Associate Director, Investigator Grants and Forecasting

Associate Director, Investigator Grants And Forecasting

As an Associate Director, Investigator Grants and Forecasting, within the Site Budgets and Contracts function under Clinical Contracting and Outsourcing (CC&O), you will be responsible for developing site budgets using industry grant benchmarking software and industry best practices, and managing overall Investigator Grants forecasting for Arcus's clinical trials.

Partner with the CROs to leverage their global expertise, and work with internal Arcus colleagues to develop standard site budget templates within fair market value (FMV). Proactively identify risks with clinical site budgets, develop risk mitigation plans, and escalate appropriately during the negotiation process including direct negotiation with sites as needed. You will work closely with the Clinical Operations study team, Legal and / or Finance, and other key internal stakeholders to resolve budget and contract issues and improve site contract cycles and play a key role in ensuring deliverables of the Site Budgets and Contracts group are in alignment with defined study timelines. Will participate in company and / or functional area strategic initiatives.

This role is currently reporting to the Director, Site Budgets & Contracts ("SBC").

Responsibilities :

• In collaboration with Director, SBC, establish process and procedures for overall investigator grant strategy and study forecasting for Arcus clinical trial portfolio.
• Develops standard site budget templates using industry grant benchmarking software and leveraging budget precedent whenever possible
• Ensure consistent approach to site budgets across studies / programs.
• Create study global budget templates while ensuring fair market value (FMV).
• Maintain oversight of CROs to ensure compliant and timely creation of study budgets including training as necessary to CRO and SBC team members
• Partners closely with finance to review the monthly clinical investigator grants expenses, accruals, trends, and forecasts.
• Proactively monitor and analyze clinical investigator grants expenses on a monthly / quarterly cadence and provide analysis to SBC Director.
• Partners with Finance to perform monthly Budget vs Actuals (BvA) analysis on Investigator Grants budgets and actualized (invoiced and accrued) clinical investigator grants expenses utilizing R&D finance data.
• Establish, track, report and manage budget metrics, including productivity of SBC
• Resolve site budget inquiries from stakeholders, i.e., Study Teams, CRO team members and Site / PIs with a sense of urgency and understanding importance of deadlines
• Plan, track, and manage project milestones, dependencies, and critical path.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and operational efficiencies, including best practices and innovation within SBC
• Participate in CC&O and company initiatives
• As required, represent SBC as subject matter expert in internal and external meetings
• Performance management and development of direct reports, if applicable
• Coaches, motivates, and provides career and technical advice to direct reports, and to company colleagues as may be requested
• Responsible for measuring and reporting metrics and Key Performance Indicators ("KPIs") for in scope service deliverables regarding investigator budgets for SBC
• Negotiate clinical site contracts and budgets for assigned studies when necessary based on workload and team assignments
• Manage vendor performance escalations from Study Management Team ("SMT") and address appropriately as it relates to investigator grants and study forecasting

Qualifications :

This role can be based at our Hayward or Brisbane, CA location (preferred) or can be remote based. The anticipated salary range for fully qualified candidates applying for this position is $190,000 - $203,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay for this posted position. The actual salary may vary based on various factors including, without limitation, individual education, experience, tenure, skills and abilities, internal equity and alignment with market data. In addition to a competitive market-based salary, Arcus offers the opportunity to participate in stock programs, a performance-based bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Arcus Biosciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Arcus is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups, and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard, mouse, or calculator, and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 25 pounds.