Clinical Research Budget Analyst

Summary

Seattle Children's is a mission-driven pediatric academic medical center that provides patient care, advances pediatric research, and serves children and adolescents across a broad region. The Clinical Research Budget Analyst develops coverage analyses and clinical research budgets, negotiates sponsor budgets, captures study costs, and supports pre-award workflows through clinical trial management systems. The role also guides junior colleagues and improves research administration processes.

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Research Budget Analyst (CRBA) is responsible for the calendar build and development of medium to high complexity Coverage Analyses (CA) and the maintenance and update of the coverage determinations for protocol amendments
• The position is responsible for the development and negotiation of budgets for clinical research studies regardless of funding source, including industry sponsors, grants, awards, fellowships, cooperatives, etc
• This position captures all administrative fees, items and services, and investigator and study team efforts required to carry out the study
• The incumbent will be responsible for developing an internal cost budget to inform budget negotiation and ensure all costs are captured in the final sponsor budget
• This role will provide guidance to junior colleagues and serve as an expert resource for the research community as well as to define and improve workflows
• The incumbent will leverage current and future Seattle Children's systems, such as a Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS), to support pre-award activities

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in biology and other health sciences or financial/business administration field (Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or similar); or associate degree and relevant certifications (including, but not limited to RHIT, RHIA, CPC, Coverage Analysis, etc.) OR equivalent experience
• Minimum four (4) years' experience in development, negotiation, management, reconciliation, and/or review of clinical trial budgets and/or coverage analysis
• CPT Coding Certificate
• Experience developing budgets for industry-funded trials
• Experience negotiating clinical trial budgets with industry sponsors
• Experience in using a Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)
• Working experience in utilizing CPT codes in the process of development of clinical trial budgets

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in biology and other health sciences or financial/business administration field (Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or similar); or associate degree and relevant certifications (including, but not limited to RHIT, RHIA, CPC, Coverage Analysis, etc.) OR equivalent experience
• Minimum four (4) years' experience in development, negotiation, management, reconciliation, and/or review of clinical trial budgets and/or coverage analysis

Nice to Haves

• CPT Coding Certificate
• Experience developing budgets for industry-funded trials
• Experience negotiating clinical trial budgets with industry sponsors
• Experience in using a Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS)
• Working experience in utilizing CPT codes in the process of development of clinical trial budgets

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 403(b)
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Remote position with flexibility to be based in Washington, Alaska, Montana, Georgia, or Florida