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28.04.2025
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Job Description:
When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
Parexel FSP has an exciting opportunity for a Vendor Start-up Manager to join our dedicated team, based in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Serbia, or Romania.
Job Summary:
The VSM ensures flawless and accelerated vendor service delivery during trial start-up, supports category strategies, standardization, and compliance throughout the study lifecycle. This role assesses risks and prepares contingency plans to mitigate them, focusing on managing IRT services/Vendors.
Key Responsibilities:
* Review vendor and category-specific protocol sections, leveraging vendor expertise for protocol refinement.
* Contribute to developing Study Specification Worksheets to facilitate vendor selection.
* Review quotes/proposals, support contract negotiations, and manage vendor budgets and invoicing.
* Ensure submission documents are provided by vendors for participating countries.
* Collaborate with trial teams to understand site requirements and communicate changes to vendors.
* Optimize study start-up processes for timely site readiness.
* Maintain vendor service excellence, monitor quality, and act as escalation point for vendor issues.
* Create and maintain vendor risk maps with contingency plans.
* Document issues, implement corrective actions, and perform root cause analyses.
* Support the development of standards, templates, and tools for vendors.
* Partner across departments for vendor qualification and approval processes.
* Review and approve invoices, and develop training materials with vendors.
Skills:
* Strategic thinking, organizational knowledge, advanced planning, and project management skills.
* Stakeholder partnering, problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
* Strong influencing skills and ability to meet deadlines.
* Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Knowledge & Experience:
* At least 3 years of experience in clinical operations and vendor management.
* Knowledge of GxP and ICH regulations.
* Experience with clinical trial design, patient recruitment, and retention vendors.
* Leadership in supplier relationship management.
* Experience in outsourcing, contracting, sourcing clinical services, especially with IRT Vendors.
* Category expertise in global equipment supply or radiation is a plus but not essential.
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