Associate Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting
Scorpion Therapeutics, New Bremen, Ohio, United States
Role Summary
Associate Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting (remote; Massachusetts - Virtual), reporting to the Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting. Responsible for line management of SB&C staff, defining, developing, and delivering the Site Budgeting and Contracting plan and directives. Provides guidance on SB&C processes including site budget setup, negotiation parameters, and escalation management. Supports priority or highly complex projects within Study Startup and champions innovative processes, methodologies, data, and technologies to ensure ongoing delivery of SB&C services. Responsibilities
Line management, mentoring, and development of assigned SB&C staff. Partner with CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve SB&C metrics and implement processes. Provide guidance, oversight, and training to the SB&C team delivering activities in support of Clinical Programs, including data and methodologies to drive global budget and contracting strategies, study start-up planning, and modeling. Ensure consistent standards across project portfolios and support continuous improvement while developing TA-aligned strategies. Drive innovative solutions to improve processes and accelerate SB&C negotiations and study start-up timelines. Identify and remediate potential delays and escalate non-performance as needed. Develop resourcing plans to ensure SB&C tasks align with study startup timelines. Serve as point of escalation and assist in resolution of issues identified by Takeda or CRO staff during the start-up process. Act as a role model for Takeda’s values. Qualifications
BS degree or international equivalent required; advanced degree preferred. 8+ years in clinical research site contracting and budgeting with increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO, or relevant industry vendor. 5+ years of direct responsibility in global site budgeting and contracting oversight and/or negotiation. Experience in line management and working in a matrix environment. Proficiency with software models and database structures. Expertise in principles driving SB&C tasks and site start-up strategies. Direct experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related field. Ability to interpret and communicate data insights into SB&C tasks globally; ability to lead in a global matrixed team and drive data-driven decision making. Education
BS degree or international equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
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Associate Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting (remote; Massachusetts - Virtual), reporting to the Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting. Responsible for line management of SB&C staff, defining, developing, and delivering the Site Budgeting and Contracting plan and directives. Provides guidance on SB&C processes including site budget setup, negotiation parameters, and escalation management. Supports priority or highly complex projects within Study Startup and champions innovative processes, methodologies, data, and technologies to ensure ongoing delivery of SB&C services. Responsibilities
Line management, mentoring, and development of assigned SB&C staff. Partner with CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve SB&C metrics and implement processes. Provide guidance, oversight, and training to the SB&C team delivering activities in support of Clinical Programs, including data and methodologies to drive global budget and contracting strategies, study start-up planning, and modeling. Ensure consistent standards across project portfolios and support continuous improvement while developing TA-aligned strategies. Drive innovative solutions to improve processes and accelerate SB&C negotiations and study start-up timelines. Identify and remediate potential delays and escalate non-performance as needed. Develop resourcing plans to ensure SB&C tasks align with study startup timelines. Serve as point of escalation and assist in resolution of issues identified by Takeda or CRO staff during the start-up process. Act as a role model for Takeda’s values. Qualifications
BS degree or international equivalent required; advanced degree preferred. 8+ years in clinical research site contracting and budgeting with increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO, or relevant industry vendor. 5+ years of direct responsibility in global site budgeting and contracting oversight and/or negotiation. Experience in line management and working in a matrix environment. Proficiency with software models and database structures. Expertise in principles driving SB&C tasks and site start-up strategies. Direct experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related field. Ability to interpret and communicate data insights into SB&C tasks globally; ability to lead in a global matrixed team and drive data-driven decision making. Education
BS degree or international equivalent required; advanced degree preferred.
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