Outsourcing Manager

Job Description

This individual contributor role has task-level responsibility for in-house and outsourced studies while ensuring adherence to the client's outsourcing strategies within specific therapeutic areas. The role supports clinical trial vendor partnerships across select or multiple service categories of clinical trial activities in R&D.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive outsourcing activities by interfacing with operational teams, support groups, and service providers for successful selection, contracting, and execution of outsourced studies while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, ethical practices, outsourcing, and procurement policies and procedures.

• Drive the success of projects to meet short-term objectives and adhere to project schedules.

• Support the Outsourcing team in a variety of tasks across outsourcing alliance management, FSP operations, and financial/resource accountability.

• Communicate with business partners and internal clients regarding contractual issues as needed.

• Provide operational expertise, support, guidance, and training to teams on all aspects of outsourced work.

• Ensure alignment of teams to the related outsourcing strategies.

Hard Skills

• Minimum of a BA or BS Degree in Legal, Life Science, Business Administration, or equivalent. Advanced degree a plus.

• Clinical development experience of 3 to 5 years in the pharma, biotech, or CRO industry.

• Experience engaging with a wide range of suppliers such as Contract Research Organizations, Cooperative groups, Clinical laboratories, Core laboratories including ECG and Imaging service providers.

• Proven time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• 2-5 years contract management experience with direct negotiation experience

• Effective management of cross-functional, multi-cultural teams.

• Ability to work and influence within a matrix structure.

• High level of adaptability in dealing with ambiguous and complex work environments.

• Ability to sustain high levels of performance in a constantly changing environment.

• Proven experience in managing key internal and external stakeholders effectively.

This is a hybrid position requiring some days on-site in Princeton, New Jersey and some days remote.

Hybrid. 50% of time must be at Lawrenceville location.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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