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Job Title

Associate, Contracting & Financial Operations

Job Summary

- Provides contract development and business support to the Contracting & Financial Operations Team Leads (Contract Operations Leads, Contract Strategy Leads, Vendor Financial Operations)
- General resource for internal and external stakeholders regarding Sponsor’s approach to BVSM contract processing, contract management, and applicable Sponsor policies and procedures.
- Drafts, reviews, confirms, and verifies contract and commercial terms inclusive of the scopes of service with various agreement types and Service Providers (low to medium complexity agreements) with supervisory oversight on more complex agreements.

Job Responsibilities

- With oversight, works independently in a structured environment using established systems and contracting compliance and business requirements to perform assigned tasks.
- Liaises frequently with stakeholders to ensure they understand and have realistic expectations of contracting process, systems, compliance & business requirements and contracting cycle times.
- Responsible for the independent preparation, commercial terms & conditions review, and finalization of low to medium complexity contract execution by conducting final review to ensure accuracy and completeness as well as coordinating and obtaining all necessary signatures of assigned non‑MSA agreements across BVSM‑assigned groups.
- Responsible for the preparation, commercial terms & conditions review, and finalization/execution of high complexity contract execution with supervisory oversight. Responsible for ensuring accuracy and completion as well as coordinating and obtaining all necessary signatures of assigned agreements across BVSM‑assigned groups.




- Partner with non‑BVSM functions to ensure appropriate contract template utilization, inclusive of Legal, Finance, and Source to Pay.
- Create and manage contract workspaces and facilitate timely execution through the Contract Management System.
- Responsible for generating and finalizing assigned contracts via effective partnering with stakeholders inclusive of determining correct contract template, negotiating key terms with vendors and complying with Corporate and Regulatory Contract and Financial requirements.
- Conduct peer contract reviews to ensure proper contract template utilization and overall accuracy.
- Negotiate proposed changes to standard contract language within guidelines provided by the Legal Division and other BVSM colleagues; escape requested changes that fall outside of guidelines to the Legal Division and other stakeholders, as required.
- Confirm budgets and rates, as required, and escalates significant budget exceptions to the appropriate stakeholder for resolution.
- Lead or support internal and external audit requests identifying and providing requested contract and financial documents in an expedited and efficient manner.
- Identify, mitigate and communicate terms that fall outside of standard contractual language.
- Responsible for Funding Verification of contracts prior to execution.




- Maintain internal control standards and implement compliance policies aligned with SOX and other applicable regulations & laws.
- Subject Matter Expert for the contract administration process for assigned BVSM Team: Adds new suppliers to Ariba/SAP system, as required.
- Facilitates contract execution/signature process.
- Supports Ariba (ACW) and ENGAGE maintenance and administration.
- Uploads PDF copy of fully executed contracts to Pfizer Trial Master File (PTMF).
- Facilitates the Subcontractor Approval Process.
- Provides contract retrieval and redaction support during Corporate Audits and Regulatory Inspections.
- Participates in special projects and/or initiatives to help achieve business objectives, ensuring compliance with BVSM Compliance & Business requirements. Works with team to drive the creation and implementation of best practices.

Qualifications / Skills

- BS/BA from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 2+ years’ clinical trial‑related Sponsor experience, CRO operational and/or proposal development experience or other relevant clinical trial‑related experience and experience negotiating and drafting clinical trial‑related agreements is required.
- Excellent oral/written communication skills and proficiency with MS Office applications (Word/Excel) is required.
- Knowledge and experience in negotiating and contracting with service providers is desired. Experience with Ariba Contract Workbench (ACW)/Ariba On Demand (AOD), ENGAGE and/or other industry costing or contract management tools is desired.
- Operational knowledge of clinical trial study execution activities (e.g., study start‑up, maintenance and closeout activities) and clinical outsourcing is desired.

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📌 Associate, Contracting & Financial Operations (Argentina)
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📍 Argentina