Study Budget Manager

Job Overview
Manage the contract strategy and support delivery of all required start-up contracting activities for selected sponsors and for complex studies or multi-protocol programs as determined by the Sponsors requirements. May include line management responsibilities. Established and productive professional individual contributor that works independently with minimal supervision. Problems faced are difficult but typically not complex.

Essential Functions

Lead Fair Market Value (FMV) assessments for IIR studies

Review evaluate and negotiate site budgets and line-item requests.

Partner with IIR Project Managers to resolve budget-related questions.

Maintain budget benchmarking data

Generate quarterly budget reports and summaries

Responsible for the development of complex investigator grant estimates contracting strategies coordination of investigator grants as applicable and proposal text to support the proposal development process.
Develop contract and budget templates and contracting systems tools processes and training materials for selected sponsors and complex studies or multi-protocol programs according to the Scope of Work and Project Plan within the agreed project strategy as applicable to the position.
Ensure collaboration including communication with sponsors stakeholders and RSU regions and countries to successfully deliver the agreed project scope in compliance with sponsor requirements and/or the RSU Management Plan.
Provide specialist legal operational and financial contracting support to the study teams as applicable to site agreements to facilitate efficient business development and initiation and maintenance of complex clinical trials whilst ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and local laws.
Create publish and/or review core scientific technical and administrative documentation to support business development and enable study initiation and maintenance as required.
Assess and review the contracting landscape and contribute to the collection interpretation analysis and dissemination of accurate contracting intelligence to support assigned studies and the wider company as required.
Ensure overall contracting efficiency and adherence to project timelines and financial goals as applicable to site agreements.
Report contracting performance metrics and out of scope contracting activities as required.
Work with Quality Management to ensure appropriate contract management and quality standards.
Mentor and coach colleagues as required including the delivery of training materials and provide technical guidance both within and outside the project.
Deliver presentations to clients and professional bodies as required.
As applicable ensure accurate completion and maintenance of internal systems (with emphasis on CTMS) databases tracking tools timelines and project plans.
Take a lead role in developing long standing relationships with preferred IQVIA clients/customers.
May serve as a liaison for non-specific projects for top clients/customers.

Qualifications
Bachelors Degree
7 years relevant sponsor or clinical research organization clinical site contracting experience including demonstrable experience acting as an international contract expert.

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