Clinical Research Financial Coordinator II - Cardiology

About the role

Works with Clinical trial budget and billing coordinators reviewing protocols and approving budgets and contracts for accuracy. When necessary, will step in to assist billing coordinators with budget questions and negotiations with sponsors/vendors. Assists management in establishing relationships with other departments in which clinical trial related billing is needed, and to also establish research related costs for services. Serves as a point of contact between both Washington University and BJC Hospital billing compliance offices.

Responsibilities

• Provides oversight, and training for clinical research financial billing coordinators who perform a review of new protocols, protocol amendments and Investigators initiated concept studies to establish and negotiate budgets for clinical trials.
• Performs a second review of all protocols, budgets and contracts for accuracy and observance of all appropriate billing compliance rules.
• Serves as a supervisory point of contact for Washington University and BJC billing compliance offices.
• Has a strong understanding of billing compliance rules, procedures and workflows to be able to provide consistent training and sound decisions regarding building budgets that are compliant.
• When needed, will work with compliance managers to improve and streamline processes when possible.
• In collaboration with management, creates and maintains documentation of updated cost for patient related procedures, detailed work instructions for billing coordinators and updating budget justification documents to be sent to sponsor/vendors.
• Works with other departments to set up services for clinical trial patients procedures performed in accordance with the protocol and is responsible for establishing a workflow to ensure study plans are in place to assist the study coordinators in completing study procedures and to ensure that supporting departments’ charges for study service are appropriately captured and billed to the study.
• Provides support and training to research coordinators as needed to facilitate appropriate billing of services to the trial.

Requirements

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education. Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position. Work Experience: Clinical Trials (2 Years), Finance Or Business Management Areas (2 Years).

Skills

Not Applicable

Benefits

• Personal: Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness: Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• Family: We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.