Planet Pharma · 12 hours ago
Contract Analyst
Minneapolis, MN
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expPlanet Pharma is a company focused on providing specialized services in the pharmaceutical sector. They are seeking a Contract Analyst responsible for managing contract negotiations, liaising with various teams, and ensuring adherence to industry practices.
BiotechnologyHealthcarePharmaceuticalHealth Care
Responsibilities
Using customer service skills such as clear and persuasive communication skills, time management skills, adaptability, patience, effective listening
Analysis of Fair Market Value (FMV) supporting budget development, negotiation, and documentation
Liaising with clinical teams, legal, reimbursement, and other functional groups on clinical agreements and informed consents as appropriate
Conducting outsourcing proposal preparation and analysis, contract drafting, development, and negotiation, contract administration, and supplier contact activities to provide for proper outsourcing contract execution and fulfillment
Tracking progress of contract activities, providing status updates to internal and external parties, compiling and analyzing contract data, and maintaining historical contract information
Thorough understanding and solid application of clinical trial industry practices, including thorough understanding of clinical trial agreements and budgeting process and/or vendor and consulting agreements and processes
Manages moderately complex contract negotiations with guidance from senior-level professionals. Escalates negotiations from email to telephone and to higher methods in an effort to effectively progress contract negotiations while managing cycle times. Involves other internal parties in negotiations as needed, including manager
Uses sound critical thinking skills to review contract redlines for understanding and intent. Makes recommendations regarding how to proceed and secures additional input from legal, manager, and/or clinical team as needed before responding to other party(ies)
May serve as a project leader for smaller, new or existing studies (with manager and senior-level professional review/input)
Frequently interacts and communicates with internal customer/client, including senior management, and external other party
Administers, extends, negotiates, and terminates standard and nonstandard contracts
Examines estimates of material, equipment services, production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness
Qualification
Required
Strong Communication Skills
Ability to think critically in a matrixed environment
Dual familiarity with legal terms/conditions and budget/finance basics
Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years working with contracts and/or contract negotiation experience or advanced degree (e.g. JD, Masters) with a minimum of 2 years working with contracts and/or contract negotiation experience
Juris Doctorate (JD) a plus
Bi-lingual a Plus (Spanish, French, Italian, Other)
Using customer service skills such as clear and persuasive communication skills, time management skills, adaptability, patience, effective listening
Analysis of Fair Market Value (FMV) supporting budget development, negotiation, and documentation
Liaising with clinical teams, legal, reimbursement, and other functional groups on clinical agreements and informed consents as appropriate
Conducting outsourcing proposal preparation and analysis, contract drafting, development, and negotiation, contract administration, and supplier contact activities to provide for proper outsourcing contract execution and fulfillment
Tracking progress of contract activities, providing status updates to internal and external parties, compiling and analyzing contract data, and maintaining historical contract information
Thorough understanding and solid application of clinical trial industry practices, including thorough understanding of clinical trial agreements and budgeting process and/or vendor and consulting agreements and processes
Manages moderately complex contract negotiations with guidance from senior-level professionals
Uses sound critical thinking skills to review contract redlines for understanding and intent
Frequently interacts and communicates with internal customer/client, including senior management, and external other party
Administers, extends, negotiates, and terminates standard and nonstandard contracts
Examines estimates of material, equipment services, production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness
Preferred
Experience supporting clinical research or similar experience in a medical/scientific area
Good Clinical Practices (GCP) background
Clinical and/or vendor agreement and management experience
Experience working in a matrix environment with proven cross-functional experience
Previous experience in customer-facing role
Project Management experience
Experience with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Company
Planet Pharma
Planet Pharma is a pharmaceuticals company.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (3)
2021 (5)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cynthia Lewis
Senior Executive Recruiter, Life Sciences - PPG Advisory Partners
Emma Morris
President, PPG Advisory Partners
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