Oversee administration and negotiation processes for complex site contracts that support projects within Clinical Operations on a global scale. Ensures site contract documentation is in compliance with sponsor and Company requirements. Identify project and/or individual site contract related problems and works with internal and external team members to provide and implement solutions. Serve as technical expert across all Site Contracts functions. Train and mentor site contracts staff and proactively identify ways to improve internal project operations. Establish strong working relationships with customers and internal project teams. May lead internal team education or process improvement initiatives.

Functional duties: • Negotiate site contracts & track progress on studies assigned in a timely manner. • Work proactively with the Project Manager and Project Team to complete the site contracting process as quickly as possible. • Liaise with the Start-up group, advise, consult on the matters related to agreement conclusion. • Assess & manage the risk to the Company on contractual decisions made. • Work with the Sponsor as required agreeing site template changes. • Continuously work to improve the site contract templates the Company offers to ensure the most beneficial position for the Company, sites & Sponsors. • Recommend modifications to site contract templates due to customer needs, legislation changes, company requirements, and to negotiate them with all the parties involved. • Assist in the negotiation and preparation of local sponsor and vendor agreements as directed.

Functional duties: • Negotiate site contracts & track progress on studies assigned in a timely manner. • Work proactively with the Project Manager and Project Team to complete the site contracting process as quickly as possible. • Liaise with the Start-up group, advise, consult on the matters related to agreement conclusion. • Assess & manage the risk to the Company on contractual decisions made. • Work with the Sponsor as required agreeing site template changes. • Continuously work to improve the site contract templates the Company offers to ensure the most beneficial position for the Company, sites & Sponsors. • Recommend modifications to site contract templates due to customer needs, legislation changes, company requirements, and to negotiate them with all the parties involved. • Assist in the negotiation and preparation of local sponsor and vendor agreements as directed.

Functional duties: • Consultation of clients (foreign and Russian companies and individuals) on different fields of Russian Civil, Matrimonial, Inheritance Law; • Consultation of Russian and foreign legal entities and their subsidiaries on the requirements for notaries actions under the Russian legislation; • Drafting documents (different kinds of powers of attorney, certificates, statements of consent, bank cards, agreements with notarization certification’s requirements, etc); • Preparation of translations of documents into English from Russian and vice versa to be notarized.

Functional duties: • translation of contracts into English from Russian and vice versa; • legal research and preparation of memoranda on the antitrust issues; • legal research with respect to civil law matters (claims against debtors, surety agreements); • legal research and preparation of legal opinions in relation to arbitral proceedings of foreign clients; • assistance in the establishing legal entities and subsidiaries of foreign companies in Russia; preparation of foundation documents, communication with state authorities; • legal review of commercial contracts; • providing legal assistance in relation to commercial (office) property lease for foreign clients • working on accreditation and visa issues, interaction with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and other state authorities; • interaction with state authorities (Federal Tax Service, Federal Antimonopoly Service, Federal State Statistics Service), notaries public and banking institutions with respect to different corporate matters; drafting and sending official letters and requests concerning support of clients’ projects in Russia. Participation in projects: 1) Large international pharmaceutical company - legal research on the intellectual property matters and assisting attorneys in preparation of legal statements with respect to various IP issues; 2) One of the largest Indian oil distributors - communication with state authorities on antitrust matters connected with an M&A project in Russia; 3) Large Italian manufacturer of equipment for restaurants and food-industry - providing support and performing legal researches with respect to various corporate matters in connection with establishment of the company in Russia; 4) One of the largest automobile spare parts manufacturer (Italy) - providing legal assistance in accreditation of the representative office in Moscow.