Responsibilities
- Provide oversight across multiple global studies within assigned therapeutic areas or portfolio segments.
- Partner with the Director to support long range financial planning across the clinical pipeline.
- Review and validate study-level forecasts to ensure portfolio alignment.
- Identify cross-study cost trends, variance drivers, and financial risk indicators.
- Support accrual accuracy and forecast predictability.
- Ensure consistent application of FMV methodology across assigned studies.
- Validate high, mid, and low negotiation parameters.
- Review CRO-developed budgets for compliance and alignment to governance standards.
- Support regional alignment including US, EU, and Japan point system methodologies.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and financial traceability.
- Oversee study-level budget build, review, and approval processes.
- Provide negotiation strategy guidance to Senior Managers and CRO analysts.
- Escalate deviations outside approved financial thresholds.
- Ensure budget alignment with protocol scope and operational effort.
- Review amendment-related financial impacts.
- Identify opportunities to improve global budget workflows.
- Standardize templates, parameter frameworks, and tracking tools.
- Reduce negotiation cycle times through structured governance.
- Contribute to automation and systems integration initiatives.
- Develop KPIs to measure performance, cycle time, and cost containment.
- Provide financial oversight of site payment execution across assigned portfolio.
- Monitor vendor and CRO payment performance.
- Review reconciliation reporting and identify discrepancies.
- Serve as escalation point for complex payment-related issues.
- Ensure payment schedules align with approved budgets and contractual terms.
- Prepare consolidated financial dashboards for assigned portfolio segment.
- Provide variance analysis and risk summaries.
- Support executive reporting with clear financial narratives.
- Conduct scenario modeling to evaluate financial impact of amendments, enrollment changes, or country mix adjustments.
- Directly manage Site Budget Managers and Senior Managers as assigned.
- Provide strategic oversight to CRO budget analysts within outsourced model.
- Mentor team members on forecasting discipline and governance expectations.
- Support resource demand planning based on study complexity and portfolio growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Life Sciences, or related discipline
- Minimum seven (7) years of experience in clinical trial budgeting, site financial management, or global clinical business operations.
- Demonstrated experience managing global site budgets.
- Experience within an outsourced CRO operating model.
- Experience supporting portfolio forecasting and financial analytics.
- Experience leading or mentoring budget professionals.
- Advanced Excel and financial modeling capability.
- Expertise in FMV benchmarking tools.
- Experience with GrantPlan or equivalent systems.
- Familiarity with CTMS, reporting platforms, and payment tracking systems.
- Strong analytical and risk assessment capability.
Nice to Have
- Advanced degree or professional certification
- Working knowledge of Japan FMV methodology
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- Annual Bonus Program (Sales Bonus for Sales Jobs)
- Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule which includes Summer and Winter Shut-Downs, Sick Days and, Volunteer Days
- Healthcare Benefits (Medical, Dental, Prescription Drugs and Vision)
- HSA & FSA Programs
- Well-Being and Work/Life Programs
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Concierge Services
- Long Term Incentive Program (subject to job level and performance)
- Pet Insurance
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Referral Awards
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- Requires up to 10%-15% domestic and international travel
- Availability to support global teams across multiple time zones, including periodic late evening calls.
