Clinical Research Budgeting Analyst - Clinical Trials

About the Role

The Clinical Research Budgeting Analyst will be responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of budgets for sponsored clinical trials, including the comparative review against budgets offered by study sponsors and the set-up of study payments milestones in the Clinical Trial Management System.

Responsibilities

• Review of New Study routing forms and essential study start-up documents
• Itemized cost analysis and interpretation of clinical protocols into budget milestones
• Provide accurate patient cost descriptions for the ICF to be submitted to the IRB
• Update budget, milestones, and ICF information as necessary per contract/protocol amendments
• Work closely with contract analysts, regulatory team, program managers and internal finance groups
• Manage large volume workflow across multiple research programs, each of which function differently
• Development of study budgets from clinical studies protocols using various software tools
• Complete full evaluation and integration of internal cost during the set-up of a new clinical study; revise study budgets following revision of study protocols or re-assessment of study cost
• Utilize and oversee research rate pricing for PH&S services rendered as part of a clinical trial
• Communicate with Contracts Analysts to integrate study budget information into clinical trial agreements; may initiate or participate in contract negotiation process
• Independently initiate or update the coverage determination for each study as applicable and communicate specific study billing structure to the clinical teams and service providers
• Participate in the administration of study-subject related billing as needed and provide support with the auditing of billing records
• Collect and maintain complete records and statistics on expenses and payments; regularly monitor compliance of clinical expense to pre-determined budget/billing plan and/or budgets and agreements
• Establish and promote positive working relationships within the research departments, throughout the hospital and between other institutions involved in clinical research
• Set up study payments milestones and Billing Instructions grids using Microsoft Applications (Excel) and/or the Clinical Trial Management System (Velos)
• Provide support to individual physician investigators and develop internal cost analysis for investigator initiated trials

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree —or— 4 additional years of related experience
• 6 years of direct experience in budget development, preferably in clinical trial or medical setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business or Healthcare Administration
• 4 years of research grants administration

Pay Range

$37.84 - $58.75 per hour (base pay range; additional compensation may be available such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities).

Benefits

• Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
• Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
• Voluntary benefits
• Well-being resources

Schedule

Full time, Day shift