[Hiring] Budget Manager @COG Research Foundation

Role Description

All staff are employed through the Research Foundation. This role will be in service to COG.

The Budget Manager will provide scope of work and budget management responsibilities for the full portfolio of the Industry Sponsored Trials Department. The Budget Manager will be responsible for:

• Providing bidding/proposal management, budget development and negotiation.
• Scope of work development and negotiation with external vendors, COG’s fiscal sponsor, and industry partners.
• Coordinating special projects, including the development and ongoing refinement of standard operating procedures and process improvement related to clinical trials.
• Assisting with the development of templates, tools, metrics, and reports to provide critical operational information to Leadership.
• Ensuring timely budget negotiations, disbursing, tracking, and monitoring of the industry trials portfolio.

This position will report directly to the Associate Director of Industry Sponsored Trials (IST).

The COG Research Foundation, LLC is a 100% remote employer, though some travel may be required. Employee must reside within the United States.

Full salary range for this position: $91,910 to $137,348 per year. The typical hiring range for this position is from $91,910 (minimum) to $114,629 (midpoint), based on 100% FTE. The starting salary is determined based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, as well as budget availability.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of direct experience developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets and scopes of work.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field, or substitute with four (4) additional years of related experience.
• Experience with Industry budget development and negotiations.
• Experience in financial planning, reporting, and analysis, with knowledge of finance policies, practices, and systems.
• Experience with or knowledge of nonprofit budgeting, including complex clinical trial budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and reporting.
• Experience with bidding/proposals with external vendors.
• Ability to gather, organize, and perform scope and budget negotiations with limited supervision.
• Excellent budget negotiation skills.
• Excellent math skills.
• Strong reasoning and analytical skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and common desktop/web applications.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and prioritize projects with short deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be an effective team player with ability to relate well with others.
• Ability to be creative, resourceful, reliable, trustworthy, and discrete.

Requirements

• This position is classified as exempt based on the job duties.
• Employment with COG Research Foundation, LLC is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check.
• A credit check may be required for positions where it is relevant to and permitted based on the nature of the job duties.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), accrued Paid Time Off (PTO), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), cell phone and internet stipends, wellness stipend, paid holidays, and more.
• Employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for these benefit options.
• These benefits are provided for informational purposes only and are subject to change in accordance with applicable policies and plan documents.