Senior Finance Analyst (Clinical)

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze and approve new and amended site/vendor budgets, including quality assurance of site contracts in tandem with Legal department
• Fair Market Value (FMV) analysis and benchmarking of site/vendor budget unit costs, tracking and monitoring trends
• Site payment monitoring and tracking alongside CRO’s to ensure integrity of contractual obligations
• Develop and maintain a master site list to ensure that all trial documents are obtained; including but not limited to clinical trial agreements (CTA), site budgets, informed consents
• Auxiliary in identifying Routine Costs in Qualifying Clinical Trials to facilitate site cost reductions
• Track and maintain site performance to ensure continuity of successful partnerships
• Conduct vendor budget payment reconciliations to validate the accuracy of payments made against approved budgets, identify and resolve discrepancies, and ensure alignment with contractual terms and financial records.
• Continuously identify and communicate areas of process improvement
• Serve as the business partner to the various internal and external partners, providing sound financial guidance & decision making
• Participate in other ad-hoc projects, roles, and workload sharing between Finance as appropriate

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Biological Sciences/Finance/Accounting, or equivalent experience of at least 4 years in the clinical research environment
• 2+ years’ experience in clinical trial budgets/contracts or related field experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent attention to detail; excellent organizational skills
• Strong communication skills, ability to effectively interact with others at all levels– within and outside of finance
• Ability to tailor communication to the audience to achieve desired results

Preferred

• CPA/MBA
• Expertise in FMV benchmarking and compliance, preferably in GrantPlanGlobal/US site-level clinical trial pricing
• Procedural and administrative experience in reviewing and understanding clinical trial protocols
• CPT/HCPCS code competency