Global Head - Site Contracting

ROLE SUMMARY

This role is strategic leader for Investigator Contract and Budget negotiations for all Pfizer Portfolio globally.  They function as the primary SME delegated from ELT for authorised signatory processing related to Site Contracting.

Functionally leads a multi regional team of contract professionals to execute and/or oversee all investigator site contracts.

Partners with Country Operations Enablement Lead in developing and implementing processes for effectively and efficiently triaging and managing contract requests with excellent compliance to legal and financial controls

Responsible for maintenance and delivery of operational guidelines in Investigative Site contracting and budgets

Collaborates with invoicing specialists and/or invoice service provider and Site Budgets Team to ensure alignment with lnvestigative Site contracting and compensation requirements.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Accountable for global and local compliance with all legal and financial laws and controls, including Sarbanes-Oxley, Transparency Laws, Data Privacy Laws.

Leads a team of contract professionals to facilitate clinical related investigator site and specialty contracts

Ensures alignment with a team of budget professionals to manage per subject cost development, ensuring benchmark value is applied.

Serves as primary subject matter expert for all potential integration activities ensuring smooth adoption of contracting terms and continuous payment for integrated studies.

Sets strategic priorities to continuously improve processes to ensure contract quality.

Ensures priority actions are taken in response to changes in legal, finance or compliance external factors, including trade controls, inflation and inspection or audit findings.

Accountable for oversight of Contract Research Organizations, performing duties in scope of the Site Contracting group.

Provides situational outsourcing consultation and guidance

Accountable for the escalation of significant budget exceptions to leadership for consideration

Accountable for management of key performance expectations for Site Contracting.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrates advanced understanding of legal concepts and principles as they relate to all clinical trial contractual documents.

Advanced degree (JD, MBA or other graduate degree), professional qualification, or extensive experience

in clinical development operations or clinical trial outsourcing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with investigator contracts and negotiation principles, practices, processes, and activities

Demonstrated experience building Investigative Site budgets, understanding of protocol-required procedures and contingent cost coverage as they relate to constructing, modifying, and negotiating budgets.

Demonstrated understanding of global issues around investigator budgets and FMV principles including country and region specific knowledge.

Solid negotiation skills, with the ability to arbitrate difficult situations to reach an equitable outcome

Demonstrated understanding of finance and activity based budgeting

Excellent analytical and financial skills

Excellent oral/written communication skills

Experience with Ariba Contract Workbench, Grants Manager, Grants Plan and I or other industry cost and planning tools preferred

  
Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse leadership experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers, develop and coach others, oversee and guide the work of other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and create business impact.
Work Location Assignment: Remote
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $214,900.00 to $358,100.00. In addition, this position is eligible for participation in Pfizer’s Global Performance Plan with a bonus target of 22.5% of the base salary and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program. We offer comprehensive and generous benefits and programs to help our colleagues lead healthy lives and to support each of life’s moments. Benefits offered include a 401(k) plan with Pfizer Matching Contributions and an additional Pfizer Retirement Savings Contribution, paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage. Learn more at Pfizer Candidate Site – U.S. Benefits | (uscandidates.mypfizerbenefits.com). Pfizer compensation structures and benefit packages are aligned based on the location of hire. The United States salary range provided does not apply to Tampa, FL or any location outside of the United States.
This role is posted in multiple locations. If you are applying for the role in an secondary job posting location where pay transparency regulations apply, your Talent Advisor will share the local pay information with you during the first interview.



Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs and/or eligibility.

Candidates must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer.

U.S. work visa sponsorship (such as TN, O-1, H-1B, etc.) is not available for this role now or in the future.

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