At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.
Position Summary
The Site Contract Specialist plays a critical role in enabling clinical trials by supporting the preparation, negotiation, and finalization of site contracts and investigator budgets. This role contributes directly to timely study start‑up and execution by working closely with cross‑functional partners and external research sites. You will be part of a team focused on operational excellence, quality, and collaboration, supporting studies across multiple regions while contributing to continuous improvement and standardization efforts within clinical trial operations.
Job Description
This position is responsible for managing site contracting activities within established frameworks and processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance. The role offers the opportunity to develop strong negotiation skills, build cross‑functional partnerships, and gain exposure to clinical research operations. This is an ideal opportunity for someone motivated by structured problem‑solving, collaboration, organization, and making a tangible impact on clinical trial delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, negotiate, and finalize clinical site contracts and investigator budgets using approved templates and standards
- Partner with internal teams and external research sites to support timely contract execution aligned with study timelines
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality of contract documentation in approved systems
- Identify and proactively address routine contracting questions while escalating non‑standard items as appropriate
- Support operational metrics related to quality, cycle time, and data accuracy
- Contribute to process improvements by identifying trends, recurring issues, and opportunities to enhance efficiency
- Maintain strong collaboration with legal, finance, clinical operations, and external partners.
Required Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience in clinical trial contracting, clinical operations, or a related pharmaceutical or research environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Effective written and verbal communication skills in a global, multicultural environment
- Ability to work collaboratively and apply structured processes in a regulated setting
- Proficiency with contract management systems and standard business software tools
- Strong MS office skills
Preferred Qualification
- Experience supporting clinical studies
- Familiarity with investigator grants and site budget negotiations
- Experience working with electronic contract or document management systems
We are seeking to fill multiple Site Contract Specialist roles as part of our new build!
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We hire for skills and capabilities, not just credentials – if this role excites you, but doesn’t perfectly match your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Compensation Overview:
The starting compensation range(s) for this role are listed above for a full-time employee (FTE) basis. Additional incentive cash and stock opportunities (based on eligibility) may be available. The starting pay takes into account characteristics of the job, such as required skills, where the job is performed, the employee’s work schedule, job-related knowledge, and experience. The final compensation will be determined based on demonstrated experience and in accordance with pay equity principles and applicable employment laws.
How We Work
Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings. Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.
Supporting People with Disabilities
BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.
Candidate Rights
BMS will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.
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Data Protection
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or a related field
- Experience in clinical trial contracting or clinical operations
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a regulated setting
- Proficiency with contract management systems
- Strong MS office skills
Bristol Myers Squibb Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Bristol Myers Squibb and has not been reviewed or approved by Bristol Myers Squibb.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair and competitive for the pharmaceutical sector, with many describing compensation as good or better than expected. Feedback suggests base pay combined with incentives contributes to overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is broad, combining medical, dental, vision, disability, and wellness programs, along with access to on‑site fitness. Feedback suggests employer contributions to health accounts and wellbeing incentives further strengthen perceived value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement savings are reinforced by a strong 401(k) match and additional plan options. This structure is commonly cited as a standout component of total rewards.
Bristol Myers Squibb Insights
What We Do
At Bristol Myers Squibb, we work every day to transform patients’ lives through science. That work inspires some of the most interesting, meaningful, and life-changing careers you’ll experience. Join us and pursue innovative ideas alongside some of the brightest minds in biopharma, collaborating with a team rich in diversity of experiences, and perspectives. We have built a sustainable pipeline of potential therapies and are leveraging translational medicine and data analytics to understand how we can deliver the right medicine to the right patient, at the right time, to achieve the best outcome. Whether in a scientific, business or supporting function, a career at BMS means you’ll be inspired every day to grow and thrive through opportunities that are uncommon in scale and scope. Here, you’ll be on the cutting edge of powerful innovation in oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, and fibrosis, with colleagues united in the mission to help patients. Through the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation, we also promote health equity and seek to improve health outcomes of populations disproportionately affected by serious diseases and conditions. Our mission is to give new hope to help patients prevail over serious disease – it drives everything we do.
