Contract Specialist - Neurology
Washington University in St. Louis · United States · US
Clinical Research
Remote
physician
Demand65
Career growth60
Healthcare fit55
Remote potential90
Salary band
USD 58k – 100k
5-year outlook
Likely a stable research administration/contracting career with moderate salary growth as experience increases; senior contract or research administration roles may offer more upside, but exact compensation depends on institution and location.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
mid
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-19
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Contract
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- License jurisdiction
- US
- Profession fit
- physician
- Rate period
- Annual
Why this was classified this way
- Contract
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Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering for clinicians who already have clinical trial coordination, research administration, regulatory, budgeting, or contracts exposure. It is less suitable for clinicians without any contracting or sponsored-research background.
Who should apply
Clinicians with clinical research coordination experience, research nurses, pharmacists with trial/contract exposure, IMGs with research administration backgrounds, and healthcare graduates interested in sponsored research contracting.
CV angle
Frame real clinical research experience around contract-adjacent work: clinical trial protocol review, budget development, regulatory compliance, site-investigator support, stakeholder communication, and familiarity with agreements or study start-up. Avoid claiming legal negotiation experience unless genuinely held.
Skills to highlight
- Clinical trial budget review
- Contract and agreement coordination
- Sponsored research administration
- Regulatory compliance
- Stakeholder communication
- Risk assessment
- OnCore or clinical trial management systems
- Attention to detail under deadlines
Role summary
A remote research contracts role supporting Washington University stakeholders by drafting, negotiating, and managing clinical trial agreements, sponsored research contracts, budgets, and related research agreements.
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