Manager, Clinical Business Operations

Job Description
We are looking for a Manager, Clinical Business Operations, who will be responsible for ensuring efficient, accurate clinical trial study cost, reporting and forecasting by monitoring the clinical supplier and clinical site budgets.
The right candidate will possess an understanding of the details that go into clinical budgets by supporting the analysis of clinical budgets, managing changes in the budget, and lead the reconciliation of multiple clinical trials primarily in oncology indications in various phases of development. They will work closely with other members of the clinical operations, legal, and finance teams in purchase order and invoice reconciliation, forecasting, and accrual management of the clinical contracts.
The position will be a member of the Clinical Operations group, reporting to the Director, Clinical Outsourcing and Business Operations.
Manages the overall Purchase Order (PO) of the clinical contract from start through start to finish.
Works with the clinical operations teams in providing and assessing accruals
Reviews quarterly financial reporting to ensure the budgets are aligned with the contract, and current study status.
Reviews the financial KPIs of the Clinical suppliers, and work with the vendors to improve the assessment
Works on creating process and building efficiencies across clinical programs to optimize financial oversight
Works with the clinical teams in assessing invoices and escalations
Builds benchmarking assessments and tools across similar type clinical studies budgets and clinical sites
Supports the Outsourcing Management team in the identification and selection process of clinical vendors such as CROs, central labs, imaging by analyzing the unit costs assessment to ensure cost are within agreed rate card and current bench marking
Supports the creation and management of preferred provider relationships, functional service provider, negotiated rate cards, volume discounts, and rebate structure etc.
Assists in the creation of score cards and analysis of scores during the RFP stage.
Participates in pricing negotiations for CROs and other critical study vendors.
Manages work order amendments and change orders to ensure appropriate pricing and timely execution
Works closely with finance to assure the assumptions for studies are aligned between finance and clinical forecasting.
Supports the development and maintaining RFP budget templates, Change Order and Change Notification Form trackers and out of scope logs
Ensures awareness of trends in the industry in the field of innovation in pharmaceutical clinical trials by scanning internal and external operational trends and evaluating new innovative platforms and practices for forecasting, sourcing and contracting
Supports the development of the Clinical Outsourcing and Business Operations department infrastructure with assisting in developing process documents, input to SOPs, provide training to others, and administrative duties as requested.