Jane E. Winter is an experienced general manager with 24 years spent in pharma and CROs. Jane has set up and developed a contract research company, managed the UK arm of a major CRO, held various European roles responsible for quality assurance, training, acquisitions and strategic alliances. Jane now runs a successful consultancy company advising the industry in the area of outsourcing. Jane Baguley has 18 years' experience within both pharma and CRO. She has held various operational and business management roles including project management, medical writing, business development, internal communication, business management, acquisitions and strategy.

• Chapter 1 Outsourcing Strategies, JeffThomis, SmitaDesai; Chapter 2 Selection of Candidates, RikkeWinther,, H.Lundbeck A/S; Chapter 3 Request for Proposal, EmmaSabin; Chapter 4 Risk Management, NermeenVarawalla; Chapter 5 Negotiation, JimCannon; Chapter 6 Contract Types, AlanMorgan; Chapter 7 The Contract, PaulRanson; Chapter 8 Strategic Relationship Management, NadiaTurner,, AstraZeneca; Chapter 9 Performance Management, MichelleCuddigan, SarahKing; Chapter 101 Summary, CarlEmerson,, Jean S.Edwards; Chapter 102 The PCMG;

'This book will become a standard reference text for anyone involved in managing outsourced contracts (from either the customer or supplier perspective), a challenge to senior managers who have yet to take the plunge beyond outsourcing as a tactical solution to a specific study, and a useful manual for the rest of us who are likely to become increasingly involved with outsourced clinical development in the coming years.' Clinical Research Focus