Senior Manager, Clinical Contracts – EMEA

Senior Manager, Clinical Contracts – EMEA

Additional Location:

Antwerp may be considered depending on candidate profile

Employment Type:

Permanent, Full-Time

Working Arrangement:

Hybrid, with regular site presence expected

Travel:

Some EMEA travel may be required

Salary:

Competitive, dependent on experience

About the Opportunity: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced

Senior Manager, Clinical Contracts

to join a leading global

Medical Devices and Healthcare organisation

supporting clinical research activities across EMEA.

This is a senior regional leadership position responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across the EMEA Clinical Contracts and Payments function.

The organisation operates within a highly regulated global Medical Devices environment, developing and supporting innovative healthcare technologies across multiple therapeutic areas.

The successful candidate will lead a geographically dispersed clinical contracts function and oversee clinical research agreements, site budgets, healthcare professional agreements and related payment activities, ensuring these are delivered efficiently, compliantly and in line with study timelines.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established clinical contracts leader with strong

contracting, negotiation, people leadership, strategic thinking and stakeholder-management experience .

Key Responsibilities: Clinical Contracts & Strategy

Develop and execute the EMEA Clinical Contracts strategy in alignment with regional and global clinical research objectives.

Provide senior oversight of

Clinical Research Agreements, HCP agreements, site budgets, payments and amendments .

Lead and support complex contractual negotiations involving legal, compliance, financial and operational considerations.

Act as a senior escalation point for complex contracting and budget issues.

Ensure contracting activities support study start-up, site activation and clinical study timelines.

Leadership

Lead and develop a geographically dispersed EMEA Clinical Contracts and Payments team.

Provide direction, objectives and performance expectations.

Support workforce planning, resource allocation, talent development and succession planning.

Coach and mentor clinical contracts professionals.

Manage external service providers where required.

Stakeholder Management

Partner closely with

Clinical Operations, Legal, Ethics & Compliance, Data Privacy, Clinical Quality, Study Management, Site Management, Safety and Risk Management .

Work with country teams, research sites and healthcare professionals across EMEA.

Communicate complex contractual and operational matters clearly to senior stakeholders.

Support resolution of escalated contracting and study start-up challenges.

Data, Reporting & Process Improvement

Establish and monitor KPIs, metrics and reporting for clinical contracting performance.

Support contract and budget intelligence, forecasting and business reporting.

Identify opportunities to improve systems, workflows and contracting processes.

Drive regional standardisation, process harmonisation and operational efficiency.

Contribute to SOPs, Work Instructions and continuous improvement initiatives.

Identify operational risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.

Must-Have Requirements

Bachelor's degree in

Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Biomedical/Bioengineering, Clinical Research or a related discipline .

10+ years' experience within clinical research

or a closely related environment.

5+ years' experience in clinical contracting, contract negotiation and/or clinical contract management .

Demonstrable experience managing or leading clinical contracts or clinical research professionals.

Strong experience with

Clinical Research Agreements and clinical site contracts .

Proven contract negotiation and contract review/redlining experience.

Experience with clinical study budgets, site payments and/or reimbursement.

Strong understanding of clinical research operations and study start-up.

Experience within a highly regulated environment such as

Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, CRO or similar .

Strong understanding of clinical contracting, compliance and industry practices.

Strong negotiation, stakeholder-management and problem-solving skills.

Experience leading teams within a

matrixed, international environment .

Strong organisational and analytical skills.

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