Contracts Analyst / Sr. Contracts Analyst (Remote)

CATO SMS and Pharm-Olam, LLC have merged to form Allucent!

Allucent is a full-service contract research and development organization with international resources dedicated to helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies efficiently and expeditiously navigate the regulatory approval process in order to bring new drugs, biologics, and medical devices to the people who need them. Allucent is a non-laboratory environment. At Allucent, our mission is to help bring new therapies to light. When you work at Allucent, that means rolling up your sleeves and applying your scientific knowledge, clinical expertise, and experience to partnerships with our clients in small and mid-sized biotech companies.

These customers have new therapeutic ideas but want a partner who can assist with the clinical trial process, the complexities of certain disease states, or other critical capacities. You’ll work with them on the newest treatment breakthroughs for some of the most perplexing conditions. And ultimately, you’ll help make a positive difference in patients’ lives.

Location: USA (remote)

Responsibilities:

• Use Allucent's Excel budget template and relevant contract templates and working procedures to create contracts from scarth.
• Develop and maintain templates and tools to assist in the management of the contract processes, e.g. template CDA, CRSA, MSA.

• Produce and negotiate Client Specific Contracts in Allucent template (with Manager review/input). Review, revise, and negotiate Client Specific Contracts in client template while mitigating risk to and protecting the interests of Allucent, as required.
• Review contracts ensuring they are correct as per the client’s expectations and protect Allucent’s interests. Ensure all contracts have been through the correct internal review procedure.

• Understand and apply appropriate payment types as client needs dictate, including time & materials, fixed priced, and unit priced.
• Participate in client contract negotiation, including group negotiation calls and direct client communication.
• Periodically review approved template agreements and recommend standardized changes as new needs are identified or issues are discovered.
• Work with Legal & Contracts Team and Finance to build appropriate inflation and exchange rate protection into Allucent contracts and to include payment schedules which enable Allucent to remain ‘cash neutral’.

• Support Legal & Contracts team members as needed.
• Attend the daily and weekly BD teleconferences as needed.
• Attend in house ongoing training whenever possible.
• Actively support to staff learning & development within the company with regard to budget tools and contracting tools and subject areas
• Contribute to other areas of business as required and take part in client evaluations, visits, and bid defenses
• Foster good communication and relationships with business development team and project management teams
• Assure good communication and relationships with (future) clients
• Draft and contribute as Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the field of contracts to facilitate the evaluation/improvement of processes and procedures within the Quality Management System

Requirements

• Life science, healthcare and/or business degree
• Strong written and verbal communication skills including good command of English language

• Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience (Sr. Contracts Analyst)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience (Contracts Analyst)
• Minimum 1 years of experience in drug development and/or clinical research is preferred (both positions)
• Basic knowledge of GxP is preferred
• GDPR/HIPAA and applicable (local) regulatory requirements
• Strong communication and networking capabilities
• Process oriented
• Strong analytical skills

• Representative, outgoing and client focused
• Ability to work in a fast-paced challenging environment of a growing company
• Administrative excellence
• Ability to prioritize and work autonomously while managing client expectations in a calm, polite, and professional manner
• Proficiency with various computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required

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