Senior Site Contracts Specialist – Sponsor Dedicated; Genentech

Senior Site Contracts Specialist – Sponsor Dedicated (Genentech)

Updated: February 3, 2026

Location: Morrisville, NC, United States

Senior Site Contracts Specialist – Sponsor Dedicated (Genentech) – Syneos Health is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization that accelerates customer success. The Clinical Development model centers the customer and the patient in all efforts, simplifying and streamlining work to enhance collaboration and productivity.

WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

• Career development and progression through technical and therapeutic area training, peer recognition, and total rewards program.
• Authentic Total Self culture that unites employees globally.
• Diversity of thought, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives that foster belonging.

• Lead multi‑country projects, negotiating and preparing contracts, budgets, and related documents for industry‑sponsored clinical trials.
• Produce site‑specific contracts from country CTA template and submit proposed CTA and investigator budget for site review.
• Negotiate budget and contract with site and via Site Contracts Service Centre and SSUL with Sponsor until resolution of issues.
• Perform quality control, arrange execution of CTAs, archive documents, and capture metadata. Review contracts for completeness and accuracy.
• Administer all contract management processes, coordinating with protocol, informed consent, institution, investigator, vendor, consultant, and customer agreement documents at a project level.
• Generate amended contract and/or budget documents, preparing contract management documentation, and streamline internal processes.
• Work closely with Site Contract Service Center and Legal to harmonize site contract to reflect sponsor's master service agreement terms.
• Validate load of departmental budgets with SSU lead, Clinical Operations, and Finance.
• Identify contract or process operational risk, proactively provide solutions, and establish strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Represent site contracts/Site Start‑Up (SSU) at internal or customer meetings.
• Ensure compliance with forecasted country/site contracting timelines and track milestone progress in real time.
• Collaborate with internal and external legal, finance, and clinical operations departments, communicating and explaining legal and budgetary issues.
• Maintain and actively support review and development of contract templates, budget templates, and site specific files and databases.
• Serve as key communication liaison between site contracts staff and internal and external customers, providing functional guidance.
• Train and mentor less experienced staff on departmental SOPs, and maintain and update training material.
• Facilitate execution of contracts by company signatories.
• Monitor basic financial aspects of the project and hours/tasks available per contract; escalates discrepancies in a timely fashion.
• Review and comply with SOPs and Work Instructions, maintain training records, and ensure timesheet compliance.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Moderate contracts management experience in a contract research organization or pharmaceutical industry.
• Practical knowledge of a professional area, typically obtained through education combined with experience.
• Strong understanding of regulations, SOPs, and project requirements related to site identification.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to manage and review site performance metrics.
• Experience managing site confidentiality agreements (CDAs) and site information forms (SIFs).

• 5+ years of site contracts and study start‑up (SSU) experience within a global or pharmaceutical sponsor environment, including ownership of multi‑country studies.
• Expertise negotiating site CTAs and investigator budgets, including direct interaction with sites, sponsors, Site Contract Service Centers, and Legal teams.
• Proven ability to manage contract amendments and protocol‑driven changes, maintaining compliance with timelines, quality standards, and documentation requirements.
• Experience as an escalation budget, or process issues, with proactive risk…