What You Will Do:

• Support clinical benchmarking and site budget development, escalation, and payment activities for clinical sites, CROs, and lab vendors
• Develop and implement a robust, scalable, and efficient site contracting and budgeting process and oversight across all studies
• Work with the ArsenalBio Finance, Clinical Operations, and Clinical Data management teams to support financial reporting activities including reconciliation of clinical site/vendor invoices and payments
• Able to assist with full study cost projections, not limited to site costs only; as well as provide commentary on BvA to strive for more accurate forecasts and cost modeling.
• Oversee and manage CRO, site, and vendor contract negotiation activities, escalation, execution, and monitoring while collaborating with the CRO and ArsenalBio Legal and Clinical Operations teams
• Communicate directly with clinical sites to assist with contract and budget negotiations
• Attend study team meetings to oversee CRO site budget negotiation activities and contract execution to ensure successful timeline management of site activation and protocol amendment implementation
• Oversee and manage CRO and vendor performance using metrics and KPIs 
• Review site contract trends and develop metrics and process improvement 
• Ensure clinical programs are executed within the projected budget and promptly communicate any change in the scope of budget
• Manage all activities in accordance with applicable ArsenalBio SOPs, FDA, & ICH guidelines, and regulations.
• Provide ad-hoc reporting, analysis, and project support for budget governance
• Initiate requisition requests for clinical vendors through Point Purchasing and own and amend the purchase order through the final payment
• Support clinical program teams with long range planning, scenario analysis, and annual budget planning activities

What Will You Bring:

• Your whole self
• BS/BA degree and 10+ years of development/study budgeting, forecasting or financial analysis experience
• Ability to perform complex analysis, draw relevant conclusions, and implement appropriate solutions
• High level knowledge of clinical operations terms and processes
• Required Advanced Excel skills 
• Proficient in using Smartsheets, Google applications, and Microsoft applications
• The Development and implementation of new ideas and solutions to increase efficiency
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and persuasion skills
• Experience working with clinical sites and sponsors is required; working with clinical lab is preferred
• Experience with vendor management & CRO oversight 
• Clinical research knowledge and cross-functional understanding of the clinical trial methodology
• Ability to deal with time demands, incomplete information, or unexpected events
• Attention to detail required
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Creative and innovative mindset to approach novel problem statements 
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Comfortable in a fast-paced small company environment and able to adjust workload based upon changing priorities