Manager, Clinical Research Budget & Billing Compliance

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursueour missionat MSK and around the globe.

Opportunity at MSK: Join us as a Clinical Research Budget and Billing Compliance Manager and play a pivotal role in the centralized development and negotiation of clinical research budgets. As a self-directed professional within the Clinical Research Finance team, you will be responsible for crafting budgets for various clinical studies, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and policies. Your expertise will be a vital resource for faculty engaged in clinical research, guiding them on budgetary and Medicare Coverage Analysis (MCA) matters. By collaborating with diverse teams across the institution, you will ensure that all budgets are complete, accurate, and aligned with institutional goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee a team of Budget Managers and Budget Associates to ensure the timely and accurate development of budgets, completion and accuracy of Medicare Coverage Analysis, effective budget negotiation, seamless contract execution, and financially compliant subject tracking throughout the study duration.
• Oversee the development and negotiation of clinical research budgets and contract payment terms with sponsors for new studies, amendments, feasibility studies, and letters of intent.
• Initiate, develop, and negotiate master agreement rate cards with industrial sponsors for administrative fees and common procedures.
• Collaborate with CR Finance Revenue Management to develop practices that facilitate Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable functions.
• Partner with Research Financial Management and clinical departments to ensure responsible fiscal stewardship of clinical research activity. Apply and refine the established tiered review system to investigate known deficits, monitor progress to resolution, and implement prevention measures.
• In collaboration with the Associate Director, oversee and ensure effective collaboration between ORPA, research staff, Principal Investigators, and CR Finance.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Clinical Research, Finance, or a related field. In lieu of a degree, four years of job-related experience is acceptable.
• 4+ years in clinical research financial management, including budget development, Medicare coverage analysis, clinical trial agreements, invoicing, and fiscal management.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience.
• Familiarity with clinical trial operations is crucial.

Core Skills:

• Skills in budget development and negotiation, with a proven ability to advise investigators on sponsor and institutional budget policies.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills, enabling effective interaction with diverse partners, including clinical staff, administration, and external contacts.
• Intermediate ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data for reports, identifying trends through thorough data review.
• Sophisticated interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize tasks and lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Capability to plan and lead meetings, handle research projects, and coordinate work across departments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).

Additional Information:

• Location: remote
• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours
• Reporting to: Associate Director, Clinical Research Budget & Billing Compliance

Pay Range:$111,600.00-$178,600.00

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