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Contracting Specialist - Clinical Study Start-Up
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇬🇧 London (The Westworks)
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About the role
Salary Range: £32,690.00 - £60,710.00 Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: London, UK Relocation Support: This role is based in London, UK. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible. Novartis operates a Hybrid working policy with an expectation of 12 days per month onsite. Clinical trials rely on strong partnerships, effective negotiations and seamless coordination to move from planning to patient enrolment. As a Contracting Specialist - Clinical Study Start-Up, you will play a vital role in accelerating the delivery of innovative medicines by leading the contracting activities that enable clinical studies to launch successfully. Working at the centre of Study Start-Up activities, you will collaborate with a broad network of internal and external stakeholders to negotiate contracts, manage critical study agreements and help ensure sites can begin enrolling patients as quickly as possible. Your work will have a direct impact on study activation timelines, patient recruitment opportunities and the successful delivery of clinical research. Job Description Key Responsibilities • Support country Study Start-Up (SSU) strategy, partnering with SSU Managers and Team Leads to deliver country-level timelines, milestones and study start-up commitments. • Coordinate, prepare and execute clinical study contracts, confidentiality agreements and contract amendments across assigned studies, sites and institutions. • Track and oversee contract status from negotiation through dispatch, execution and return, proactively managing risks and escalating issues where required. • Negotiate financial and legal terms with sites and institutions, reviewing study documentation, budgets and tariffs to support timely study activation. • Collaborate closely with Clinical Research Associates (CRAs), Clinical Trial Associates (CTAs), Finance Specialists, SSU Managers, global study teams and external research partners to ensure parallel study start-up activities progress efficiently. • Serve as the primary point of contact for local Legal teams and Ethics Review Committees (ERCs), supporting contract-related matters including patient reimbursement topics. • Ensure all contracting activities comply with financial standards, prevailing legislation, International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP), Institutional Review Board and Independent Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC) requirements, Health Authority (HA) regulations and Novartis Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). • Drive innovative and efficient contracting processes that streamline study start-up, accelerate site activation and support patient recruitment objectives. Essential Requirements • Minimum one year of experience within a clinical trials, clinical operations, Study Start-Up (SSU) or related research environment. • Previous experience supporting clinical research, study start-up or other site-facing clinical trial activities. • Understanding of clinical trial processes, documentation and regulatory requirements, including International Council for Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP), Institutional Review Board and Independent Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC) requirements and Health Authority (HA) regulations. • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across diverse internal and external partners. • Demonstrated negotiation skills and the confidence to participate in financial, contractual and operational discussions. • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timelines. • Experience working with databases, systems and multiple information sources to analyse data, compare information and develop recomme