Manager, Contract Management at Covance in Morrisville, NC

Job Overview:

Covance is now part of LabCorp. We are a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, providing comprehensive clinical laboratory and end-to-end drug development services. With a mission to improve health and improve lives, LabCorp delivers world-class diagnostic solutions, brings innovative medicines to patients faster and uses technology to improve the delivery of care. LabCorp reported net revenues of over$10 billionin 2017.

We are currently recruiting for a Contract Manager with Indsutry experience along with strong line management experience.

Essential Job Duties:

• Perform contract management tasks on high complexity projects or strategic accounts, as assigned
• Serve as contract management lead for strategic accounts, as assigned
• Independently develop and review Agreements including Master Services Agreements (Client multi-unit, Covance multi-unit, single unit Client or single unit Covance templates)
• Lead negotiations for all assigned Agreements with minimal / no management support
• Effectively lead Pan-CVD negotiations and demonstrate a thorough understanding of different BU term nuances
• Develop (including budgeting if required) and negotiate complex Change Orders for assigned projects with no management support
• Provide supervisory oversight to direct reports (e.g., training, performance evaluation, workload leveling, project allocation, compliance to process and metrics, recruitment and selection of new employees, trouble shooting and issue resolution)
• Provide technical direction and guidance to direct reports and other Contract Management staff on contract management issues
• Motivate, mentor, train and develop direct reports and other Contract Management staff
• Monitor team capacity and assist in priority setting while maintaining performance standards
• Assist direct reports and other Contract Management staff in the negotiation of signature documents
• Drive cross functional collaboration with cross BU Contracts Leadership, Client Services, Finance, Pricing and Sales to resolve contract issues in a timely manner and drive process improvement
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives intended to improve global delivery of contracts
• Drive adherence to Contract Management policies and process
• Ensure Sarbanes Oxley compliance from a contracting perspective
• Ensure appropriate management of SFDC, Apttus, CMS and/or other tools required for reporting
• Compile accurate reports on all outstanding contractual documents to management as required through required systems or tracking mechanisms
• Lead assigned teams during internal meetings, client meetings, training sessions and presentations
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Qualifications:

BA or BS in business or life sciences (or equivalent experience)

Experience:

• 8 years in the pharmaceutical or CRO industry preferred with minimum of 6 years of contract management related experience (or equivalent)
• 1 year supervisory experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to plan, multi-task and prioritize
• Demonstrated teamwork, communication and organizational skills
• Proficient in Excel and Word (intermediate)
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and ability to be persistent while maintaining tact
• Proven ability to work independently
• Experience and comfort in a high volume, fast paced environment is essential
• Ability to negotiate
• Knowledge of software applications (SFDC, CMS, etc) preferred