Clinical Trials Budget Specialist II - Research Office

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop clinical trial budgets, including review of protocols and relevant documents to ensure appropriate costs and allocation of institutional resources are fully captured in the budget.
• Work in collaboration with ancillary teams, departments, investigators, research staff, supporting administration, and sponsors/funding agencies to create complete, comprehensive, accurate and timely budgets.
• Ensure appropriate research rates are applied to study budgets.
• Independently develop, negotiate, and finalize budgets of moderate complexity with sponsors, academic sites, and other extramural funding sources to reach an agreement on budget and payment terms.
• Submit and maintain the budget and other financial information into OnCore Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS) to maintain proper reimbursement and revenue integrity.
• Perform pre-award quality assurance to verify completion of required elements prior to Medicare Coverage Analysis.
• Communicate and meet with stakeholders to facilitate ongoing budget discussions and provide updates to relevant parties.
• Use advancing knowledge to develop and disseminate clinical research education as needed in accordance with federal regulations, institutional policies, and specific protocol requirements.
• Apply knowledge of clinical research to provide recommendations and direction to clinical research teams to ensure budgetary compliance throughout all phases of the Clinical Trial Financials Lifecycle.
• Develop and support the formulation of program policies, procedures, and resources to establish and enhance clinical trial financials workflows.
• Provide excellent customer service while maintaining accurate results in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment.
• Engage in special projects and ad hoc duties as a member of the administrative team.

Qualifications

• Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.
• Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum Required Experience: 4 years
• Preferred Experience: Experience with clinical research preferred