Cheryl Britton

Sr Manager Assoc Director Clinical Outsourcing, Contracts and Budgets @Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Burnaby, BC, CA

ResponsibilitiesIn collaborating with internal stakeholders (i.e. Finance, Project Management, Legal, Quality Assurance), you will be responsible for the performance of our external partners running clinical trials, ensuring appropriate level of vendor relationship management which includes vendor oversight and performance evaluation.Serve as the main contact for outsourcing process and activities for Clinical Development such as study specific vendor proposals, contracts and amendments.Manages the identification and assists in driving the selection process of clinical vendors such as CROs, central labs, IRT, Imaging, ePRO, Safety vendors etc.Review and manage contracting activities for assigned clinical study programs to ensure adherence to the outsourcing strategy, company policy and procedures, as well as other legal and regulatory requirements.Monitor vendor performance against prescribed indicators and metrics; will actively ensure expectations are met internally and externally with regards to budgeting and reporting, invoicing, turnaround times, contractual documentation and approach, payment schedules and other business practices.Develop cost estimates for study scenarios, develop & forecast full study budgets and keep them up-to-date, working closely with each Clinical Program Lead.Work closely with finance to assure the assumptions for studies as well as accrual reporting are aligned between finance and clinical forecasting.Review and track invoices against vendor contracts to ensure accuracy against contracts.

Winston-Salem State University

BA, Business Information Systems