Remote Associate Director

Summary

Join our team as Associate Director, Clinical Budgets and Contracts to support clinical budgets and contracts outsourcing strategies and collaborate with Vaxcyte's clinical operations team. This is a hands-on position that requires strong analytical ability, business acumen, and excellent communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required
• Must have a minimum of 10 years contracts experience supporting clinical trials in a biopharmaceutical company or CRO
• Knowledge of financial reporting, accounting controls and analytics
• Experience supporting Phase I to III clinical trials
• Must possess strong analytical ability, and solid business acumen including an understanding of business operations in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently, prioritize work, and handle simultaneous assignments under tight deadlines
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word are required
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across organizations and utilize resources effectively
• Ability to manage and supervise direct reports, if required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Utilize savvy negotiation skills to work through several iterations and finalize contracts and budgets

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact with CROs, partners, vendors, consultants, and other stakeholders to address issues, and function as a liaison with these parties on contract deliverables and issue resolution
• Lead the request for proposal process including bid comparison, bid review meetings, recommendation on selection and awarding the service
• Support clinical trials budget reforecasts and the annual planning process
• Support the monthly expense accruals process