Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) – Clinical Regulatory Writing

Job Title: Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) – Clinical Regulatory Writing

Career Level - D

The Clinical Regulatory Writing Operations Manager manages multiple operational aspects of the Clinical Regulatory Writing (CReW) group and is responsible for overseeing and managing planning, compliance, cross-functional collaborations, vendor management, and clinical-regulatory document quality control (QC) and documentation requirements.
The Operations Manager (Vendor Contract Management) primarily manages the process of drafting and finalizing statements of work (SOWs) to raise purchase orders (POs) for multiple clinical regulatory writing projects. The process involves interfacing with multiple internal teams and vendors and managing multiple SOWs/POs at the same time. The position belongs to the CReW Business Planning, Operations and Vendor Management (CReW BOV) team.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage SOWs/POs process
• Assist with vendor training oversight as well as vendor system access
• Collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to continuous improvement within CReW and across the organization

Essential for the role:

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required
• Excellent communication skills
• Good organization and administration skills
• Project management skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in English

Desirable for the role:

• Procurement or Process management
• Experience of technology and systems (e.g. MS SharePoint skills)
• Experience of developing and delivering training material

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