(Senior) Site Budget and Contracts Associate

Location: Bangalore, Chennai, or Mumbai

As a Site Budget and Contracts Associate or as a Senior Site Budget and Contracts Associate you will play a key role in improving the lives of patients by accelerating the development of our customers' drugs and devices through innovative solutions.

You will be partnering with one of the worlds premier Biopharmaceutical companies. Working across a vast portfolio of medicines and vaccines this company has, over centuries created a strong heritage of delivering innovative treatments and preventive medicines globally.

What you will be doing:

• Serve as the primary contact negotiator for all study related contract activities to meet the business objectives
• Maintain active/frequent communication with internal/external partners and/or investigators and internal departments regarding research contracts throughout the contract lifecycle
• Review and negotiate the terms and conditions for various types of incoming and outgoing contracts and budgets in accordance with internal policy and ICH-GCP regulations
• Prepare subsequent contract amendments, note to files and other contract activities, as needed
• Develop and maintain status trackers, prepare start-up and close-out documentation for studies

You Are:

• Previous experience working within a CRO/pharmaceutical organisation with specific experience negotiating clinical trial agreements and budget with sites in India
• Exemplary communication skills including a fluency in English and local language
• Excellent planning, prioritization and organization skills
• Ability to work as a team and develop relationships with others internally and externally
• Proactive attitude, perseverance and commitment to continuous development
• Must be willing to be on Hybrid setup (2-3x a week reporting onsite) in either Bangalore, Chennai or Mumbai office

Why ICON?

At ICON, we embrace new perspectives and empower our people to write their own paths forward. We are a culturally diverse company with over 40,000 talented and ambitious people with varied skills, perspectives & backgrounds working together across 40 countries.

Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.

At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know.

Interested in the role, but unsure if you meet all of the requirements? We would encourage you to apply regardless – there’s every chance you’re exactly what we’re looking for here at ICON whether it is for this or other roles.