When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
Parexel FSP is looking for multiple Investigator Contracts Lead I (ICL I) in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.
The investigator Contracts Lead I is responsible for direct site facing contract and budget negotiations through contract execution with assigned clinical investigator sites including initial agreements and amendments and oversight of other contracting professionals on assigned studies. This also includes managing the Per-Subject Cost (PSC) process for assigned studies, managing escalation and resolution for budget and non-legal term issues from other ICL or preferred Contract Research Organizations (pCRO) and collaborating with other lines to plan site contracting timelines though start up.
Key Accountabilities:
Contracting deliverables
Exercise good judgment in balancing the risks to the client in making budget and contractual decisions against the impacts to client clinical trial timelines
Follow client processes to develop, negotiate, track and execute global clinical study agreements with institutions and investigators participating in sponsored clinical trials
Work with partners to develop and oversee the global site budget process
Work with clinical trial sites and directly negotiate cost, business and contractual terms and conditions with investigators/institutions, making changes to contract templates within the Legal division approved parameters
Lead study level site contracting activities, direct other ICL and act as primary study point of contract for site contracting issues and timelines on assigned studies
Partner with Legal and other divisions to manage escalations in the site budgeting and contracting space
Partner with Legal, Finance, pCRO and other divisions to identify and implement areas of improvement in the site contracting space
Applies acquired job skills and procedures to complete substantive assignments, projects and tasks of moderate scope and complexity in applicable discipline Collaboration
Lead and develop relationships with key investigational sites and Site Management Organizations across the contracting and budgeting interface
Collaborates with invoicing specialists and/or invoice service provider to ensure alignment with Investigative Site contracting and compensation requirements
Interacts with clinical site contracts & legal contacts, client and partner legal team, study management, site payments team, peer site contracting colleagues, CRO site contracting teams
Contributes to design, development and implementation of major business initiatives or special projects. Applies technical skills and discipline knowledge to contribute to achievement of client business objectives Compliance with Parexel standards
Complies with required training curriculum
Completes timesheets accurately as required
Submits expense reports as required
Updates CV as required
Maintains a working knowledge of and complies with Parexel processes, ICH-GCPs and other applicable requirements
Skills:
Balance of general business, compliance, finance, legal, and drug development experience
Precise communications and presentation skills
Ability to plan, identify and mitigate risks to site contacting timelines
Ability to lead by influence rather than positional power to accomplish critical deliverables
Success in working in a highly matrix based organization
Fluency in written and spoken English is required
Knowledge and Experience:
Experience with clinical study budgets and contracting negotiation principles, practices, processes, and activities
Knowledge of the principles, concepts and theories in applicable business discipline
Experience in drafting and negotiation of Clinical Trial Agreements with clinical trial sites in a global operation preferred
Education:
Parexel is a clinical development services company that provides comprehensive solutions across clinical trials, regulatory affairs, consulting, and market access. The company is dedicated to improving global health by supporting the development of therapies that benefit patients worldwide. Parexel operates as a Contract Research Organization (CRO) serving the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, with expertise in GxP compliance, clinical research operations, and technology auditing. Every employee contributes to therapy development with a focus on empathy, quality, and making a meaningful difference in patient outcomes.
