Job description
Job Function: Clinical Operations
Title: SrManager,Budgets & Contracts
Level: M4
The Senior Manager, Clinical Budgets & Contracts is responsible for strategic oversight and execution of clinical contract and budget operations. This role provides leadership to a team supporting clinical trial start-up and lifecycle management, ensuring timely, compliant, and cost-effective contracting with investigational sites and third party suppliers. This role leads a team responsible for an assigned functional stream (NDAs, Site Contracts / Budgets, Vendor Contracts / Budgets, Payments…) while partnering closely with study teams, Legal, Finance, and/or AP to drive process excellence and scale operations to meet increasing study demands. The Senior Manager also partners with leadership to define strategy and process improvements for NDA turnaround, budget harmonization, and contract execution timelines.
All clinical agreement work will be done in accordance with company policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), legal and regulatory requirements, and fair market valuation.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provide strategic and operational leadership over assigned functional stream(s)
Lead and mentor a team of contract managers, analysts, and/or associates
Ensure documentation and tracking: agreements, budgets, purchase requests, and payments in applicable systems (CTMS, ERP, legal tools).
Partner with Finance and Legal to ensure accurate forecasting, alignment with fair market value, and adherence to contracting policies and payment terms.
Monitor metrics such as turnaround time, contract status, budget accuracy, and invoice backlog; identify and implement process improvements.
Serve as an escalation point for internal and external stakeholders in assigned area.
Build and maintain collaborative relationships with sites, vendors, and internal partners to ensure alignment and timely execution.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to scale operations and reduce cycle times.
Ensure audit-readiness and inspection compliance in all assigned areas.
Cross-train and provide functional support across the alternate focus area as needed.
Deliver performance reporting, issue summaries, and status updates to senior leadership.
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; Master’s degree or MBA preferred.
Minimum 12 years of experience in clinical trial contracting, with deep expertise in either site or vendor-facing functions.
Minimum 3 years of direct team leadership experience.
Experience with FMV-based budgeting and regulated contract operations.
Proficient in relevant systems (CTMS, ERP, eTMF, contract lifecycle management).
Demonstrated success managing relationships with clinical sites and/or vendors.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
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Behavioral: Evaluates factors related to human characteristics and skills, such as attitude, work approach and collaborative abilities.
Strong strategic thinking and operational execution capabilities.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills; able to influence across functions and externally.
Experienced in managing competing priorities across large portfolios.
Adept at leading teams and developing staff.
Skilled at identifying and implementing process improvements.
Strong financial and contractual acumen.
Able and willing to support the alternate functional area to ensure team coverage and business continuity.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
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Duties are typically performed remotely or in an office setting.
This position requires the ability to use a computer keyboard, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.
Duties may occasionally require work outside normal business hours.
Ability to travel
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The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.
Remote USA
$140,000—$180,000 USD
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives.
The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management.
WHAT WE OFFER
Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program!
For more information, visit www.natera.com.
Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws.
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