Company Description
At SGS, you can choose!
First of all, out of our various vacancies.
However, SGS also gives you another choice.
Do you choose to expand or to enrich? We are not only looking for colleagues who can go into depths of their discipline. We are equally as much looking for colleagues who we call ‘connectors’, people who can connect our diversity to our services. To each other. And this way, enrich our business.
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We’re also the benchmark worldwide for quality and integrity. And that makes us very proud. This can only happen thanks to almost 100 000 colleagues worldwide, with more than 1650 employees in Belgium only. Our employees give 110% of themselves every day, divided over all expertises, branches and cultures.
Our coworkers build their own way inside the company, the services and the expertise.
SGS Pharma carries out all type of services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, from coordination and running of clinical trials with new molecules or techniques on human beings, to support and consultancy on post marketing registration activities.
SGS Pharma has also expertise in the quality control of pharmaceuticals.
You can become our new Contract Coordinator for Clients and Vendors!
Job Description
The main responsibility of the contract coordinator is to provide a legally correct contract.
You support the Business Development and Procurement team in the set-up and review of clinical research related agreements (master service agreements, stand-alone service agreements and work orders) from both clients and vendors.
Of course you don’t have to do this on your own!
Content wise you get help from the departments concerned to set-up and review the clinical research related agreements. Our legal department makes sure that everything is correct from a legal point of view.
- You coordinate the internal review of contractual issues and liaise with Sales, Legal and Finance departments, Proposal Development and the Operational Managers.
- You manage the contract and vendor database and all associated files, including the administration, tracking and follow-up.
- You give support to Operations in the set-up and review of contract amendments.
- You support in the internal review of vendor RFIs
- For new vendors you coordinate in close collaboration with the QA department the vendor approval process from a to z
- You support the yearly vendor evaluations
Qualifications
What do you need to become a successful in this job?!
- Since you liaise directly with clients for follow-up and approvals, you have excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills (fluent in both Dutch and English).
- Since you have a lot of contacts with a diverse group of stakeholders (both internally and externally) you have the ability to build strong relationships.
- You have a high sense of accountability & organization with a strong results orientation.
- Critical thinking is of course necessary as well.
- You have a bachelor’s degree in administration, legal practise or medical administration.
- General understanding of clinical development / contracting is of course a big plus!
Additional Information
Were you already considering a switch in your career or a new opportunity?
Maybe this could be your next step!
A good work-life balance and a fun and varied working environment.
A professional environment where learning is always possible and open feedback is very much appreciated.
You can count on an interesting position where you can take responsibility.
Come enjoy our fun team of colleagues!
Do you want to be part of this?
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Send us your story and your resume via the apply button and maybe you will soon join us for work and coffee breaks.
Still have questions? Heidi Aerts can give you more details about the job (heidi.aerts@sgs.com).