Site Contracting Team Lead

Job Summary Site Contracting Team Lead (“SCTL”) is responsible for planning and achieving contract execution targets while raising and managing risks to APAC targets. This role also works with other functional lines and planners to appropriate plan, prioritize and resource for studies within their remit. The Team Lead will also provide expertise and support to their team and other site contracting professionals supporting their team in independently resolving issues related to site contracting and cross functional dependencies. They will partner with other countries as needed to optimally support the portfolio. They are responsible for managing any country and study level issues within their scope and escalate as needed. Finally, they will support the regional site contracting needs in the areas of process updates and master agreement negotiations. Job Responsibilities

• Resolve site contracting impacts to quality or timelines by exercising independent judgment and making timely decisions, through risk analysis, in areas of global site contracting.
• Responsible for Lead Reviews of their team’s contracts, either directly or delegation.
• Align with other team leads on portfolio forecasting to analyze future resourcing impacts.
• Provide timely solutions related to global contract negotiation issues escalated through study teams or ICLs.
• Analyze study reports to keep site contracts off the critical path for site activation.
• Suggest new contracting approaches to minimize cycle times.
• Serve as the site contracting SME on various group projects to include business acquisitions and other initiatives.
• Support Regional Head, Site Contracting to
• onboard, train and manage the workload of ICLs and contractors by within their assigned countries.
• forecast and provide appropriate ICL and FSP resourcing based on study priority levels for assigned countries and studies.

Qualifications / Skills

• 10+ years of experience with a 4-year degree (BA/BS or equivalent)
• Expert in one or more areas of clinical site contracting.
• Knowledge of clinical development process.
• Ability to oversee third-party vendor deliverables to agreed quality and timelines.
• Experience leading cross functional teams.
• Experience in interaction with senior leaders within the organization.
• Experience with clinical study budgets and contracting negotiation principles, practices, processes, and activities.
• Balance of general business, compliance, finance, legal, and drug development experience.
• Clear communications and presentation skills.
• Ability to problem solve unique issues and prioritize.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop teams.
• Demonstrated success in working in a highly matrix-based organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience with a US Juris Doctorate or equivalent legal degree.
• Previous functional management experience.

Work Location Assignment: Remote Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates. Global Procurement