Parexel are currently recruiting for an experienced Clinical Vendor Manager, to join one of our key sponsors in Europe. This is a fully remote opportunity.

In this role you will be accountable for independently managing all vendor-related aspects of global clinical trial(s) to deliver study outcomes within schedule, budget, quality/compliance and performance standards. Accountable for vendor service delivery at study level.

Some specifics about this advertised role

• Close interaction and collaboration with study team lead and study team members during study lifetime
• Review of vendor related protocol sections during protocol development
• Manages interface with vendors in cooperation with vendor partner functions
• Quote/proposal review in collaboration with procurement, support contract negotiations, if required
• Contributes to the development of vendor contract amendments
• Accountable for vendor cost control, budget review, invoice reconciliation and PO close-out
• Vendor service excellence at study level, ensures vendors meet quality and service level standards in their service delivery for the trial
• Covers all vendor activities after study start-up and all categories not covered by wider team during start-up
• Initiates/co-ordinates vendor kick-off meeting for categories
• Attends vendor kick-off meeting for supported categories
• Optimizing a frontloaded and timely study-start-up process, manages vendor-related activities for DB go live
• Performs user-acceptance testing (UAT) for eCOA and IRT

Who are Parexel

Parexel supports clinical studies across the full range of therapeutic areas, and we have longstanding partnerships with a vast client base.

We supported the trials of most of today’s top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.

You’ll be an influential member of the wider team.

What we are looking for in this role

• Minimum of 5 years of  working experience and excellent knowledge of the clinical operation processes and vendor management
• Excellent knowledge of GxP and ICH regulations
•  Very good knowledge of clinical trial design and mapping to supplier requirements
• User Acceptance testing for eCOA and IRT
• Site collaboration and site activation
• Vendor management; outsourcing, contracting, sourcing, of clinical services

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