Scout Clinical Looking for Contracts Specialist I at United States Full Time

Scout Clinical, a part of the Meeting Protocol family, offers comprehensive clinical trial patient services that are adaptable to fit the precise needs of each patient, site, sponsor, and study. At Scout, our mission is to be regarded as the best clinical trial patient travel and reimbursement company in the world. Scout offers a stress-free, confidential, and personalized process of supporting patients in studies anywhere in the world. We are recognized as a leader in our field for quality, service, attention to detail, and stellar team members.  If this sounds like you, we’d love to have you join our rapidly growing team! 

Position Summary:

Scout Clinical is looking to add a fully remote entry-level Contracts Specialist I to its Legal/Contracts team to support the ever-expanding contracting needs of our high-growth business. The Contracts Specialist I will be responsible for the drafting and review of a variety of contracts with Scout’s international CRO and Sponsor clients, as well as potentially supporting vendor contracts. The Contracts Specialist will need to be comfortable collaborating across internal functional areas to meet Scout’s contracting needs and will also be expected to effectively communicate as a primary contracting point of contact with our clients and vendors. This will be a high-visibility, high-throughput role with a lot of great opportunities for a junior attorney (or non-attorney legal professional) to learn and grow. This position will report directly to the Lead Counsel and Director of Contracts.

Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• Prepare drafts of CDAs/NDAs, Standalone Services Agreements, and Task Orders using approved templates;
• Manage the preparation, finalization, and execution of any necessary Amendments/Change Orders to executed contracts
• Review client/vendor revisions to our template or, (where applicable) review client/vendor templates, for alignment with Scout’s contracting policies and risk tolerances;
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Lead Counsel and Scout’s Business Development, Operations, and Proposals teams, to ensure that our contracting needs are being met in a timely manner;
• Communicate effectively with external stakeholders, including our clients’ legal/contracting and operations representatives, to ensure that contracts are finalized efficiently, accurately, and in accordance with Scout’s values and business needs;
• Assist in the maintenance of the contracts management lifecycle, including signature routing, filing, tracking and oversight of completed agreements, and hand-off of projects to the Project Management team upon contract execution; and
• Communicate clearly and regularly with Lead Counsel about workload and contract status to ensure you have everything you need to succeed in your role

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required
• Juris Doctor strongly preferred
• 1 – 2 years of professional experience, preferably in a contract drafting and negotiation or similar legal-adjacent role in a corporate setting
• Life Sciences/Healthcare Industry experience a plus

The ideal candidate will have the following skills:

• Good, working knowledge of all customary office software programs
• Sound judgment and excellent communication skills Ability to perform a variety of sensitive tasks requiring initiative, integrity, and reliability under limited supervision
• Agile mindset in an ever-changing and fast paced environment
• At least a basic understanding of the principles of good contract drafting, editing, and review

MPW/Scout offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes contributions to your HSA and 401k matching. Visit our website at www.scoutclinical.com or follow us on LinkedIn for other employment opportunities.

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