Project Specialist Contract Management

Job title: Project Specialist Contract Management

• Location: Hyderabad

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.

Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers.

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, process, and administer contracts for healthcare professional, healthcare organisation engagements in compliance with industry regulations and company policies
• Verify all contracts meet pharmaceutical industry compliance requirements, including transparency reporting, global anti-bribery provisions, and fair market value compensation standards
• Prepare and process contracts and related documents within defined timelines while maintaining meticulous documentation in respective systems
• Knowledge of the compliance requirements and industry policies
• Creating purchase orders (PO), invoicing, payments follow up in line with contract
• Vendor creation (in LEO), HCP account creation requests (harmony)
• Self-controls and internal control (IC) testing according to IC framework
• Budget and performance tracking support
• Apply knowledge of local healthcare regulations and abide to local laws and country-specific compliance requirements for international engagements
• Maintain effective communication with event leads, country approvers, and external experts to ensure timely contract execution and resolution of queries
• Implement quality control measures to ensure all deliverables meet defined quality parameters before distribution to stakeholders
• Monitor ongoing contracts and projects, providing regular status updates and taking proactive measures to ensure timely completion
• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to ensure adherence to national and international law, internal policies and external regulations governing HCP interactions
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with internal project-requestors, external experts and end-to-end contracting leads to facilitate smooth contract processes.
• Identify opportunities to enhance contract management workflows and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

About You

• Education: Bachelor/ Master’s degree required in life sciences stream 
• Experience: 4+ years of experience in pharma/life-science companies

Professional skills:

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholder relationships and coordinate complex projects with competing priorities and deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Proficiency in managing user data with attention to detail, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality in compliance with data protection regulation
• Organizational and analytical capabilities to anticipate challenges, develop solutions, and make sound decisions based on available information

Technical skills:

• Experience on any Contracts Management platform (e.g. Coupa)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (i.e., Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Why us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.

Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.

Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

www.opella.com/en/careers