Vendor Outsourcing Associate - Foster City, United States - Leadstack Inc

Leadstack Inc
Leadstack Inc
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Foster City, United States

3 weeks ago

Mark Lane

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Description
LeadStack Inc. is an award-winning, one of the nation's fastest-growing, certified minority-owned (MBE) staffing services provider of contingent workforce.

As a recognized industry leader in contingent workforce solutions and Certified as a Great Place to Work, we're proud to partner with some of the most admired Fortune 500 brands in the world.


Job Title - Vendor Outsourcing Associate II

Location - Parsippany, NJ; Foster City, CA; Seattle, WA

Duration: 12 Months Contract

PR:
$30/hr - $45/hr

Hybrid - Onsite T/W/Th

Functional Area:
Development Operations, Vendor Outsourcing


Department:
Vendor Outsourcing

  • Facilitating vendor selection, RFI, RFP, contracting, and negotiation with a focus on CRO services outsourced in support of clinical trials.
  • This person must be familiar with contracting framework and general legal terms.
  • Must be able to review contracts quickly and to negotiate business terms and support negotiation of legal terms.
  • Strong organizational and technical skills are a must to ensure appropriate cataloging of terms and conditions into a database.
  • Assists other Vendor Outsourcing staff in resolving moderately complex issues relating to contract negotiation or management and with the support of internal customers and the Legal department, assists in the contract negotiation process.
  • Has excellent communication skills and is comfortable interacting with internal and external teams, such as, clinical operations, finance, legal, business conduct, vendor management and payments.
  • Completes tasks and projects under mínimal supervision and has the ability to managing competing priorities effectively and proficiently.

core responsibilities and skills required for this position include but are not limited to:
Delivery Excellence

  • Has experience in contract management
  • Implements global clinical development vendor strategy for a program or therapeutic areas
  • Manages contract activities for clinical development programs, providing consistent customer service and delivering quantitative value through cost savings and transformation/innovation
  • Supports the contract negotiation process across the entire life cycle including RFI, vendor identification, RFP, vendor selection decision, contracting negotiation, change orders, and ensures proper closeout of agreements to maximize contract value and achieve target savings
  • Ensure the vendor selection process is compliant by managing risks
  • Partners with other functions such as Compliance, Legal and Regulatory as necessary
  • Collaborates with internal customers in vendor bidding and proposal development (RFP creation and analysis)
  • Partners with internal customers to develop study specifications and leverages benchmarking tools as appropriate
  • Has experience resolving complex issues relating to contract negotiation and management
  • Supports the contract negotiation process for complex or high value contracts
  • Demonstrates understanding of regulatory and legal issues pertinent to clinical development
  • Is project focused and works with a sense of urgency

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

  • Relevant experience with a BA or MS in a relevant discipline
  • MBA or JD preferred
  • PMP/CPSM certification or equivalent a plus

Job Type:
Contract


Pay:
$ $45.00 per hour


Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Foster City, CA 94404
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