Director – Oncology Research Finance

Key Responsibilities

• Trial Activation Leadership
• Direct oncology trial activation operations from feasibility through site activation.
• Establish startup performance metrics, dashboards, and accountability standards.
• Identify delays across budgeting, contracting, regulatory, committee review, and system build processes.
• Lead process redesign initiatives to reduce activation cycle times.
• Ensure timely movement through PRMC, IRB, coverage analysis, budgeting, contracting, and system builds
• Sponsored Research Finance Strategy
• Provides strategic planning for the financial aspects of sponsored oncology research.
• Oversees development of budgets for industry, translational, foundation, and federally funded studies.
• Provides detailed estimates of charges and costs for standard-of-care and research-related activities, ensuring oncology-specific labor costing models are used.
• Performs financial feasibility analyses for new opportunities.
• Reviews negotiated budgets to ensure alignment with institutional policies and operational needs.
• Oversees budget amendments and financial impact assessments.
• Portfolio Optimization
• Evaluate incoming opportunities for financial viability, staffing capacity, and strategic fit.
• Support prioritization of high-value treatment and early phase studies.
• Monitor study startup pipeline and projected activation inventory.
• Provide leadership recommendations regarding portfolio balance and resource deployment.
• Contracts / Cross-Functional Execution
• Partner with legal/contracts teams to prioritize and accelerate oncology agreements.
• Escalate delays impacting enrollment opportunities or sponsor commitments.
• Cookordination activation milestones across multiple departments.
• Systems / Data Infrastructure
• Oversee operational use of CTMS and related systems supporting startup.
• Ensure budget information is accurately entered into the clinical trial management system.
• Support reporting capabilities for activation timelines, finances, accrual readiness, and productivity.
• Collaborate on OnCore / EPIC integration initiatives and workflow improvements.
• Leadership and Talent Development
• Direct managers and operational leaders within the Oncology Trial Activations team.
• Establish clear performance expectations, service standards, and professional development plans.
• Build a culture of accountability, responsiveness, and operational excellence.
• Prepare reports and presentations for the Director and Oncology Cancer Institute leadership.
• Communicate startup risks, opportunities, revenue projections, and operational trends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred
• 6+ years clinical research administration experience
• 6+ years oncology research operations strongly preferred
• Experience with budgets, contracts, regulatory startup, CTMS systems
• Experience leading cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• OnCore expertise
• EPIC research billing / integration experience
• Oncology startup leadership