Job Description
Home Based, US
Parexel's Pricing & Contracts Specialist role is to amend, negotiate and finalize project budgets, support change in scopes and work on contract development with established templates. Previous experience in contracts within a CRO environment is required.
- Key Accountabilities:
- Prepare and able to finalize in a client-ready format draft contract document, including Start-up Agreements, Work Orders and Change Orders from Parexel or client templates per guidance provided by the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager or autonomously and in conjunction with relevant departments
- Amend, finalize, and present project budgets as required
- May negotiate budget changes with client
- Prepare payment schedules as required, to support bids and for inclusion in contract documents
- Direct client interaction with established contacts in conjunction with the assigned Contract Manager or Line Manager
- Provide quality client deliverables to strict deadlines
- Facilitate review and approval of contractual documents and budgets in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
- Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal customers
- Communicate with and inform the FBP of ongoing budget changes and provide finance system load ready budget tools in accordance with relevant policies and procedures
- Review client contractual templates with support from Line Manager/ Contracts Director / LRM and edit as appropriate to ensure Parexel's positions are covered and to highlight areas of potential concern
- Ensure contracts with client edits received back from the client show all the appropriate changes
- Ensure contractual documents are processed into and maintained in relevant databases
- May customize templates approved by Legal for the relevant entities and post current copies on the Business Operations intranet
- Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures
- Potential training and mentoring of other Business Operations team members May have involvement in discussing legal terminology for contractual documents as appropriate
- Skills:
- Ability to lead internal meetings
- Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Highly confident dealing with internal staff, and external if required
- Established negotiation skills
- Knowledge and Experience:
- Knowledge of contract management principles
- Comprehensive knowledge of relevant software (Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Databases).
- Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Life Science, Business, Languages or equivalent. MBA or Paralegal certification preferred.
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