Budget and Contracts Associate

About the company

Summit Clinical Research Solutions is an integrated clinical research organization (IRO) focused on bringing clarity, consistency, and strong performance to modern clinical development. Formed through the integration of Summit Clinical Research and Pinnacle Clinical Research, Summit brings together five coordinated platforms: Pinnacle, Elevation, Apogee, Ascend, and Apex. Together, these teams support research site operations, a global partner-site network, patient recruitment, medical communications and scientific strategy, and specialty CRO services. Summit works with sponsors and research sites across a range of therapeutic areas to help move clinical trials forward. Summit-supported studies span steatotic liver disease, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, metabolic disease, and other complex therapeutic areas. Headquartered in San Antonio and operating globally, Summit has partnered with more than 50 sponsors on over 115 clinical trials at 120+ research sites across 8 countries.

About the role

We are hiring a full-time Budgets and Contracts Associate to support clinical trial study start-up and amendments. In this role, you will review protocols and study documents, develop and negotiate site budgets, review clinical trial agreements and related budget terms, and track negotiations through execution. You will work closely with the Budgets and Contracts Manager, clinical operations, finance, research sites, sponsors, and CROs to resolve questions and keep study timelines moving.

Responsibilities

• Review protocols and study documents
• Develop and negotiate site budgets
• Review clinical trial agreements and related budget terms
• Track negotiations through execution
• Collaborate with the Budgets and Contracts Manager, clinical operations, finance, research sites, sponsors, and CROs to resolve questions and maintain study timelines

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical research with hands-on study budget development or negotiation experience
• Familiarity with clinical trial agreements, budget exhibits, payment terms, and study amendments
• Ability to review a protocol and identify the procedures, visits, staffing, and other costs that affect a site budget
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with detailed budget templates and tracking tools
• Clear written and verbal communication skills when working with sites, sponsors, CROs, and internal teams
• Strong organization, follow-through, and attention to quality across multiple studies and deadlines
• Experience negotiating both site budgets and clinical trial agreements is especially valuable

Skills

• Protocol review and budget identification
• Budget development and negotiation
• Clinical trial agreement review
• Excel proficiency
• Written and verbal communication
• Organizational and follow‑through abilities