Sr. Site Contract Lead
Job ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Serve as primary point of contact for CRO site contract escalations Own the intake, triage, and resolution of escalations from CRO partners, ensuring timely decisions and clear guidance.
- Align on templates and approved fallback language with CRO partners Partner with CROs and stakeholders to maintain fit-for-purpose templates, playbooks, and fallback positions that enable efficient first-pass negotiations.
- Enable CRO-led negotiation while owning sponsor-required exceptions
Set clear decision pathways so CROs negotiate the majority of agreements using their expertise and approved positions, while escalated cases receive consistent review and direction. - Resolve complex legal and operational contracting issues
Assess proposed contract deviations, recommend acceptable alternatives, and provide clear feedback to CROs; escalate to Legal for guidance when required due to novel risk, policy questions, or non-standard positions. - Build strong partnerships across CROs, internal teams, and Legal stakeholders
Collaborate with study teams, Legal, Procurement, and other stakeholders to align expectations, ensure consistent decisions, and keep negotiations progressing. - Identify trends and drive continuous improvement
Analyze escalation drivers and cycle-time impacts; recommend solutions such as expanding fallback language, clarifying decision rights, updating templates, and targeting CRO training to reduce unnecessary escalations. - Maintain escalation governance and knowledge management
Document decisions, rationale, and outcomes to build a usable knowledge base for CRO partners and internal stakeholders, supporting consistent, auditable negotiation approaches. - Provide leadership through influence and guidance
Act as a trusted expert for CROs and internal teams by offering practical negotiation guidance, sharing best practices, and reinforcing the agreed escalation pathways. - Apply a risk-based approach to protect sponsor requirements
Evaluate escalated terms for legal, financial, and operational risk; ensure alignment with applicable standards and requirements and appropriately involve Legal when risk or policy thresholds are exceeded.
At Syneos Health, we believe in providing an environment and culture in which Our People can thrive, develop and advance. We reward and recognize our people by providing valuable benefits and a quality-of-life balance. The benefits for this position may include a company car or car allowance, Health benefits to include Medical, Dental and Vision, Company match 401k, eligibility to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Eligibility to earn commissions/bonus based on company and individual performance, and flexible paid time off (PTO) and sick time. Because certain states and municipalities have regulated paid sick time requirements, eligibility for paid sick time may vary depending on where you work. Syneos complies with all applicable federal, state, and municipal paid sick time requirements.
Salary Range:
$67,700.00 - $115,100.00
The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high of the Syneos Health range for this position. Actual salary will vary based on various factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
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