Manager, Site Budgeting and Contracting

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**Job Description**

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Manager, Site Budgeting and Contracting in Cambridge, MA or remotely reporting to the Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to work towards their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, and work toward excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a necessary contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

**_GOALS:_**

+ Supports delivery of global site budgeting and contracting (SB&C) tasks, partnering with Sites, CRO and internal/external Study and Startup team members.

+ Manage escalations and review of global site budgets and contracts from CRO partners to ensure timely contract execution and study startup forecasts are achieved.

+ Drive negotiation and administration of master clinical trial agreements.

+ Support the development of creative processes, methodologies, data, and technologies that will ensure ongoing improvements in the delivery SB&C services.

**_A_** **_CCOUNTABILITIES:_**

+ Manage negotiations, finalization and administration of Master Clinical Trial Agreements.

+ Responsible for assigned study level SB&C function to develop, negotiate, administrate and execute assigned Clinical Trial Agreements and budgets.

+ Oversight of budget setup including parameters for assigned studies.

+ Partner with Study Start up Managers, CROs, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and implement processes.

+ Ensure standards are applied to the SB&C processes across project portfolios and support continuous improvement activities while developing TA-aligned strategies.

+ Partner with Study Startup, CRO and Clinical Operations teams as an escalation point for global budget escalations outside of budget parameters.

+ Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide budget and contract feedback aligned with Takeda parameters and fair market value guidance.

+ Promptly recognize and improve potential delays providing solutions to resolve and escalate non-performance.

+ Manage site contracts and budgets negotiation timelines to ensure sites are "Ready To Enroll" to the Startup Project Plan.

**_EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:_**

+ BS degree or international equivalent.

+ 4 or more years of experience in clinical research site contracting and budgeting with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.

+ 2 or more years of global site budgeting and contracting oversight and/or negotiation.

+ Ability to explain data, facilitate decision making processes to be data driven.

+ Expertise in principles driving country/site budgeting and contracting strategies.

+ Excellent organizational skills, decision making, communication and negotiation skills.

**Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary**

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

**For Location:**

Massachusetts - Virtual

**U.S. Base Salary Range:**

$108,500.00 - $170,500.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

**EEO Statement**

_Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law._

**Locations**

Massachusetts - Virtual

**Worker Type**

Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**

Regular

**Time Type**

Full time

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