**Work Schedule** Standard (Mon-Fri) **Environmental Conditions** Office **Job Description** Leads the review, negotiation, and finalization of contract templates, process and negotiation parameters with clients in accordance with PPD contractual considerations and processes. Provides regional oversight and contractual risk assessment in accordance with established contractual considerations, and serves as the liaison with the legal department during country process improvement initiatives. Negotiates within approved parameters both investigator grant budget negotiation parameters, contractual terms and conditions in accordance with company contractual considerations, client contractual considerations, established processes with clients and follows established escalation routes. Communicates, trains and provides approved contract templates, process and negotiation parameters and client expectations to assigned team members. Ensures collaboration, quality alignment with terms and conditions, process and client expectations with assigned team members. Identifies and assesses legal, financial and operational risks in accordance with approved PPD and client contractual considerations. Acts as a lead regional interface and escalation contact with external clients for term & condition revisions outside of approved negotiation parameters, client expectations and process deviations. Provides recommendations and alternative resolutions to contract negotiations to internal and external clients. Works with internal functional departments to facilitate coordination of different site startup activities impacted by contractual activities upon mutually agreed upon timelines. Contributes to or may lead change initiatives within the department. Completes periodic quality reviews and peer feedback reports. Creates and delivers training material to team members. Provides training and mentoring to junior staff. This is a very hands on position requiring a legal degree, an understanding of clinical trials, GDPR and able to assess ICFs. Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.