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Associate/Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing

REMOTE, MA 02451

Posted: 09/05/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Professional Services Job Number: 614233 Is job remote?: Yes Country: United States

Job Description

Position Summary
The Associate/Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing will report directly into the Senior Manager, R&D Outsourcing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: overseeing work order and/or contract development and overall contract management; purchase order requisitioning and invoice resolution; Sunshine Act reporting; support with our month-end expense reconciliation and reporting; and supporting vendor selection initiatives through RFI and RFP support.  This role collaborates with multiple functional areas such as Compliance, Legal, Finance, Purchasing and Accounts Payable in addition to R&D.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Serves as a Contract Liaison for R&D:
    • Responsible for contract initiation, functional review, execution, and archival
    • Responsible for contract lifecycle management including tracking expiration, purchase order adherence, and scope change
  • Supports month-end expense reconciliation; this support will be leveraged during the quarterly and annual budget and forecasting processes
  • Coordinates new vendor onboarding submissions with Procurement
  • Supports new vendor onboarding with Compliance, as well as ongoing vendor updates, requalification, and service change
  • Coordinates scheduling and logistics for all Outsourcing managed meetings, inclusive of CRO/vendor capabilities presentations, governance meetings, and contract-related discussions.
  • Supports and manages Sunshine Act reporting including quarterly internal inventory reporting, vendor expense collection, internal payment report review, and year end data submission.
Education/Skills and Experience
  • College degree with 3+ years of work experience
    • Prior experience supporting clinical development, clinical operations, clinical supply chain or related R&D areas preferred
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Adaptable to changing priorities, excels in fast-paced environment.
  • Perform job duties with minimal supervision and guidance; manage direct reports as needed
  • Excellent organization, time management, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels of an organization; internal and external
  • Strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement
  • Financial acumen; ability to support the evaluation of budgets, forecasting, and month end expenditures
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred (i.e., Pivot Tables, Formulas, etc.)
Pay ranges between $40-45/hr based on experience 
 

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Planet Pharma and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.