Manager 1/2 - Contract Management

Typical Accountabilities

Accountabilities under contract management scope -

• Responsible for establishing and maintaining efficient and compliant contract management process and practice in Cell Therapy Clinical Operation function to ensure business delivery as planned.
• Act as subject matter expert of contract management and keep Cell Therapy Clinical Operation team updated to contract related regulations, industry trend & practice, business needs, etc. Contributes to the development of local SOPs and internal working processes relevant to contract management.
• Act as owner of contract centralized management system and ensure system is in good working order and efficiency, so to provide required support to end-users.
• Support Cell Therapy Clinical Operation team to deal with contract related tasks, ensure good quality of contract development within required turn-around time, so to support clinical study delivery, especially focusing on study start-up.  
• Oversee contract related compliance and support relevant audit and inspection. 
• Coordinate with country study team to drive AE/SAE claim process including but not limited to meeting organization, claim payments and receipt collection. Work closely with Finance, Procurement, Legal to promote review and approval workflow
• May need to interact with external clients and support contract process, including but not limited to sites and investigators, vendors or patient/relatives (for claim case only). And provide other support to Cell Therapy Clinical Operation team members related to contract.
• Other duties may be performed as assigned by line manager.

Accountabilities under team and people management:

• Responsible for team management and overall delivery of contract management team. Provide leadership to team and responsible for building up team culture and spirit.
• Ensure adequate and qualified resources for assigned tasks.
• Allocate work to team members, provide routine support and instruction, responsible for team performance management, training and development, and other tasks as a line manager.
• Represent contract management in internal and external occasions, when needed.

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Functional skills:

• Good knowledge of the Clinical Study Process and practice, international ICH/GCP guidelines, and Drug Development Process.
• Expertise of clinical systems, tools and metrices.
• Rich experience in handling clinical study related contracts and related process.

Management Skills:

• Ability to work in an environment of remote collaborators.
• Manage change with a positive approach for self, team and business. See change as an opportunity to improve performance and add value to business.
• Integrity and high ethical standards.
• Good skills of resource management, decision-making and team building in cross-functional teams.
• Good skills on financial management, delegation, conflict management skills.
• Good in handling crisis situations.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience in clinical operation or combined experience in clinical operation and finance or business

Education:

• Bachelor degree or above in appropriate healthcare or business disciplines.

Date Posted

13-10月-2026

Closing Date

30-12月-2026

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