Budget Manager – Industry Sponsored Trials

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the bidding and proposal processes with relevant vendors for industry-supported projects.

• Negotiate budgets, payment terms, and scopes of work prior to trial initiation and manage revisions throughout the trial.

• Create budgets and payment terms, review protocols, engage with stakeholders, and secure internal budget approvals.

• Administer budget justifications and fair market value assessments.

• Formulate and negotiate scopes of work encompassing COG sites, internal operations, statistics, vendors, and pharmaceutical industry partners.

• Communicate applicable scopes, budgets, terms, and conditions to vendors and sites.

• Maintain IST budget trackers, records, folders, and supporting documentation.

• Act as a liaison and provide assistance to industry partners and participating sites regarding scope and budget inquiries.

• Analyze, present, and convey budget information and reports effectively.

• Deliver regular budget reporting along with strategic and operational recommendations.

• Collaborate with the fiscal sponsor to ensure that approved budgets and allocation calculations are accurately represented in the financial system.

• Monitor contract updates that impact scope and budget, including protocol amendments, enrollment closures, and study completions.

• Create and enhance metrics, templates, tools, and reports.

• Evaluate process efficiencies and recommend streamlined operations.

• Cultivate partnerships with internal and external leaders and stakeholders.

• Assist in implementing process changes and oversee their completion.

• Develop, refine, and sustain standard operating procedures for clinical trial scope and budget management.

• Support the Associate Director of Industry Sponsored Trials.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of six (6) years of direct experience in developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets and scopes of work.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field, or four (4) years of additional relevant experience as a substitute.

• Experience in industry budget development and negotiations.

• Background in financial planning, reporting, and analysis, with comprehension of finance policies, practices, and systems.

• Familiarity with nonprofit budgeting, including complex clinical trial budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and reporting.

• Experience with bidding/proposals involving external vendors.

• Capability to gather, organize, and conduct scope and budget negotiations with minimal supervision.

• Superior budget negotiation skills.

• Strong mathematical ability.

• Excellent reasoning and analytical skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and familiar with common desktop/web applications.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks with tight deadlines.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.

• Proven capability to be a team player and establish rapport with others.

• Must be creative, resourceful, dependable, trustworthy, and discreet.

• Successful completion of a pre-employment background check is required.

• Employee must reside within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Cell phone stipend.

• Internet stipend.

• Wellness stipend.

• Paid holidays.

• Benefits eligibility for employees working 20 hours or more per week.

• Reasonable accommodations available in the application and employment process.