Services

OUTSOURCING &

CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT

Robust CRO/Vendor selection processes
Development of Request for Information and Request for Proposal
Planning, executing and managing bid defence meetings
Successful CRO/Vendor selection and start-up
Negotiation of confidentiality agreements, contracts, GDPR budgets, Scope of Work, Key Performance Indicators, change orders

OUTSOURCING

STRATEGIES

Development and implementation of outsourcing strategies
Development of customized outsourcing models
Selection of best fit CRO/Vendors and long-term collaboration partners

OUTSOURCING & VENDOR MANAGEMENT TRAINING

Vendor Management
Best practice outsourcing processes
Negotiation techniques
Best-fit payment schedules
Contracting Models
Building trust and win-win solutions between CRO/vendors and Pharma/Biotech
Guidance on how to receive/deliver “to-the-point” proposals and quality at bid defense meetings
Issue/conflict resolution

ADVICE, SUPPORT &

SOLUTIONS

Flexible part-time outsourcing resource

Exprienced outsourcing management resource working within your organisation during peaks or for specific outsourcing projects

Governance

Structure and content development
Facilitation of implementation
Escalation planning for efficient issue resolution

Due Diligence/Inspection readiness

Review of CRO/Vendor contracts for quality and consistency showing higher levels of transparency and oversight during:
M&A due diligence processes
Inspections

SOPs and Templates

Outsourcing SOPs and process flows
Outsourcing Templates - examples:
- Request for Proposal
- Scope of Work/Budget grids
- Lessons Learned
- Governance Charter

CRO transitioning - planning and executing

Facilitation of Risk Assessment, Root cause analysis, Transition Plan, Recommendations and Decision Strategy
Selection and contracing with incoming CRO
Negotiation of incubent CRO
Supporting transition phase and hand-over phase

Financial overview - payments and accruals

analysing ways of improving financial and accrual management in studies