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At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
At Parexel, we are a leading Clinical Research Organization (CRO) dedicated to delivering life‑changing medicines to patients around the world. We are seeking a Site Contract Leader to join our global Clinical Operations organization. This home‑based role can be located in Argentina, Brazil, or Mexico and plays a critical client‑facing leadership role within complex, global clinical trials.
As a Site Contract Leader, you will act as the primary point of accountability for sponsor engagement and site contracting strategy on assigned projects. You will partner closely with sponsors, project leadership, and global site contract teams to drive efficient negotiations, manage budgets, mitigate risk, and ensure alignment to protocol and study objectives—always keeping quality, timelines, and relationships at the forefront.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a confident, client‑savvy leader who thrives in complex, fast‑paced clinical trial environments:
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable leading strategy discussions with sponsors
- Sound judgment and ability to influence without authority
- Highly organized, proactive, and detail‑oriented
- Collaborative, resilient, and diplomatic under pressure
What You’ll Do
- Lead the end‑to‑end site contracting strategy and execution for global clinical trials
- Act as the primary contracting interface with sponsors, including attending sponsor calls across multiple time zones
- Oversee and guide project‑assigned Site Contracts teams, providing leadership, direction, and escalation support
- Lead investigator budget development and assessment (not template‑driven), ensuring alignment with protocol, country practices, and sponsor expectations
Additional Details
- Strong Excel expertise is critical, including experience with budget formulas and financial analysis
- Requires global clinical trial experience and confidence navigating multinational contracting landscapes
Skills & Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in site contracting or a closely related CRO role
- Demonstrated experience managing timelines, budgets, and external client relationships
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to interpret and explain complex contract
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel;
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field (law, business, economics, social sciences) or equivalent industry experience
Why Join Us
Be part of global studies that are shaping the future of healthcare. At Parexel, you’ll work with industry experts, enjoy flexibility through home‑based work, and access continuous learning and career growth opportunities—while making a meaningful impact on patients’ lives.
At Parexel, we embrace flexibility and value collaboration, innovation, and inclusion. If this role sounds like your next career move—or someone you know would be a great fit—we’d love to hear from you.
What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
