Associate/Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing

Title – Associate/Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing

Remote

Duration: 6 + months

Position Summary

The Associate/Senior Associate, R&D Outsourcing will report directly into the Senior Manager, R&D Outsourcing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: overseeing work order and/or contract development and overall contract management; purchase order requisitioning and invoice resolution; Sunshine Act reporting; support with our month-end expense reconciliation and reporting; and supporting vendor selection initiatives through RFI and RFP support. This role collaborates with multiple functional areas such as Compliance, Legal, Finance, Purchasing and Accounts Payable in addition to R&D.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as a Contract Liaison for R&D:
• Responsible for contract initiation, functional review, execution, and archival
• Responsible for contract lifecycle management including tracking expiration, purchase order adherence, and scope change
• Supports month-end expense reconciliation; this support will be leveraged during the quarterly and annual budget and forecasting processes
• Coordinates new vendor onboarding submissions with Procurement
• Supports new vendor onboarding with Compliance, as well as ongoing vendor updates, requalification, and service change
• Coordinates scheduling and logistics for all Outsourcing managed meetings, inclusive of CRO/vendor capabilities presentations, governance meetings, and contract-related discussions.
• Supports and manages Sunshine Act reporting including quarterly internal inventory reporting, vendor expense collection, internal payment report review, and year end data submission.

Education/Skills and Experience

• College degree with 3+ years of work experience
• Prior experience supporting clinical development, clinical operations, clinical supply chain or related R&D areas preferred
• Excellent attention to detail
• Adaptable to changing priorities, excels in fast-paced environment.
• Perform job duties with minimal supervision and guidance; manage direct reports as needed
• Excellent organization, time management, collaboration, and multi-tasking skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and maintain relationships and communicate professionally to all levels of an organization; internal and external
• Strong commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Financial acumen; ability to support the evaluation of budgets, forecasting, and month end expenditures
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills preferred (i.e., Pivot Tables, Formulas, etc.)

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian’s platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian’s brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.