Lauren Bittner
Summary
Results-driven contract management leader with 15+ years of experience. Skilled in persuasive negotiation and project management. Proven ability in developing global contracting processes and cultivating business relationships in challenging environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Director, Contracts
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
12.2022 - 09.2024
- Develop companywide contract processes to ensure proper Legal and Finance review
- Partner with Finance to ensure budget approvals and compliance of financial terms in contracts
- Manage a high volume of contracts through drafting, intake, review, negotiating, tracking, and processing
- Work closely with outside counsel for contract escalations
- Partner with business teams to draft and negotiate contracts with clinical sites, vendors, and suppliers
- Advise company on best practices affecting contracting
- Review historical agreements and advise senior leadership on terms that need to be revisited
- Manage and maintain Harpoon’s contract database.
Director, Clinical Contracts
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
09.2021 - 12.2022
- Responsible for negotiating and managing all clinical related contracts
- Work with study teams to determine priorities to meeting timelines and site initiation visit dates
- Review and sign off on Informed Consent Forms including templates and site-specific documents
- Selected contract repository and managed the upload of over 1,500 contracts from BOX to the database
- Develop negotiation parameters
- Create and maintain template agreements as appropriate.
Director, Clinical Contracts
Alector, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
02.2019 - 09.2021
- Advised internal clients on contract interpretation and negotiation strategies; identified and addressed legal and business risks; ensured compliance with legal department requirements and company policy
- Managed CRO with respect to contract negotiations and served as point person for escalations
- Improved and maintained contract processes with a primary focus on increasing efficiencies and consistency
- Developed and maintained negotiation parameters for other legal team members
- Mentored and trained team members.
Sr. Manager, Clinical Contracts
Alector, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
02.2018 - 11.2019
- Built, maintained, and streamlined contract processes and templates
- Researched and selected a contract repository
- Partnered with a variety of Business, Research, and Development teams to manage their contract needs.
Sr. Manager, Clinical Contracts
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Responsible for preparing, negotiating, and managing agreements and other documents in support of Five Prime’s clinical trials
- Worked closely with internal clinical operations team, third party CROs and clinical sites to ensure timely contract turnaround and negotiations
- Prepared negotiation parameters for use by CROs and other vendors.
Manager, Clinical Contracts & Clinical Operations
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
01.2010 - 08.2017
- Subject matter expert on clinical trial agreements including local requirements and regulations
- Responsible for creating negotiation parameters & training applicable team members
- Exercised judgment in selecting innovative, practical methods to achieve resolutions to complex operational problems.
Clinical Contracts Supervisor
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
04.2014 - 04.2015
- Managed site negotiations directly
- Interacted with management and team members within Clinical Research, Legal and Regulatory
- Directly managed Contract Administrators and provided agreement training to other clinical research personnel.
Paralegal
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA
01.2010 - 04.2014
- Managed, reviewed, and negotiated agreements and amendments
- Acted as liaison between internal clients, as well as external clients, and Division Counsel when necessary.
Contracts Administrator
FibroGen, Inc.
South San Francisco, CA
05.2005 - 06.2009
- Drafted, tracked, and processed a large volume of clinical contracts in the Legal Department
- Reviewed changes and comments made by outside parties to agreements and notified the appropriate attorney of any potential issues.
Skills
- Collaborative Leadership
- Contract Negotiation
- Stakeholder Relations
- Process Improvement
- Contract and Vendor Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Staff Management
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Timeline
Sr. Director, Contracts
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
12.2022 - 09.2024
Director, Clinical Contracts
Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.
09.2021 - 12.2022
Director, Clinical Contracts
Alector, Inc.
02.2019 - 09.2021
Sr. Manager, Clinical Contracts
Alector, Inc.
02.2018 - 11.2019
Sr. Manager, Clinical Contracts
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.
08.2017 - 02.2018
Clinical Contracts Supervisor
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
04.2014 - 04.2015
Manager, Clinical Contracts & Clinical Operations
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
01.2010 - 08.2017
Paralegal
Abbott Vascular, Inc.
01.2010 - 04.2014
Contracts Administrator
FibroGen, Inc.
05.2005 - 06.2009
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