Clinical Trial Budget/Contract Manager

About the role

The Clinical Trials/Contracts Manager will facilitate the development and initiation of clinical trials within the Biological Sciences Division Clinical Trial Financial Group. This position will have primary accountability to the Director of the Clinical Trial Financial Group within the OCR. This role is critical in providing leadership to the BSD clinical research enterprise and driving excellence and process improvement initiatives across clinical departments.

Responsibilities

• Build and negotiate clinical trial budgets and contract terms, on behalf of faculty and the Division, with industry, federal, and private funding agencies.
• Advise Division faculty and staff on matters related to clinical trial budgets and contracts in a clear and professional manner.
• Read and interpret clinical trial study documents including Protocol, Budget, Contract, Informed Consent, and Laboratory Manual.
• Facilitate timely execution of agreements.
• Successfully interact with other departments, core facilities, and administrative offices to ensure efficient operation at all levels.
• Establishes professional relationships with pharmaceutical, CRO, and non-profit counterparts to facilitate amicable and timely negotiations.
• Ensures document harmonization and compliance and facilitates timely execution of agreements.
• Contributes to data analysis, using established and novel metrics, to advance Unit and Division efficiency and profitability.
• Maintains oversight of Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and approval of clinical trial protocol amendments.
• Manages multiple concurrent projects, paying special attention to competing deadlines, complexity, and priority.
• Reviews all applications against University guidelines, in addition to drafting progress reports, non-competing applications, amendments, and budgeting.
• Handles straightforward post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing process, and account closing.
• Sets up new avenues for funding and grant opportunities and ensures that notices of relevant opportunities are brought to faculty attention.
• Works with sponsors to draft proposal budgets in accordance with University needs, with a moderate level of guidance and direction.
• Prepares summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators, meets with them and responds to their questions.

Requirements

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field. Knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline are preferred.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to multi-task on frequent and constantly changing demands.
• Ability to effectively communicate with faculty, graduate students and various administrative offices at all levels in the University.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Able to maintain confidentiality.
• Able to resolve problems.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

$75,000.00 - $100,000.00

Schedule

40 hours per week