United States of America, Remote
Additional Locations: Remote - United States of America
Job ID R0000019480
Category Administrative
ABOUT THIS ROLE
Home Based, US
The Contracts Specialist’s role is to draft and negotiate contracts and prepare or update project budgets.
Key Accountabilities
Prepare contract documents, including work orders and change orders, from Parexel or client templates
Prepare or amend project budgets
Negotiate contractual terms and budget changes with client
Interact with client
Provide deliverables in accordance with deadlines
Learn and adhere to relevant policies and procedures that apply contracts, including seeking applicable approvals
Participate in contract review meetings with clients and internal team members
Review client contractual templates, edit as appropriate, and identify areas of concern
Enter data about assigned contracts into database and upload contractual documents.
Participate in the development and testing of tools and procedures
Provide training and mentoring to other Contracts team members
May have involvement in discussing legal terminology for contractual documents
Skills
Ability to lead internal meetings and comfortable with interactions with clients
Highly organized with excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
Experienced with multi-tasking
Highly confident dealing with internal team and clients
Intermediate Excel skills
Preferred: Experience with negotiation
Education
Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum Work Experience
Knowledge of contract management principles
Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Word and Outlook, and intermediate knowledge of Excel
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