Sr. Contract Associate, R&D Business Operations.

San Rafael, CA

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Type: Contract

Experience: 0

Category: Scientific & Clinical

Contractor Work Model: Hybrid

Brand: Joulé

Compensation Range: 50.00 - 52.14 Per Hour

Job ID: 345438

Date Posted: 01/26/2026

Shortcut: http://jobs.systemone.com/ovw4UJ


Job Title: (CW) Business Operations Associate
Location: San Rafael, CA
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50 - $52.14 hourly
Contractor Work Model: Hybrid
Contractor Work Model (Onsite/Remote/Hybrid): Hybrid (2 Days in the office on Tues. and Wed.)


Requirements:
• BA/BS in finance, accounting, legal, health sciences, or related degree.
• Proficiency in document preparation (Word, PowerPoint, Excel);
• Excellent organization and time-management skills; must be able to demonstrate agility in prioritizing assigned work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively with outside parties and serve as a liaison among department personnel and business partners, and proactively communicate relevant issues and deadlines;
• Must be detail-oriented, self-motivated, a quick learner, and have a strong work ethic


Preferred:
• 2 - 5 years of relevant experience working in the pharmaceutical industry (including CROs)
• Relevant technical experience working with contracts and business operations
• Experience in the following applications:
o MS SharePoint, Teams, Excel, and Power BI
o Ariba - Nice to have
o Icertis - Nice to have


Formatted Job Description:
The R&D Business Operations group within Strategic Management & Business Operations, is the center of excellence for providing industry best practice operational support for the conduct of COMPANY’s global trials, including vendor and site contract management, strategic vendor oversight, and financial spend analysis and management.? The group utilizes rigorous processes, procedures, and tools to ensure financial discipline and transparency in vendor and trial site spend, by managing the development, negotiation and execution of vendor and site budgets and contracts, and managing the financial and resource projections across projects and trials.

The Sr. Contract Associate is responsible for executing the vendor contracting strategy, which includes analyzing vendor bids, negotiating budgets and contracting terms in alignment with the vendor service category, drafting and/or reviewing and managing the execution of the vendor Statement of Work (SOW), and ongoing management of the vendor contract and related purchase order throughout the contract lifecycle.


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