Medical Contract Manager

Job description

Nombre del sítio: UK - London - Brentford, Baar Onyx, Durham Blackwell Street, Upper Providence, Wavre
Fecha de publicación: Feb 27 2024

Medical Contract Manager

The Contract Manager will play a critical role in support of multiple assets in the Medical Affairs (MA) portfolio. They will lead the management of external engagement activities that are essential to delivery of medical plans across all Therapeutic Areas (TAs). They will collaborate and align with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to successfully manage asset specific activities.

Efficient management of Healthcare provider contracts and payments is needed for delivery of strategic goals and budget targets. The Contract Manager will also coordinate critical vendor relations, managing PO’s, contracts and invoices for Third Party Agency interactions.

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

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In this role you will

External Engagement (EE)/Budget Management

·  Undertake EE contract creation and invoice tracking on behalf of Business Owner (if applicable).
·  Ensure timely execution of Health Care Payments and Contracting – identifying opportunities to reduce cycle times.
·  PO / vendor / agency spend tracking to ensure accurate asset budget tracking (place accruals, cross-charges).
·  Facilitate invoice approval with business owner and financial specialist.
·  Support PM in conducting regular reviews with BOs to discuss and track progress of activities and spend,
·  Track monthly invoice status / delivery, working with PO requisitioner to ensure payments are made on time.
·  Provide external user support for agency partners.
·  Support Medical Director with EEs contracting activities: setup EE engagement within Apollo, EEs contracting follow-up and payments tracking.

Grants and donations support and Contract Management Office (Hub) engagement

·  Critical assessment of current ways of working across all TA’s in order to improve efficiency of end-to-end process.
·  Establish consistent tracking process to manage process and provide transparency to stakeholders.
·  Follow-up on agreement signature upon approval by GD&SC.
·  Follow-up on the receipt of (interim) reports.
·  Responsible for pre-filling forms / agreement drafting / LOC approval and requesting organisation signature - upload to grants and donations portal.
·  Collaborate with procurement to ensure all vendor administration is up to date (e.g. data accuracy of vendor details in Ariba).
·  Coordinate PO creation on behalf of Business Owners in collaboration with offshore team.

Content Management

·  Monitor content delivery progress with agencies against budget.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

·  Bachelor’s degree (science, pharmacy or nursing preferred).
·  Certifications in project management (PMP, Prince2, or equivalent)
·  A track record of timely delivery of complex Medical Affairs / R&D projects
·  Significant and varied experience working within the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Medical Affairs.
·  Experience working in multiple professional environments in project management with relevant certification.
·  Knowledge of Lean Sigma / business continuous improvement principles.
·  Deep understanding of and practical experience working with core Medical Affairs processes (e.g. Medical Planning, Scientific Engagement Planning, Copy Approval).
·  Analytical, logical thought process with proven track record of strong matrix management, facilitation, and project management skills.
·  Effective time management, ability to clearly identify priorities and manage multiple tasks.
·  Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, communication skills, strong collaborator/communicator.
·  Understanding of the lifecycle of pharmaceutical drug development and commercialisation.
·  Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and database management skills

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

·  Knowledge of the matrix operating environment and all the systems/processes required to drive successful performance.
·  Lean Six Sigma certification.

Closing Date for Applications – March 12th, 2024 (COB)

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. 

When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

 

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