R&D Procurement Manager (Clinical Outsourcing) - R&D Region Europe - Roche
(2019-05)
Executing R&D related operational sourcing requests that support clinical trial management teams within the region ensuring a focus on efficiency and the quality of customer service.
- Understand end user requirements and leverage the applicable category buying guides and sourcing knowledge to determine the best method for driving value in meeting the requirement.
- Support the creation and review of relevant purchasing documents and communicate the status, progress, and outcomes of sourcing activities.
- Responsible for maintaining strong information flows back to the global Category team for opportunities to aggregate demand and generate additional leverage.
- Application of the sourcing process (RfIs, RfQs, RfPs) for the delivery of operational sourcing activity, including the application of eSourcing tools. Support the implementation of new processes, policies, and technologies.
- Collaborate with the requisition to pay Procurement team to ensure that the requisitioning component of the procurement process is delivered.
- Execute escalated sourcing requests from site-based Procurement and provide a support role for site-based or regional Procurement as required.
- Ensure that Procurement operational targets and metrics on customer service are delivered. Track and monitor these metrics where required.
Senior Sponsor Contract Analyst - Syneos Health - 1 Pinehurst Rd, Farnborough GU14 7BF, United Kingdom
(2017-01 - 2019-04)
Managing a portfolio of high value clinical contracts across the globe. Managing coordinating, negotiation, and finalization of contracts, modifications, and task specification addenda for clinical trial-related and departmental outsourced services.
- Liaising with multiple personnel to assess contract and outsourcing needs, prepare, request, review, and negotiate scope and budget proposals, quantify and/or review specifications and determine pricing to reach agreement, review and analysis of existing contractual agreements and budgets for negotiation of large scope changes to programs, managing the contracts and outsourcing at a therapeutic area level, and/or extension of work as needed, among other duties.
- Use problem solving and analytical skills to present well thought out and accurate budget estimates by working closely with key stakeholders internally and externally.
- Confirm contract completeness and accuracy by comparing department guidelines to determine adherence.
- Manage a high volume of contract requests to keep to process and project timelines while coordinating with personnel from multiple departments and other divisions within the organisation.
- Work independently on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors.
Proposals and Contracts Manager - PrimeVigilance Limited - The Surrey Research Park, 26 – 28 Frederick Sanger Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YD
(2016-05 - 2016-12)
Responsible for client contact during the contract negotiation phase and remain as point of contact with clients together with the business development team.
- Maintain an on-going proactive involvement with project management regarding change of scope, amendments, to support business development for additional negotiations.
- Administer contracts and change orders ensuring compliance with company policies acting as focus point for all communication with legal, finance, and business team disciplines for resolution of contract issues.
- Liaise with contract finance to monitor contract invoicing and investigate budget variances. Initiate and/or review proposed contract modifications and negotiate or refer to other internal departments for review as appropriate.
- Maintain a proposal and contract status tracking system to allow assessment of revenue value and win/loss status.
- Management of order books with monthly meetings with all functions to update status of projects.
Sponsor Contract Analyst - INC Research - 2 Meadows Business Park, Station Approach, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey, GU17 9AB
(2013-04 - 2016-04)
Manage assigned contract management processes, including but not limited to the coordination and finalization of the customer contractual instrument including the project specifications and budget.
- Negotiate and prepare contracts, budgets and related documents for participation in clinical trials.
- Communicate and explain legal and budgetary issues to internal and external parties per department guidelines.
- Evaluate and review customer requested contract changes and based upon department guidelines; escalates deviations to department leadership and/or the Legal Department.
- Serve as communication liaison between contracts staff and internal and external customers. Provide functional guidance and keeps contract team aware of all contract statuses or pending issues. Prepare correspondence as necessary.
- Evaluate contracts for completeness and accuracy by comparing to department guidelines to determine adherence, and ensures that corrections are appropriately made and documented.
- Initiate and participate in face-to-face or teleconference customer meetings for the purpose of expediting the contract signing process, as directed or independently determined as an appropriate course of action.
- Maintain contract templates, study specific files and databases.
Expatriate Assignment Consultant - Cartus - Frankland Road, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 8RS
(2012-10 - 2013-03)
Help clients understand obstacles to mobility and different remuneration philosophies.
- Drafting and finalising international assignment letters.
- Providing guidance on payroll procedures for international assignees.
- Calculating salary packages and advising on how exchange rates and inflation impact the delivery and review of international assignment packages.
- Providing an overview for HR on assignee tax and explaining concepts of tax equalisation and tax protection.
Proprietor - The Crafty Coffee Pot - Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 7AY
(2007-04 - 2012-04)
Recruiting, training staff, cash management and stock control.
- Promotion of business development and continually seeking opportunities to increase sales and improve service.
- Anticipation and reaction to local changes.
- Controlling the financial performance of the business to exceed sales and profit targets year on year.
Contract Analyst - Quintiles - Station House, Market Street, Bracknell, RG12 1HX
(2005-11 - 2007-04)
At verbal win, co-ordinate handover meetings from the proposal team to the contracts group.
- Manage, negotiate, co-ordinate pricing and definition of scope of work for allocated projects using the Quintiles pricing model and legal documents such as Master Agreements, General Services Agreements, Work Orders, Change Orders and Confidentiality Agreements.
- Liaising, communicating with multiple clients and personnel to assess contractual needs including but not limited to preparation of documentation and budgets, review, negotiation of pricing, extending and changing the scope of work.
- Work independently with little or no direction using ones initiative on complex problems.
