Global Site Contract Lead / Senior Site Contract Lead
Parexel
Summary
Parexel is seeking an experienced Global Site Contract Lead (SCL)/Senior Site Contract Lead (SSCL) to drive excellence in clinical trial site contracting. These levels require people with experience leading site contracting across multiple countries and regions in a sponsor-facing capacity.
Job description
About the Role
Parexel is seeking an experienced Global Site Contract Lead (SCL)/Senior Site Contract Lead (SSCL) to drive excellence in clinical trial site contracting. These levels require people with experience leading site contracting across multiple countries and regions in a sponsor-facing capacity.
You'll oversee the complete contracting lifecycle—from strategy and negotiation through execution and performance monitoring—while streamlining processes, controlling costs, and managing risks. As a key orchestrator, you'll ensure internal teams, sponsors, sites, and external partners stay aligned and focused on delivering successful clinical trials.
The role is based remotely in the following countries which you must be living and have the right to work in: Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine.
What You'll Do
- Lead end-to-end site contracting for clinical trials, ensuring timely and effective contract execution
- Monitor and report on critical metrics including cycle times, contract quality, and compliance throughout the contract lifecycle
- Develop and implement contracting strategy documents, templates, and best practices that drive efficiency and consistency
- Collaborate with global teams on investigator grant budgets and fee parameters
- Manage project-specific contracting teams, providing leadership, training, and mentorship
- Identify and mitigate risks related to timelines, budgets, strategy effectiveness, and quality
- Maintain transparent communication with all stakeholders—sponsors, internal teams, vendors, CROs, and sites
- Build and strengthen relationships across internal and external partners to expedite contract execution
- Support cross-functional teams including Clinical Operations, Feasibility, Business Development, and Investigator Payments
- Provide regular performance updates and insights to clients and senior management
- Ensure accurate budget tracking and resource forecasting for the contracting team
What We're Looking For
- Very strong global site contracting experience within a CRO or other clinical research setting.
- Experience leading site contracting across multiple countries and regions
- Bachelor's degree in law, business, economics, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills with ability to interpret complex legal language
- Excellent leadership, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence across teams
- Outstanding organizational and project management abilities—comfortable juggling multiple concurrent projects
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Experience with contract management systems and eTMF platforms
- Ability to thrive in virtual, multicultural, and cross-timezone environments
- Demonstrated thought leadership, problem-solving ability, and grace under pressure
Requirements
- Very strong global site contracting experience within a CRO or other clinical research setting
- Experience leading site contracting across multiple countries and regions
- Bachelor's degree in law, business, economics, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills with ability to interpret complex legal language
- Excellent leadership, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills with proven ability to influence across teams
- Outstanding organizational and project management abilities—comfortable juggling multiple concurrent projects
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Experience with contract management systems and eTMF platforms
- Ability to thrive in virtual, multicultural, and cross-timezone environments
- Demonstrated thought leadership, problem-solving ability, and grace under pressure
Company overview
Parexel is one of the world's largest and most prominent contract research organizations (CROs), providing comprehensive clinical research services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, Parexel operates with a global workforce of over 24,000 professionals across 84+ facilities in 49 countries. The company specializes in managing the full spectrum of clinical trials from Phase I to IV across diverse therapeutic areas including neuroscience, oncology, infectious diseases, hematology, and general medicine. Parexel offers end-to-end solutions encompassing clinical trial management, regulatory strategy, data management, biostatistics, pharmacovigilance, medical communications, and market access consulting. With a strong track record spanning over 40 years, Parexel has established itself as a trusted partner for both established pharmaceutical leaders and emerging biotech innovators, helping accelerate drug development and bring life-saving treatments to patients faster through its patient-centric approach and operational excellence.