Research Budget Analyst

Responsibilities

• Analyze and draft complex clinical trial budgets in collaboration with principal investigators, researchers, departmental staff, and ancillary teams.
• Review and interpret clinical trial protocols to determine appropriate cost allocation, resource requirements, and alignment with institutional standards.
• Develop sponsor budgets for pharmaceutical-sponsored, cooperative group, and institutional clinical trials.
• Negotiate mutually beneficial budget terms and conditions with industry sponsors and other external partners.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulations, institutional policies, and compliance standards in budget development and management.
• Perform coverage analysis and research rate setting to support accurate and compliant budget creation.
• Interpret protocol details for use in budget development and negotiation with industry sponsors.
• Support grants and clinical trial financial management through effective budget oversight and tracking.
• Collaborate with billing, compliance, and research administration teams to ensure accurate and compliant financial processes.
• Provide outstanding customer service and maintain professional, respectful relationships with investigators, sponsors, and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Experience with clinical trials and clinical trial budgeting.
• Proven ability to perform budget negotiations and manage sponsor budgets.
• Strong budget management skills, including analysis and oversight of clinical research finances.
• Experience with grants and research-related financial processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or a research-related field.
• Approximately 3 years of experience in clinical research (industry/pharmaceutical and/or federal grants), billing compliance, research contract management, research administration, or budget development.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, index functions, and other advanced features.
• Experience in clinical research budget development and negotiation.
• Experience with coverage analysis and research rate setting for clinical trials.
• Ability to interpret clinical trial protocols for budget development and negotiation with industry sponsors.
• Experience in medical coding or billing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with investigators, sponsors, and internal teams.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while managing multiple priorities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)