George Duncan

Experience

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  U.S. Navy, Aviation Supply Office

  Aug 1984 - Aug 1988

  Contract Specialist

  Contract Specialist, US Navy Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia, 1984-1988• Trained in procurement and defense logistics management operations • Managed the procurement and contract administration of critical aviation items & major system components • Solicited and reviewed both technical & price proposals for aviation related items• Negotiated terms, conditions, and pricing for proposed contracts • Made recommendations for contract award to the Contracting Officer • Procured major aircraft systems and spare parts under the Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS) for the client governments of Australia, Netherlands, Norway, Japan, & Spain Show less

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  Department of Treasury IRS

  Aug 1988 - Feb 1997

  Contracting Officer Mid-Atlantic Region

  Lead Contract Administrator / Contracting Officer Mid-Atlantic Region, IRS, Philadelphia, 1988-1995• Performed Contract Administration and negotiated change orders to over 100 high dollar contracts per annum • Coordinated work, conducted both pre & post award meetings with contractors • Performed financial management of all contracts • Provided guidance and supervision to two other Contract Administrators • Held a 5 Million dollar warrant as a Contracting Officer Regional Contracting Officer, IRS. Philadelphia, 1991-1995 • Directed major procurement operations for IRS Mid-Atlantic Region• Interacted with senior management of IRS National Office in Washington D.C.• Routinely reviewed and entered into a wide variety of high dollar contracts for services, construction, and supply items. • Negotiated and administered more than 200 contracts per annum • Held an unlimited financial warrant for entering into contracts on behalf of Agency• Performed financial management, cost & price analysis on major procurements • Audited local contracting offices • Provided assistance and support to IRS Mid-Atlantic Regional Office of Counsel relating to domestic and international tax litigation• Secured Expert Witnesses on a wide variety of matters in support of tax litigation• Provided paralegal support in connection with HR matters including employee dismissal matters and Workmen’s Compensation related issues• Researched and prepared formal Legal Opinions for approval by Chief Counsel• Assisted regional Attorneys in preparation of Legal Briefs to US Tax Court• Attended administrative hearings as part of legal team directed by Regional Chief Counsel• Reviewed contract related disputes as the final step in administrative remedy prior to litigation by parties• Prepared contract dispute cases for litigation Show less

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  St. Joseph's University

  Sept 1997 - Aug 2006

  Visiting Professor of Spanish & Portuguese

  Part-time & Full-time Professor in Foreign Languages & Literatures teaching Spanish & Portuguese on Undergraduate Level & Linguistics on Graduate Level.

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  Pfizer

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2010

  Sr. Contracts Analyst, Latin America

  Sr. Contracts Analyst for Latin America, Legal Division, Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, May 2006 (Wyeth) pre-merger with Pfizer through present• Provide direction to various local counsel in 12 countries relating to negotiation of high volume of Clinical Study Agreements in accordance with FDA, ICH/GCP guidelines in Spanish or Portuguese for all therapeutic areas for Phase I-IV Clinical Trials with major institutions in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, & Venezuela• Select or develop the best approaches under complex circumstances in order to achieve desired program results relating to the clinical trial programs for Latin America.• Work closely with & assist Senior Attorney for Latin America concerning a wide variety of regional clinical contracting and regulatory matters.• Oversee, communicate with & direct outside counsel both verbally and in writing in Spanish and Portuguese with regard to a wide variety of country specific legal issues related to Pharmaceutical Industry• Interact with Wyeth Assistant Vice Presidents, Directors of Wyeth Regional Affiliates, and Regional Study Managers concerning clinical trials of compounds under investigation within each country.• Provide direction to two Contracts Analysts regarding the management of Clinical Study Agreements within the region.• Perform a variety of complex legal reading and writing in both Spanish and Portuguese as well as performing translation of complex legal documents from either Spanish or Portuguese to English and vice versa• Routinely direct teleconferences in Spanish and Portuguese regarding contracting and other legal issues.Travel both domestically and internationally as required in conjunction with responsibilities Show less

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  Research Pharmaceutical Services Inc.

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2012

  Manager of Global Agreements

  Sr. Agreements Specialist for Research Pharmaceutical Services Inc. RPS. Negotiated and managed clinical site contracts and budgets for CRO's Sponsor Clients in the U.S. and Canada

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  International Corporate Consultants/ ICC Suisse

  Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  International Legal, Contract and Financial Manager

  In this position I managed commercial vendor contracts, multi-lingual legal documents and associated financial aspects of projects for Swiss based corporations in the Precision Timing Device and Watch Manufacturing Industry. I worked remotely from Rehoboth Beach Delaware and Audubon Pennsylvania, United States.

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  GlaxoSmithKline

  Feb 2013 - now

  Contract Manager

  GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Upper Providence, PA, USA, 10/2013 –PresentContract Manager, Clinical Global Outsourcing Management, R&D• As contract manager provide end-to-end management of the legal and financial aspects of clinical research contracting with more than 30 years of experience in contract management, and more than 10 years of direct experience in Pharmaceutical Industry.• Provide expertise in multiple therapeutic areas, and focused on clinical research studies including late stage interventional research with significant expertise in ex US supplier and site contracting.• Native written and spoken fluency in English, Spanish, French, & Portuguese.• Act as a matrix leader for the Supplier Management Team and be directly accountable for the timely execution of contracts.• Manage complex and varied study types across a global matrix organization.• Use DB systems to track metrics, timelines, and other data to assure quality, timelines and budget and compliance are managed according to expectations.• Facilitate identification and prompt escalation of project risks and issues along with mitigation/resolution strategies to appropriate stakeholders and/or functional management, to expedite resolution.• Proactively analyze and drive efficient problem solving within contracting team’s control.• Apply critical thinking to manage complex issues.• Effectively lead team in collating information for operational reviews, highlighting issues and risks, developing mitigation and resolution strategies, and promptly responding to action items.• Manage clinical components of vendor selection and act as a central point of contact for communication between the team and the external partners (e.g., CRO, networks, alliance partners etc.).• Build strong relationships and encourages collaboration with team members and internal and external stakeholders across organizational, functional, and geographic boundaries to achieve project and/or program deliverables. Show less