Manager, Site Contracts & Payments Management
Legend Biotech
June 24, 2026
Remote friendly (Somerset, NJ)
United States
Corporate Functions
Role: Manager, Site Contracts & Payments Management (Clinical Operations) — Somerset, NJ
Role Overview
Responsible for site contracting and investigator payment process oversight and management, and vendor due diligence across Legend pipeline studies. Central point of accountability for improving operational effectiveness, financial discipline, and sponsor-CRO-site workflow alignment for contracting and payment processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with CROs to develop and oversee process workflows and improve visibility into site contract and investigator payment workflow efficiency.
- Partner with CROs, AP, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and study teams to align workflows, identify gaps, and improve efficiency in contracting and payment execution.
- Monitor milestones, bottlenecks, and escalations affecting site startup, payment timeliness, and financial predictability.
- Support reconciliation, issue resolution, and continuous improvement for site contracting and investigator payment operations.
- Coordinate vendor due diligence and risk assessment with Procurement, Finance, QA, and other stakeholders.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in scientific, health care, business, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech/CRO/clinical research experience.
- Strong vendor oversight/outsourcing, site contracts, and investigator payment operations experience.
- Cross-functional experience with AP, Procurement, Finance, and Legal.
- SAP/4 Hanna experience preferred; KPI/oversight model experience preferred.
- Oncology, cell therapy, or early-phase clinical operations experience preferred.
- Travel up to 10%; strong communication and process/project management skills.
- Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project); working knowledge of GCP, FDA, and ICH guidelines.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with company match (vests fully day one); 8 weeks paid parental leave after 3 months; PTO including vacation, personal, sick, floating holidays, and 11 company holidays; other voluntary benefits available.
Pay Range (Base)
$127,313–$167,099.
Application instructions: Not provided in the text.
Role Overview
Responsible for site contracting and investigator payment process oversight and management, and vendor due diligence across Legend pipeline studies. Central point of accountability for improving operational effectiveness, financial discipline, and sponsor-CRO-site workflow alignment for contracting and payment processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with CROs to develop and oversee process workflows and improve visibility into site contract and investigator payment workflow efficiency.
- Partner with CROs, AP, Procurement, Finance, Legal, and study teams to align workflows, identify gaps, and improve efficiency in contracting and payment execution.
- Monitor milestones, bottlenecks, and escalations affecting site startup, payment timeliness, and financial predictability.
- Support reconciliation, issue resolution, and continuous improvement for site contracting and investigator payment operations.
- Coordinate vendor due diligence and risk assessment with Procurement, Finance, QA, and other stakeholders.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in scientific, health care, business, or related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
- 7+ years of pharmaceutical/biotech/CRO/clinical research experience.
- Strong vendor oversight/outsourcing, site contracts, and investigator payment operations experience.
- Cross-functional experience with AP, Procurement, Finance, and Legal.
- SAP/4 Hanna experience preferred; KPI/oversight model experience preferred.
- Oncology, cell therapy, or early-phase clinical operations experience preferred.
- Travel up to 10%; strong communication and process/project management skills.
- Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project); working knowledge of GCP, FDA, and ICH guidelines.
Benefits (explicitly stated)
- Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with company match (vests fully day one); 8 weeks paid parental leave after 3 months; PTO including vacation, personal, sick, floating holidays, and 11 company holidays; other voluntary benefits available.
Pay Range (Base)
$127,313–$167,099.
Application instructions: Not provided in the text.