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Clinical Budget Lead (Remote – Clinical Research)
Budget Operations Lead – Clinical Research
Location: Remote (United States)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Our client is seeking an experienced Budget Operations Lead to support global clinical trial operations by overseeing investigator budget and payment data management. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of study budgets, payment-related data, and investigator payment processes while collaborating with sponsors, CROs, and internal project teams.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in clinical research finance, investigator budgets, site contracts, and global payment operations, along with exceptional analytical and quality control skills.
Key Responsibilities
Experience supporting global clinical trials, investigator payment platforms, study budgeting, contract administration, or clinical finance operations is highly desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, mission-driven organization where your expertise will directly support the successful execution of global clinical research programs.
Location: Remote (United States)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Our client is seeking an experienced Budget Operations Lead to support global clinical trial operations by overseeing investigator budget and payment data management. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of study budgets, payment-related data, and investigator payment processes while collaborating with sponsors, CROs, and internal project teams.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in clinical research finance, investigator budgets, site contracts, and global payment operations, along with exceptional analytical and quality control skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and oversee study-specific global investigator payment processes.
- Review and quality check study template budgets and site-specific budgets.
- Reconcile study budgets, payment schedules, contracts, amendments, protocols, and related documentation.
- Verify budget amendments and ensure payment data is accurate and complete.
- Prepare and maintain payment data for processing throughout the study lifecycle.
- Import, validate, and maintain client payment data within internal systems.
- Verify payee information and maintain accurate payment records.
- Ensure investigator payments align with Clinical Trial Agreements, protocol amendments, and sponsor requirements.
- Monitor study timelines and proactively meet project milestones and deadlines.
- Maintain current study documentation and communicate updates across internal teams.
- Build strong working relationships with sponsors, investigative sites, CROs, and internal stakeholders.
- Support additional operational initiatives and projects as needed.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 4 years of experience in clinical research, biopharmaceuticals, or a related healthcare environment.
- Demonstrated experience with investigator contracts, site budgets, and clinical trial payment operations.
- Strong understanding of protocol amendments and their impact on contracts, budgets, subject visits, and payment schedules.
- Familiarity with Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems and how clinical data impacts payment processing.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with strong working knowledge of Word, Outlook, and SharePoint.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality.
- Ability to learn new technology quickly and adapt to changing systems and processes.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional client-facing approach.
- Ability to identify errors in financial data, calculations, grammar, and documentation.
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and budgeting is preferred.
Experience supporting global clinical trials, investigator payment platforms, study budgeting, contract administration, or clinical finance operations is highly desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, mission-driven organization where your expertise will directly support the successful execution of global clinical research programs.