Site Activation Manager (Contract Specialist - Germany - hybrid in München)

Site Activation Manager (Contract Specialist - Germany - hybrid in München)

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.

Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.

Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.

Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:

Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Responsibilities

For one of our sponsors we are currently recruiting for a contract specialist / financial clinical operations specialist to join the team.

This role is focused on the budget and contract related activities and the main responsibilities are:

• Perform assigned activities within the SSU Project Delivery Team for projects during start-up and throughout the life cycle.
• Responsible and accountable for the customer-focused leadership and management of Site Start-Up (SSU) deliverables within Germany.
• Directs the technical and operational aspects of the Site Start-Up deliverables of the assigned projects.
• Develops SSU timelines as required and reports progress including plans to address potential risks/gaps to the project team, Project Manager (PM), SSU Management and Project Sponsor.

This is a hybrid role, with two to three days per week presence in the Munich office, as well as monthly face to face meeting in the office.

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENTS

• Two years of experience in a similar position
• B.Sc. in Business Finance/ Administration/ Life Science or equivalent Health Care related experience;
• Excellent understanding of clinical trial process across Phases II-IV and ICH GCP
• Good understanding clinical protocols and associated study specifications.
• Experience in managing contracts and budgets
• Project management experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluency in both German and English
• Quality-driven in all managed activities.
• Strong negotiating skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate an ability to provide quality feedback and guidance to peers.
• Possibility to work hybrid with an office in München.

Disclaimer: Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.

Summary

Performs assigned activities within the SSU Project Delivery Team for projects during start-up and throughout the life cycle. Responsible and accountable for the customer-focused leadership and management of Site Start-Up (SSU) deliverables within a country, region or globally, within the assigned projects. Directs the technical and operational aspects of the Site Start-Up deliverables of the assigned projects. Develops SSU timelines as required and reports progress including plans to address potential risks/gaps to the project team, Project Manager (PM), SSU Management and Project Sponsor.