Life Sciences Contracts Specialist

The Human Life Sciences sector is among the most valuable and strategically important in the UK economy, and critical to the country's health, wealth, and resilience.

Boots is the UK's leading Health and Beauty retailer and well positioned to help address the recruitment, diversity and equity challenges the Sector is currently facing which is placing UK clinical trials and the Sector at risk. A Boots Clinical Trials service offer supports the UK in their ambition to become a Global Life Sciences superpower whilst delivering against our ambition to lower the cost of care and improve health outcomes.

As Life Sciences Contracts Assistant in the Clinical Trials Unit you will focus on administrative support and contract execution.

Key Responsibilities

· Support in contract drafting and coordination across internal business unit and legal stakeholders

· Facilitates meetings and co-ordinates minutes with internal and external stakeholders

· Assist regulatory/compliance staff in the maintenance of regulatory documents in accordance with Boots SOPs and applicable Life Sciences regulations.

· Support documentation protocols for the credentialing and training of the Clinical Trials Unit and team members delivering trial conduct per protocol

· Supports internal and external audit execution

· Support set up of new vendor accounts.

· Contracting experience

· Attention to detail

· Professionalism in multi-stakeholder audiences

· Highly organised and self-motivated to ongoing improvement

· Project Management Skills

· Strong Cross Functional Working Skills

· Ability to manage uncertainty and ambiguity

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

• Discretionary annual bonus


• Generous employee discounts


• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child


• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.


• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.


We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.