Clinical Contracts Analyst (Remote US)

Clinical Contracts Analyst (Remote US)

The Clinical Contracts Analyst will develop and negotiate contracts and budgets associated with clinical trials, ensure contracts comply with regulations, manage the lifecycle of contracts and process clinical trial payments.

Principal responsibilities include :

• Facilitate negotiation, execution, and ongoing revisions of clinical study contracts based on substantial knowledge of financial / fair market value, regulatory and clinical requirements while demonstrating clinical knowledge.
• Function as the primary internal and external contact for contracts and payments.
• Assure compliance with existing agreements and analyze need for contract amendments or renewals and make recommendations, and / or negotiate changes, to terms and conditions.
• Facilitate and direct internal legal review of contract language as appropriate.
• Maintain contract negotiation correspondence and agreements in accordance with procedures.
• Monitor changes to regulatory and legal requirements affecting clinical study contracts and reimbursement practices, in coordination with Legal and Regulatory.
• Provide proper escalation of contractual and payment issues and actively engage with management to provide recommendations for mitigation.
• Manage the clinical compensation process, database, and related reporting, including issuance of payments for investigator fees, IRB oversight, and other reimbursable costs for clinical trials.
• Manage contractual and financial information in clinical trial databases with high degree of accuracy.
• Provide data management, analytics, reporting, and business intelligence support for clinical trials.
• Track timelines and ensure contract and compensation requirements are met in coordination with project team expectations.
• Develop study compensation agreement template with support from project managers and management and obtain necessary approvals.
• Ensure consistency with the study protocol, clinical contract template, informed consent language and compensation agreement.
• Collaborate with project team members on development and testing of study payment programming.
• Interface with Finance and Accounts Payable as needed on payment inquiries.
• Regularly communicate contract and / or compensation agreement negotiation and execution status to the project team and clinical management.
• Develop and / or negotiate investigator-initiated research contracts, data use agreements, third-party vendor clinical research contracts, and clinical consulting agreements upon request.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in collaboration with cross-functional teams; present and implement process improvement plans to management and / or key stakeholders.

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Travel required : 20% (Domestically and Internationally)

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $81,333 - $101,700 however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will also include benefits such as medical, prescription drug, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, participation in 401(k) savings plan, and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO, short- and long-term disability and parental leave, dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department / team performance, and market factors.