Matthew Short

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Clinical Outsourcing

   Cogent Biosciences

   Jan 2025 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Establish and cultivate effective internal and external partnerships, managing the evolution of clinical vendor partnerships through their life cycles, including proposal solicitation, negotiation of contractual agreements/amendments, governance, and issue escalation.Work cross-functionally to maximize the value from clinical vendors to meet business objectives and identify and implement efficiencies.In partnership with Legal, facilitate the negotiation of clinical study agreements and ancillary documents with investigative sites in support of global clinical trials.Oversee development and negotiation of investigator site budgets for all markets.In Collaboration with Finance and Clinical Operations, maintain project-level financial management, including budgeting and monthly forecasting and accruals.Establish and maintain key vendor oversight plans and processes (e.g, Clinical Study Oversight Plan, Risk-Based Monitoring processes, etc.)Monitor the outsourcing environment to keep current on providers and industry trends.Identify areas for improvement, as well as support development and updates to existing processes, tools, and templates.

Education

• University of North Carolina Wilmington

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Sustainability
• Public Speaking
• Project Planning
• Sales
• Water
• Environmental Awareness
• Project Management
• Environmental Management Systems
• Proposal Writing
• Customer Service
• Contract Management
• Report Writing
• Environmental Compliance
• Environmental Policy