Senior Contract Coordinator (Clinical Categories)

at AbbVie in North Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Description

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 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Job Description

The Senior Contract Coordinator (Clinical Categories) may be responsible for ensuring the timely & appropriate execution of Service Agreements/Master Service Agreements with vendors to support clinical studies. Works in partnership with R&D business teams/functional areas including Clinical Development Operations, Finance, Office of Ethics & Compliance, Legal, & external parties. Drafts, negotiates, & executes agreements & ensures final contracts are delivered to agreed timelines, within Fair Market Value & in compliance with relevant legal & regulatory requirements

-Act as Point of Contact for Clinical Development Operations and other appropriate functions during the RFP process and lead interactions with the vendors.

-Accountable for the timely preparation, negotiation and execution of Service Agreements and Statements of Work, as well as Amendments and Change Orders, with vendors using appropriate templates, legal guidance, and budget negotiations.

-Ensure appropriate tracking of contract information, 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.

- Drive for excellence and continuous improvement in delivery of global vendor contract responsibilities.

-Demonstrates a high level of applicable competencies in contract management, critical thinking, highly competent in negotiation and contracting business standards.

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Qualifications

+ -Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience; a 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

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ?

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+ The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.?

+ We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.?

+ This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ?

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Note: No amount of pay is a considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ?

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AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.