Clinical Trial Sourcing & Contract Manager

Are you driven by the opportunity to improve lives through clinical innovation? At Coloplast, we are looking for a motivated Clinical Trial Sourcing & Contract Manager to join our team. In this role, you’ll have the chance to take full responsibility for sourcing and contracting activities that directly support the development of life-changing products for people worldwide.

The Position

As Clinical Trial Sourcing & Contract Manager, you will play a central role in sourcing vendors (e.g. CROs and SMOs) and clinical sites (e.g. hospitals) to support our diverse portfolio of clinical studies and other related evidence-generating activities. You will manage the sourcing process end-to-end, from identifying needs to selecting, contracting, and managing long-term partners. Your expertise will ensure that clinical trials are executed efficiently and in alignment with Coloplast’s strategic goals.

While you will own the contracting process end-to-end, you will work in close collaboration with a senior colleague who brings extensive experience and serves as a sparring partner, particularly on complex contractual or commercial matters. You are not expected to have legal expertise, but you are expected to take ownership of driving contracts forward in close collaboration with Legal and Procurement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate clinical study requirements into concrete sourcing and contracting strategies for vendors and clinical sites.
• Lead the vendor and site selection process, including RFP (Request for Proposal) development, evaluation, commercial negotiation, and final selection.
• Own the contracting process, including driving negotiations, coordinating reviews, and ensuring timely execution in alignment with internal stakeholders from Legal, Procurement, Data Protection Office, and Clinical Operations.
• Act as the primary point of contact for vendors and sites throughout the sourcing and contracting lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional study teams to ensure timely, cost-effective, and fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Contribute to process improvements and the development and implementation of best practices, templates, and ways of working in sourcing and contract management.

Your Qualifications

To succeed in this role, we are looking for a candidate with strong sourcing skills and the motivation to further develop within contract management. We imagine that you have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field, such as life sciences, business, or procurement.
• 3+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or vendor management within the medtech, pharma, or clinical research industry.
• Proven ability to drive complex sourcing processes independently and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt your style to internal and external stakeholders and present data-driven insights effectively.
• A proactive approach to process improvement and innovation.
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to share knowledge and contribute to team learning when needed.

The Department

You will join our Clinical & Medical Affairs organization, consisting of approximately 75 dedicated colleagues working across clinical evidence generation, medical strategy, and scientific support throughout the product lifecycle. Clinical & Medical Affairs plays a key role in ensuring that Coloplast’s products are supported by robust clinical and medical evidence and that insights from clinical practice are translated into value for patients and the business.

Within this organization, you will be part of a smaller, close-knit team of six people covering Sourcing, Contracting, Recruitment, and Data Management, headed by Christian Balling. The team works closely with study teams and stakeholders across Clinical & Medical Affairs to enable clinical activities through strong sourcing, contracting, recruitment support, and data foundations.

We value openness, honesty, and a pragmatic approach to our work. We believe that the best results are created through trust, collaboration, and a work environment where we enjoy working together and having fun while delivering high quality outcomes.

Interested?

If you would like to know more about the position, please contact Christian Balling, Head of Sourcing, Contracting & Recruitment, via dkjcba@coloplast.com. We review applications on an ongoing basis, so do not hesitate to apply. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.

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