ICH GCP.

  • Project management experience in a fast-paced environment.

  • Vendor management skills and strong organizational abilities.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

  • Strong negotiating, problem-solving, and mentoring skills.

  • Ability to contribute to training and quality assurance initiatives within SSU.

Salary Range:

  • Annual base salary: $56,000 to $95,000.

  • 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 listed 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.