Neurocrine Biosciences · 12 hours ago
Sr. Administrator, Clinical Contracts
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$97K/yr - $133K/yr
4+ years expNeurocrine Biosciences is a leading neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing life-changing treatments for patients. The Sr. Administrator, Clinical Contracts supports the Clinical Medical Contracting Center of Excellence by administering contractual agreements related to clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Collaborates with Clinical Outsourcing (or designee) in processing MSAs, Work Orders, Service Agreements, Consulting Agreements, CDAs, and other agreements
Ensure all contracts comply with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, EU Directive, International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, and NBI Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies
Ensures on-time processing of all assigned contracts from initial request through execution in accordance with the project timelines
Provides contract administration support for departments within Clin Med including Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Clin Ops, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Experimental Medicine, and Analytics and Data Sciences
Maintains trackers and accurately uses internal systems (Coupa and Agiloft) across multiple projects
Serves as the primary point of contact for internal departments (e.g., legal, finance, clinical operations) and external parties (e.g., vendors, consultants) on contract matters
Participates in the development and improvement of contract management tools, templates, and processes to enhance efficiency in clinical contracting
Works collaboratively with assigned study teams in developing, implementing and ensuring NBI standard processes across clinical programs
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 4+ years of contracts administration or similar transactional experience in a role that requires direct interaction with vendors, providers, and internal stakeholders OR
Master's Degree in Business Administration or health care/science related field and 2+ years of contracts administration or similar transactional experience in a role that requires direct interaction with vendors, providers, and internal stakeholders
Understands Neurocrine's business objectives and develop understanding of Neurocrine's services and customers
Experience in specific functional discipline while working to acquire higher-level knowledge and skills
Interpersonal and communication skills and experience supporting multiple teams
Project management skills
Works to improve tools and processes within functional area
Comfortable with tools and processes that support work conducted by functional area
Strong computer skills with advanced knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills
Must be detail oriented
Ability to meet multiple deadlines across a variety of projects/programs, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
Knowledge of Clinical Trial process, regulations and guidelines
Ability to read and interpret contracts, ensure contract language / terms meet company standards
Ability to work as part of a cross functional project team
Contract administration skills, including budgeting, billing/invoicing, issue resolution, point of contact for CRO
Knowledge of clinical contract accounting and budgeting process
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience supporting multiple teams
Can recommend best practices in the functional discipline and familiarity with the broader underlying concepts of related business disciplines
Benefits
Annual bonus with a target of 20% of the earned base salary
Eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program
Retirement savings plan (with company match)
Paid vacation
Holiday and personal days
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans
Company
Neurocrine Biosciences
Neurocrine Biosciences engages in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$260MKey Investors
Venrock
2015-02-19Post Ipo Equity· $250M
2009-12-17Post Ipo Equity· $10M
1996-05-31IPO
Leadership Team
Matt Abernethy
Chief Financial Officer
D
Dimitri Grigoriadis
VP, Research
Recent News
2026-01-06
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