Site Contract Specialist

Working with Us Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible. Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us . Bristol Myers Squibb es un empleador que brinda igualdad de oportunidades. Las personas que apliquen para cualquier vacante, y que estén calificadas para la misma recibirán consideración para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, nacionalidad, edad, discapacidad, condición de veterano protegido, embarazo, ciudadanía, estado civil, expresión de género, información genética, afiliación política o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley. Position Summary • Executes the end to end preparation, negotiation, and finalization of site contracts and investigator budgets within established SOPs, multilingual templates, fallback language, and approval matrices. Maintains complete and timely documentation in approved systems and collaborates with cross functional partners to support on time contract execution. Exercises decision authority on budget items up to the defined threshold per SOP; non standard terms, out of threshold items, and complex/legal risks are escalated to negotiation governance lead or management, as applicable. Duties/Responsibilities • Prepare, review, negotiate, and finalize site contracts and budgets using approved templates, fallback language, and country playbooks; ensure alignment with protocol requirements and study timelines. • Apply SOP defined budget parameters and exercise decision making up to the authorized threshold; route exceptions and out of threshold items for approval per governance. • Ensure strict adherence to SOPs, WI/playbooks, approval matrices, and confidentiality standards; escalate non standard clauses and risks to the appropriate stakeholder. • Collaborate with study teams, Legal, Finance, CRO partners, and other stakeholders to resolve routine contracting questions and progress negotiations within established guardrails. • Maintain accurate, timely, and complete records of negotiation status, decisions, and versions in required contracting systems (e.g., CLM/trackers, e signature), enabling reliable dashboards and study reporting. • Meet established KPIs for cycle time, quality, and data accuracy; proactively flag risks to timelines and compliance. • Supports process improvement by identifying recurring issues and proposing practical enhancements; adopts new templates, standards, and tooling as rolled out by governance. • Conducts targeted reviews of prior negotiated agreements to identify new ways to improve efficiency within approved boundaries. Reporting Relationship • Reports to Associate Director/Director Site Contracting Operations Qualifications Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities • Working knowledge of clinical study protocols, contract templates, investigator grants, and site budget negotiation processes; ability to negotiate within SOP defined guardrails and thresholds. • High attention to detail with strong organization and time management; able to manage multiple negotiations against agreed timelines. • Effective negotiation and communication skills in multinational, multilingual settings; comfortable using approved translation resources/tools where applicable. • Proficiency with contract management systems and e signature platforms; strong MS Office skills. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, or related field. • Minimum 2 years in site contract negotiation or clinical operations (or equivalent combination of education/experience). Travel • Up to 10% travel for regional strategy meetings and cross-functional collaboration. #LI-Hybrid If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career. Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues. On-site Protocol BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role: Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function. 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. 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