Junior R&d Contract Manager

Type: Trainee
Region: South East

Job Description

About Us

Allergy Therapeutics are a market leading, pioneering immunology business with specialist experience in the research and development of allergy treatments.

We believe that transformational outcomes for patients are achieved by directly treating the cause, rather than just managing symptoms. Our vaccines are aluminium free. Driving convenience; our ultra-short course treatments make life easier and increase adherence.

Our adjuvant technologies not only advance the results of allergy immunotherapy but also drive beneficial immune responses in cancer and infectious disease.

We are a proud and passionate team with a vision that delivers growth and transforms the way we think about immunology.

We are continuing to grow and it’s an exciting time to be joining us. You will contribute to our ongoing success and be part of our future which is looking very bright!

You’ll join a team of like-minded people who are passionate about what they do and providing positive outcomes for our patients.

We are looking for a Junior R&D Contract Manager to support the R&D Contract Manager in the delivery of robust contracts in support of the R&D pipeline.

About you

You will have a legal qualification and/or background as well as contract negotiation experience in a CRO and/or Pharmaceutical Industry with transferrable skills in Clinical Trial contractual requirements.

We would also like someone who has experience working with global teams or can demonstrate transferrable skills into this environment.

It is important that you are a strong communicator and able to speak to people at all levels, working with both internal and external stakeholders. We are also looking for someone who is comfortable working autonomously and be a real self-starter.

The role

You will be involved in the following:

• Liaising with stakeholders in the development, negotiation and execution of highly complex contracts
• Monitoring the scope of work, timelines, conditions and budgets covered by the contracts and to propose amendments when required
• Identifying contractual requirements for R&D tasks
• Support the R&D Contract Manager in the development of a contract strategy for the R&D programme, consistent with the principles in place for commercial supply
• Support the R&D Contract Manager to develop and manage the contracting processes with consistent templates, facilitating efficient internal and external review and approvals
• Monitor the scope of work, timelines, conditions and budgets covered by the contracts and to propose amendments when required
• Identify and manage breaches of contract with stakeholders, escalating to R&D Contract Manager and/or legal counsel as needed.
• Prepare, lead and manage any internal or external contract review processes, including legal reviews, providing supportive or comparative information if appropriate
• Support the writing of policies and SOPs related to contract R&D management
• Support the R&D Contract Manager to develop systems to enable and manage the fully executed (FE) contracts, ensuring required distribution, tracking, filing/archiving and updating.

This is a remote role with a requirement to attend meetings on-site in Worthing as required.