Job Description
The main responsibilityof the contract coordinator is to provide a legally correct contract.
You support the Business Development and Procurement team in the set-up and review of clinical research related agreements (master service agreements, stand-alone service agreements and work orders) from both clients and vendors.
Of course you don’t have to do this on your own!
Content wise you get help from the departments concerned to set-up and review the clinical research related agreements. Our legal department makes sure that everything is correct from a legal point of view.
1. You coordinate the internal review of contractual issues and liaise with Sales, Legal and Finance departments, Proposal Development and the Operational Managers.
2. You manage the contract and vendor database and all associated files, including the administration, tracking and follow-up.
3. You give support to Operations in the set-up and review of contract amendments.
4. You support in the internal review of vendor RFIs
5. For new vendors you coordinate in close collaboration with the QA department the vendor approval process from a to z
6. You support the yearly vendor evaluations
Qualifications
What do you need to become a successful in this job?!
7. Since you liaise directly with clients for follow-up and approvals, you have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (fluent in both Dutch and English, with good knowledge of “legal” English)
8. Since you have a lot of contacts with a diverse group of stakeholders (both internally and externally) you have the ability to build strong relationships.
9. You have a high sense of accountability & organization with a strong results orientation.
10. Critical thinking is of course necessary as well.
11. You have a bachelor’s degree in administration, legal practice or medical administration.
12. General understanding of clinical development / contracting is of course a big plus!