The Financial Analyst serves as the primary resource for clinical trial budget development, negotiation, and financial implementation within the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) Research Coordinator Core. This position is responsible for reviewing complex clinical research protocols, developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets, coordinating institutional cost assessments, and supporting financial management activities throughout the study lifecycle. The role collaborates extensively with investigators, study teams, ancillary departments, billing compliance personnel, University administration, and external sponsors to ensure accurate budget development, appropriate cost recovery, compliance with institutional requirements, and timely study activation. The position manages a high-volume portfolio of clinical trials and amendments in varying stages of budget development, negotiation, activation, maintenance, and closeout.
Duties to include but not limited to:
Financial Oversight and Budgeting
Review complex clinical trial protocols and schedules of events to identify protocol-required procedures, research-related activities, billing considerations, sponsor obligations, and institutional resource requirements.Monitor and reconcile account expenditures, irregularities, answer inquiries regarding usage and status of accounts; advise in usage and status of account; provide recommendations and implement corrective action.
Manage a high-volume portfolio of concurrent clinical trial budgets and amendments, including new study start-up budgets, protocol revisions, maintenance updates, and ongoing sponsor negotiations.
Coordinate and submit internal cost assess