Clinical Contracts Associate - II

Job Title: Vendor Outsourcing Associate II

Location: Hybrid/Locations- Foster city, CA/ Morris Plains, NJ/ Santa Monica, CA/ Seattle

Duration: 12 Months contract-Possible to extend

Shift Details: 1^st shift

Pay Range : 56$/h to $58/h

Job Description:

The Vendor Outsourcing Associate II is responsible for supporting various activities and projects within the Vendor Outsourcing organization mainly for Clinical Trial / Operations Outsourcing.

The following tasks will be the main focus of the Associate II position (lead and/or assist):

- contract execution, review, management, routing and quality control

- management of MSA's, WO's, CO's, LOA's, LOI, CDA's and other contracts for the Contract Research Organizations (CROs)

- execution of market engagements (RFx, Bid Defence Meetings, Vendor Selection Meetings etc.)

- new supplier setup and supplier updates in ERP

- data entry of supplier and contract information (such as contractual and financial data) into Gilead systems

- researching and resolving vendor invoice and payment inquiries and issues

- reviewing and analysing of vendor proposals

- project support for various initiatives including M&A, simplification etc.

- strategy development and implementation support

The ideal candidate should have/be:

- clinical development process and scientific environment expertise and experience

- legal experience (JD, Legal Counsel, Legal Administrator) or relevant experience in working with contracts and legal matters

- proficiency in legal language, contract structure and format

- excellent communication skills

- comfortable interacting with internal and external teams and business partners (such as clinical operations, clinical research, finance, account payable, purchasing, and potentially legal and business conduct)

- project management/support experience

- ability to comply with specific processes in a regulated environment

- ability to complete tasks and projects under minimal supervision

- ability to manage competing priorities effectively and proficiently

- structured and organized

- critical thinking and self-organization

- strong work ethic

- Bachelor's degree is a must

- Industry experience highly desired