[Remote] Senior Budget Administrator - Clinical Trials

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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. City of Hope is a transformative organization dedicated to changing lives in the fight against cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. The Senior Budget Administrator coordinates the development of budgets for clinical trials and negotiates with sponsors to ensure cost efficiency while providing administrative support to various stakeholders.


Responsibilities

  • Coordinate with all relevant groups to draft, finalize, and gain approval of coverage analyses and budgets while tracking all appropriate data metrics
  • Review coding and charge determinations with PI and study team
  • Enter and/or review financial data in OnCore and initiate the sign-off process of the OnCore calendar/financial console
  • Perform critical assessment of each project to confirm funding source and negotiates consistently as per institutional guidelines
  • Perform detailed analyses of current budgets to establish precedent pricing and better budget development techniques
  • Assess comparable nature of projects by factors such as study phase or disease-type to ensure appropriate costing
  • Analyze new protocols, letters of intent, synopses, etc., received from sponsors, review committees or PI/study teams to determine coverage analysis/budget necessity and/or prioritization in coordination with department leadership
  • Interact with sponsor officials to solve budget issues such as budgetary changes, target patient accrual changes, requests for additional funds, or general cost disputes
  • Compile non-detailed budget estimates via internal estimation tools, as needed and when applicable to sponsor guidelines
  • Work with third-party vendors if detailed estimates are required
  • Carry out periodic reviews of study files to ensure administrative quality, compliance, and consistency across clinical trials
  • Review protocol amendments for any revisions affecting the budget; updates budget as necessary or re-prioritizes for additional development by a third-party vendor

Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Six years of dedicated experience in oncology clinical research budget development and negotiation and/or coverage analysis development
  • Experience working in research administration, a Contract Research Organization, pharma, biotech industry, academic medical center, or a clinical practice arena
  • Experience with HCPCS / CPT codes
  • Experience with Medicare regulations, guidelines, policies
  • PharmD, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or Masters in a health-related field

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits

Company Overview

  • City of Hope is a cancer research and treatment non-profit organization specializing in diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. It was founded in 1913, and is headquartered in Duarte, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.cityofhope.org.

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