• Manage contract and budget development for global biotech customers; role requires training and advising large internal team and acting as primary customer contact;• Lead bi-monthly meetings with department leaders by preparing agenda, facilitating discussion,drafting meeting minutes, and managing post-meeting actions;• Work with client to develop contract guidelines and budget parameters for clinical trials usingindustry software and Excel;• Conduct hand-off training for contract negotiators and handle negotiation escalations;• Four-time recipient of IQVIA Applause Award for excellence;• Use contract management systems to capture data and track timeline metrics; and• Work with customer to continually improve contract and budget processes.

• Prepare, negotiate and assist in the execution and retention of Site Agreements, site Confidentiality Agreements, Letters of Indemnification for Sponsor;• Manage assigned studies with careful compliance of internal processes and procedures, or otherwise according to specified Sponsor requirements;• Liaison with Project Management, Regulatory Site Services and Sponsor contact in order to develop and adhere to global clinical study timelines for the preparation and execution of Site Agreements;• Attend Sponsor Kick-Off Meetings to represent the Commercial Contracts department, and attend regular internal and external clinical study conference calls;• Actively partner with line management to identify, implement, and lead procedures that enhance the effectiveness of the department;• Daily tracking within Site Management System, negotiation and approval of Site Agreements templates for clinical study teams;• Produce global master and country-specific contract templates, and review/modify Sponsor and other third party templates to accurately reflect Chiltern’s obligations or rights and avoiding legal risk;• Liaison with Sponsor contact for the review and approval of templates and timelines for the study;• Negotiate complex redlines of commercial contract with other parties in a professional manner, detecting issues and language within contracts that pose a legal or financial risk to Chiltern, and resolve or escalate those issues;• Promptly identify potential obstacles in the contracting process and resolve or escalate to line manager, project management staff or higher management as necessary to minimize delays and to facilitate the prompt conclusion of contractual negotiations;• Coordinate and communicate with clinical study teams in a timely manner regarding contract details and timelines;• Responsible for following SOPs, as well as completing study-related duties in accordance with the processes set forth in the relevant regional process documents.

•Criminal defense focused law practice. Jury trial experience in both criminal and civil court, requiring trial preparation, jury selection, witness examination, opening and closing statements, and advising court on jury instructions. •Conduct discovery interviews of clients, witnesses, and law enforcement.•Negotiate successful plea agreements with District Attorney’s Office on charges ranging from DWI to First Degree Murder.•Client advocacy from start to finish in North Carolina’s trial level criminal justice system, requiring strong writing skills for motions, legal briefs, and recommended orders. •Independently manage average active pending caseload upwards of 130, while also assisting senior partner and mentor on other general criminal and civil matters. •Educate clients on charges and apply statutory guidelines to forecast likely sentencing outcomes. •Manage paralegals and office manager on a daily basis regarding both civil and criminal matters. •Responsible for implementing new cloud-based CRM to improve the firm’s efficiency.