Sr. Clinical Contracts Manager

As a result of the combination of the BD Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), by applying to this role, you will be applying for a position with Waters. Waters is a global leader in life sciences, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, Waters’ innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across biology, chemistry, and physics. Waters collaborates with analytical laboratories around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, assure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combatting growing antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, Waters’ passionate team of approximately 16,000 colleagues partner with customers to turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. We are the people who give possibilities purpose BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities.

Job Description

The Clinical Contracts Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing global clinical research contracting activities. This role serves as the primary point of contact for negotiating, executing, and managing a wide range of clinical research agreements, ensuring compliance with company standards, legal requirements, privacy regulations, insurance obligations, financial controls, and risk management practices.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership & Team Management: Initially structured as an individual contributor role, this position is posted at the Senior Manager level to support future organizational growth. As the team expands, the role may assume responsibility for leading and developing direct reports, supporting career growth, evaluating resource requirements, and ensuring effective workload planning and allocation.
• Global Contract Management: Lead the preparation, negotiation, execution, and management of clinical research agreements including CTAs, CSAs, CDAs, DPAs, image transfer agreements, and other study-related contracts.
• Negotiation & Risk Management: Negotiate contract terms, budgets, payment schedules, and key legal provisions while identifying, evaluating, and escalating contractual, financial, legal, privacy, and operational risks.
• Privacy & Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with global privacy regulations and data transfer requirements, including GDPR, UK GDPR, HIPAA, China PIPL, SCCs, and other regional requirements governing patient data and biological specimens.
• Insurance Oversight: Evaluate clinical trial insurance requirements and coordinate the provision of insurance documentation to sites, investigators, ethics committees, and regulatory authorities.
• Financial Management & Payment Processing: Incorporate site budgets into agreements, establish payment schedules, review and process invoices, coordinate payments to clinical sites and vendors, reconcile financial records, and ensure payments comply with contractual terms, transparency reporting requirements, fair market value standards, and applicable anti‑bribery regulations.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Legal, Privacy, Risk Management, Insurance, Finance, Clinical Project Management, and business stakeholders to facilitate timely contract execution, invoice processing, and study startup activities.
• Contract Administration: Maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, tracking systems, legal databases, and Trial Master Files (TMFs), while providing status updates and key metrics to leadership.
• Process Improvement: Drive initiatives that improve contracting efficiency, payment processing, reduce risk, standardize practices, and enhance global contracting processes.
• Sunshine Reporting & Financial Compliance: Ensure accurate tracking, reconciliation, and reporting of invoices, payments, honoraria, grants, travel, meals, and other transfers of value in accordance with transparency reporting requirements and company policies.
• May perform other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

Degree Level of Qualification At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work‑life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting. For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company’s receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD’s Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

Why Join Us?

To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of healthcare. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. We believe that when people connect in person, we learn faster, collaborate more deeply, and build a stronger culture. Join us and enjoy a culture where face‑to‑face collaboration supports your learning, your progress, and your success.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Primary Work Location

USA MD - Sparks - 7 Loveton Circle

Additional Locations Work Shift At BD, we reward, support and develop our associates through our comprehensive Total Rewards program.

Benefits may include:

• Health & Well-being: Medical, dental, vision, health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, wellness resources, mental health support, and disease management programs.
• Retirement & Financial Well-being: 401(k), deferred compensation programs, financial counseling, DailyPay, and educational savings resources.
• Work-Life Balance & Family Support: Paid time off, company holidays, educational assistance, parental leave, adoption assistance, backup care, caregiving support, employee assistance programs, commuter benefits, pet insurance, legal services, and associate discount programs.
• Leave Programs: Bereavement, military, personal, family and medical leave, and jury duty leave.

Additional details regarding benefits and well-being programs can be found in Our Commitment to You.

Salary Range Information

Salary Range Information $117,800.00 - $188,600.00 USD Annual

Our salary or hourly rate ranges reward associates fairly and competitively. We regularly review these ranges and factors, such as location, contribute to the range displayed Our pay is based on the role and the necessary skills and education to perform it successfully. The salary or hourly rate offered is determined by the role's specific requirements, including any applicable step rate pay system at the work location. Salary or hourly pay ranges are influenced by labor laws and Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) requirements applicable to the work location which may also affect the workplace arrangement of the role.

We are the #MakersofPossible

Working together, we make products that patients, families and their healthcare professionals rely on. We do this because we are committed to advancing the world of health™. But it takes the imagination and passion of all of us at BD, from manufacturing to marketing, to look at the impossible and find solutions that turn dreams into possibilities with real‑life health benefits for people today, tomorrow and beyond. We make this happen, together. We are the makers of possible.

Becton, Dickinson and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally-protected characteristics.