Clinical Vendor Specialist

What We Do

Care Access is a unique, multi-specialty network of research sites that operates as one connected team of physician investigators, nurse coordinators, and operations managers. Our goal is to engage every healthcare professional in clinical research and to make clinical trials a care option for every patient. By removing this bottleneck, Care Access is helping accelerate the approval and delivery of critical and life-saving therapies.

Who We Are

We care. Our people are the engines behind our mission: to revolutionize access to clinical trials for the benefit of patients everywhere. We care for one another, find new ideas to accelerate medicine, and seed a long-term impact for generations.

Position Overview

Care Access is seeking a dedicated, experienced, and innovation-driven Clinical Vendor Specialist. This individual is responsible for sourcing clinical vendors to support new studies and clinical trials. Candidates need to have a deep understanding of traditional and innovative approaches to procurement, pricing, contracting, GPO and research lab procedures. This position will work closely with Finance, Operations and vendors to ensure sites can smoothly operationalize a protocol.  

• Research and engage potential vendors prior to clinical trials being awarded to expedite site readiness 
• Execute new vendor set up process (MSA, SOP, NDA) and get appropriate contract documents in place
• Engage with multiple vendors for each needed procedure per site
• Provide procedures and vendor contact names to Care Access site personnel to facilitate patient scheduling 
• Build positive relationships with vendors  
• Maintain database of vendors complete with contact information, website addresses, and record and notate all contact attempts with each vendor 
• Take initiative to solve problems and provide solutions for Care Access personnel 
• Process requisitions, execute tactical buying, create purchase orders, follow-up on goods receipt, invoice receipt and payment processing. 
• Understands operational considerations of urgency and flexibility

• This is a remote position with no travel requirements. 

• Excellent working knowledge of medical and research terminology 
• Excellent working knowledge of federal regulations, good clinical practices (GCP)Ability to communicate and work effectively with a diverse team of professionals 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to balance tasks with competing priorities 
• Critical thinker and problem solver 
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision

• Bachelor’s degree in science, health care or any related field
• 2+ years of pharma/medical/clinical industry experience. 
• 2+ years of experience in contracts and pricing with increasing roles and responsibilities. 

Diversity & Inclusion

We serve patients and researchers from diverse cultures and communities around the world. We are stronger and better when we build a team representing the people we aim to support. We maintain an inclusive culture where people from a broad range of backgrounds feel valued and respected as they contribute to our mission. We value diversity and believe that unique contributions drive our success.

At Care Access, every day, we are advancing medical breakthroughs. We’re uniting standard patient care with cutting-edge treatments and research. Our work brings life-changing therapies to those in need and paves the way for newer and greater treatments to reach the world. We’re proud to advance these breakthroughs and work with the big players while engaging with the

physicians and caring for patients.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Care Access is unable to sponsor work visas at this time.

Employment Statement

Care Access complies with all employment laws and regulations with respect to its employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, and pay equity and wages. Care Access does not engage in any unfair or forced labor practice and does not tolerate, under any circumstances, the use of any form of forced or involuntary labor, child labor, or human trafficking. This extends to suppliers, partners, or other third parties with whom Care Access does business. Care Access values and promotes the protection of human rights everywhere.