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AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok.

Job Description

Joining AbbVie means, you will be part of a team of outstanding professionals dedicated to making a remarkable impact on patients' lives. At AbbVie, we conduct ground-breaking science on a global scale every day. AbbVie Canada is one of the Best Workplaces in Canada.

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AbbVie’s mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people’s lives across several key therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, virology, women’s health, in addition to products and services across its Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

The Senior Contract Management Specialist in Global Site Contracting / Clinical Development Operations may be responsible for ensuring the timely & appropriate execution of Clinical Study Agreements, Confidentiality Disclosure Agreements, Master Clinical Study Agreements, Investigator Initiated Study Agreements, Facility Use Agreements, other site related agreements, associated Budgets & service provider agreements linked to the individual CSAs. Works in partnership with R&D business teams/functional areas including Clinical Development Operations, Finance, Office of Ethics & Compliance, Legal, & external parties. Drafts, negotiations, & executes agreements & ensures final contracts are delivered to agreed timelines, within Fair Market Value & in compliance with relevant legal & regulatory requirements. The SSCM functions as an Americas contract management expert within the organization, & acts as an example & mentor for inexperienced colleagues, driving excellence & representing the group on functional improvement projects.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the timely preparation and execution of CSAs, CDAs, and budgets and associated vendor agreements. Americas, this role acts as point person for assigned country / region for legal, finance and CDO.
• Negotiation of CSAs, CDAs, other site agreements and Budgets with investigator sites (directly or with support where language necessitates), using appropriate templates, guidance, and legal/budget playbooks, liaising with R+D legal for approval to changes not already described.
• Provide input for ongoing update of applicable legal and budget playbooks and templates.
• Ensure appropriate tracking of CSAs, CDAs, Country and Site Intelligence, and the maintenance of necessary documentation per AbbVie requirements.
• Agree, manage, and communicate regarding priorities with CDO stakeholders, legal and finance, in alignment with Study and Priority planning. Effectively escalate / communicate to stakeholders and clinical teams in a diplomatic and timely way regarding contract issues that could impact project deliverables.
• Lead process improvement projects for the Americas Contract Management Function and/or be a SME representing the Americas Contract Management function on process teams with broader impact. Drive for excellence and continuous improvement in delivery of global Contract Management responsibilities.
• Demonstrates a high level of applicable competencies in contract management, critical thinking, highly competent in negotiation and contracting business standards.
• Provide guidance to team members within the Contract Management function. May triage and assign workload within the department and mentor/train junior staff members within the work team as requested.
• Partners with Country Operations Managers in the countries assigned line reports manage the contracts for, to ensure effective and efficient work processes. Ensure any issues are resolved.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; Health Care, business, legal, or scientific discipline preferred.
• Significant (at least 5 years) Clinical Research and/or contract/budget experience. Awareness and understanding of compliance and regulatory matters in clinical research. Experience in cross-functional interactions and working within a global environment an advantage.
• Proven negotiation, interpersonal and business skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills and the ability to work independently and effectively in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Sense of urgency and strong goal orientation; track-record of meeting deadlines and goals.
• Strong written and verbal communication including written and verbal fluency in English and local language (if not English) and interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution and problem solving.
• Proactive and positive team player. Able to maintain high performance during times of ambiguity and change in the work environment.
• Experience in line or matrix management an advantage.
• Experience in financial, budget, cost management/analysis, accounting, and/or financial planning skills are desirable.

Additional Information

This position can be remote from Canada.

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