Clinical Outsourcing Lead

We are looking for a Clinical Outsourcing Lead who is collaborative, commercially minded, and quality focused to join our Strategic Clinical Partnering team in Global Clinical Sciences and Operations
, based in our Raleigh (US) office.

About the role

You will help shape how this company works with external partners for clinical studies and development services. You will guide vendor selection, lead contract discussions, support budget planning, and help teams keep outsourced activities on track. You will bring clear thinking, strong partnership skills, and a practical focus on quality, value, compliance, and timelines.

Who you will work with

You will work with Clinical Outsourcing Managers, study teams, Strategic Clinical Partnering colleagues, finance, legal, procurement, quality, and external vendors. You will also connect with teams across Patient Evidence, Patient Solutions, Patient Impact, and wider development groups to support strong vendor partnerships and smooth study delivery.

What you will do

• You will lead outsourcing activities for assigned clinical studies, programs, and development services.
• You will manage RFI and RFP steps, vendor selection, study awards, work orders, service agreements, amendments, and confidentiality agreements.
• You will lead vendor contract discussions to support quality, timelines, value, and clear accountability.
• You will support budget forecasts, cost estimates, financial reviews, and annual financial planning with study and finance teams.
• You will track vendor performance, spot risks early, and share clear updates with internal stakeholders.
• You will coach and support Clinical Outsourcing Managers or Strategic Clinical Partnering colleagues on complex work.

For this role, we are looking for the following education, experience, and skills:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in science, finance, legal, business, or a related field; a master’s degree is a plus.
• You bring strong experience in pharma, biotech, CRO, clinical outsourcing, vendor management, or clinical development.
• You have managed vendor negotiations, contracts, budgets, forecasts, and financial assessments with good results.
• You understand clinical development, ICH/GCP, vendor qualification, and outsourced clinical study delivery.
• You communicate clearly in English and can guide discussions, manage conflicts, and build agreement across global teams.
• You are organised, adaptable, and able to manage several priorities while keeping quality, compliance, and timelines in focus.

Kaztronix is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. In addition, all human resource actions in such areas as compensation, employee benefits, transfers, layoffs, training and development are to be administered objectively, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.