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Precision for Medicine

Global CRO for precision medicine trials

Site Contracts and Budget Manager

Clinical Research OperationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A graduate, postgraduate, or four-year college degree is required.
  • Experience in a CRO, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare environment is required.
  • At least 5 years of relevant clinical research experience, including substantial hands-on experience developing investigator/site budget templates, is required.
  • Experience developing global and/or multi-country clinical trial budget templates for sponsor- or CRO-managed studies is required.
  • Ability to interpret complex protocols, schedules of activities, amendments, and supporting study documents and translate requirements into complete site-level costs is required.
  • Experience using country-specific cost information and/or benchmarking data to develop budget assumptions and negotiation parameters is required.
  • Knowledge of Clinical Trial Agreement budget exhibits, clinical trial payment terms, and site budget negotiation processes is required.
  • Relevant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating site Clinical Trial Agreements, vendor contracts, and site budget negotiations is required.
  • Experience leading interactions with study teams and sponsors is required.
  • Experience with oncology and/or other complex clinical trial protocols is required.
  • Strong organizational and written communication skills, and the ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced environment, are required.
  • Ability to execute time-sensitive matters while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail is required.
  • Ability to work independently and plan work as well as contribute in a team environment is required.
  • Professionalism, punctuality, reliability in delivering commitments, understanding of service culture, and positive interactions with customers and teammates are required.
  • Sound business judgment and a proactive, independent work style are required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office software programs and computer applications is required.
  • Ability to handle sensitive issues with discretion is required.
  • Ability to work independently and cooperatively with others in a virtual environment is required.
  • Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen relationships with internal and external contacts who can provide information, assistance, and support is required.

Responsibilities

  • Review clinical trial protocols, amendments, schedules of activities, manuals, and other study documents to identify activities with potential site-level cost implications.
  • Translate protocol requirements into detailed, accurate, and scalable global and site budget templates.
  • Map procedures and activities to applicable study visits and payment milestones.
  • Develop per-patient, per-visit, conditional, invoiceable, and one-time study costs.
  • Identify costs not apparent from the schedule of activities, including site start-up, pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, record retention and archiving, maintenance, close-out, screen failures, unscheduled visits, participant reimbursement and travel, institutional overhead, and other pass-through or invoiceable fees.
  • Ensure budget structures support appropriate payment terms and Clinical Trial Agreement exhibits.
  • Incorporate approved country-specific cost information and available benchmarks into global and country-level budget templates.
  • Establish proposed negotiation targets, parameters, and escalation pathways.
  • Perform detailed quality control of budget templates before release to assigned site contract management negotiators, including verification of formulas, visit totals, conditional procedures, invoiceable items, and patient-cost calculations.
  • Confirm consistency between protocol and schedule-of-activities requirements and completed budgets, and document budget assumptions and negotiation parameters.
  • Maintain version control and an auditable record of budget-development decisions.
  • Review protocol amendments and revised study documents to identify financial impact and update master and site budget templates accordingly.
  • Identify added, removed, or modified procedures and associated financial impacts for site contract management.
  • Serve as a budget-development subject matter expert for site contract management and study teams, clarifying budget assumptions and unusual protocol requirements.
  • Support continuous improvement and standardization of global budget templates, tools, standard operating procedures, work instructions, and training.
  • Identify opportunities for automation and increased efficiency in clinical trial budget development.
  • Review, draft, and negotiate master services agreements, site contracts, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other client contracts.
  • Work with the supervisor and internal and external stakeholders to resolve or escalate contractual issues.
  • Ensure adherence to company policies, procedures, and contracting standards.
  • Update relevant study team members on the status of contract negotiations and execution.
  • Establish, track, report, and manage site contract metrics.
  • Support maintenance of contract files and databases, including contract archiving.
  • Assist in designing and implementing policies and procedures to support timely contract execution.
  • Identify process-improvement opportunities and take corrective action.
  • Perform other tasks as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in a scientific field or business administration, or an equivalent degree, is preferred.
  • Experience handling relationships with study teams and/or clinical research associates, start-up associates, or site budget and contract associates to meet study timelines is preferred.

About the Company

Precision for Medicine

Global CRO for precision medicine trials

Precision For Medicine is a global clinical research organization (CRO) that helps life sciences companies run clinical trials from early to regulatory approval. It specializes in precision medicine, focusing on oncology, cell and gene therapy, and rare diseases. The company combines clinical trial services with specialty laboratory work and data sciences to improve speed, reduce costs, and increase the likelihood of success in bringing therapies to patients. It differentiates itself by integrating advanced technologies and data-driven biostatistics with specialized labs to support end-to-end trials across all stages. Its goal is to enable faster, more cost-efficient development of targeted therapies that meet regulatory requirements and reach patients in need.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total funding
$225M
Headquarters
Bethesda, MD
Founded
2012

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