[Hiring] Clinical Research Finance Coordinator II @Cedars-Sinai

Role Description

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a Clinical Research Finance Coordinator II (Pre-Award) to join our dynamic research team. In this role, you will be responsible for the financial management of clinical research studies during the pre-award phase.

• Collaborate with principal investigators and study teams to develop and negotiate budgets.
• Review contracts and ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor regulations.
• Requires strong attention to detail and expertise in research finance to support the successful launch of clinical studies.

The Clinical Research Budget Coordinator II develops complex clinical trial budgets for industry, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and investigator-initiated clinical research.

• Evaluates research protocols to assess resource needs, procedures, clinical research staff time, investigator time, and costs from ancillary departments.
• Determines cost allocation, negotiates budgets, details budgets, and is responsible for monitoring accounts and invoicing.
• Ensures compliance with all federal and local agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and local Institutional Review Board.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail.
• Expertise in research finance.

Requirements

• Works closely with investigators and ancillary departments to identify research procedures needed, budget estimates, and cost details.
• Evaluates complex research protocols to assess resource needs, research procedures, clinical research staff time, investigator time, and costs from ancillary departments.
• Determines whether research procedures in the protocol are standard-of-care or research-related costs to correctly classify expenses.
• Develops complex clinical trial budgets for industry and NIH as well as investigator-initiated clinical research.
• Negotiates trial budgets and payment terms with industry sponsors.
• Monitors study accounts to evaluate cost expenses/details and recommends actions for deficits/surpluses.
• Responsible for invoicing sponsors, patient research billing, reimbursement to ancillary departments, and payment tracking.
• Extracts and defines relevant information, analyzes and interprets data to determine financial performance and/or project financial probability.
• Enters financial information from finalized clinical trials budgets and agreements into the Clinical Trial Management System.
• Performs Medicare coverage analysis for clinical trials and collaborates with Institutional Review Board (IRB).
• Reviews protocol amendments for impact on sponsored research budget/contract.
• May provide training and education to other personnel.
• May plan and coordinate strategies to improve existing standard operating procedures related to budgeting and clinical trials finance.

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