Change Order Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation of change order budgets in collaboration with project management, functional leads, and financial analysts.

• Create, clarify, and present variance analyses for change orders during client meetings.

• Monitor and manage change order requests to generate departmental metrics.

• Lead and engage in both internal and client discussions.

• Work closely with project management, financial analysts, functional leads, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate change orders.

• Evaluate changes in budget assumptions, identify discrepancies and information gaps, and convert service requirements into budgets.

• Organize and conduct change order alignment calls.

• Draft, revise, and tailor change order documentation to encompass strategic messages, assumption modifications, budget summaries, resource adjustments, and additional financial requirements.

• Integrate vendor and partner change orders into the primary change order.

• Verify the precision of assumptions, processes, modifications to agreements, resource updates, timeline alterations, and changes related to countries/sites/patients.

• Utilize and assess financial formulas, conduct cross-checks, and perform reasonable testing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in science, finance/accounting, or a related business discipline.

• At least 5 years of experience in proposal and/or change order preparation using an Excel-based costing tool, along with the preparation of change order/contract documents.

• Proficient understanding of project budgets and financial analysis.

• Advanced Excel capabilities with a keen eye for detail.

• Familiarity with the project lifecycle and the impact of assumption changes on costings/budgets and financial outcomes at each phase of a clinical trial.

• Strong skills in Excel and Microsoft Office applications.

• Solid financial acumen and attention to detail.

• Capability to manage multiple assignments while collaborating with personnel across the organization.

• Quick learner with the ability to adapt rapidly.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, along with interpersonal abilities.

• Competence in working independently as well as within a team environment.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship.

• MBA is preferred.

• Experience within the CRO industry is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Minimal travel requirements.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities.