Clinical Research Budgeting Analyst - Remote

About the role

This is a remote position for a Clinical Research Budgeting Analyst responsible for the timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of budgets for sponsored clinical trials, including comparative review against sponsor‑provided budgets and setting up study payment milestones in the Clinical Trial Management System.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain timely and accurate budgets for sponsored clinical trials, including comparative review against sponsor‑provided budgets and setting up study payment milestones in the Clinical Trial Management System.
• Review New Study routing forms and essential study start‑up documents.
• Perform itemized cost analysis and interpret clinical protocols into budget milestones.
• Provide accurate patient cost descriptions for the Informed Consent Form (ICF) to be submitted to the IRB.
• Update budget, milestones, and ICF information as required by contract or protocol amendments.
• Work closely with contract analysts, regulatory team, program managers, and internal finance groups.
• Manage large‑volume workflow across multiple research programs, each with distinct processes.
• Develop study budgets from clinical study protocols using various software tools.
• Complete full evaluation and integration of internal costs during new study set‑up; revise study budgets following protocol changes or cost re‑assessments.
• 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 negotiations.
• Independently initiate or update coverage determinations for each study as applicable and communicate specific study billing structures to clinical teams and service providers.
• Participate in the administration of study‑subject related billing as needed and support auditing of billing records.
• Collect and maintain complete records and statistics on expenses and payments; regularly monitor compliance of clinical expenses against predetermined budgets/billing plans and agreements.
• Establish and promote positive working relationships within research departments, throughout the hospital, and with other institutions involved in clinical research.
• Set up study payment milestones and Billing Instructions grids using Microsoft Excel and/or the Clinical Trial Management System (Velos).
• Provide support to individual physician investigators and develop internal cost analysis for investigator‑initiated trials.