Overview
An independent, nonprofit cancer center based in Seattle is seeking a Clinical Trials Financial Analyst II to provide budget, startup, and post-award financial support for industry-sponsored clinical trials and Investigator Initiated Trials (IITs). This role is part of a central clinical trials office supporting a consortium of research institutions. The position is fully remote.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clinical trial staff, regulatory operations, and study teams to communicate startup processes, milestones, and timelines.
- Identify research costs and develop comprehensive budgets for single- and multi-site industry-sponsored clinical trials and IITs.
- Develop and maintain standard templates for clinical trial budget development and post-award management.
- Prepare, submit, and manage study startup documentation across multiple platforms including OnCore CTMS and REDCap.
- Review billing compliance documents and study calendars to ensure financial infrastructure aligns with protocol requirements and sponsor funding terms.
- Manage financial document updates resulting from protocol amendments or other changes.
- Monitor and track monthly labor and non-labor spending to allocate costs appropriately to sponsored projects, grants, and discretionary funds.
- Monitor financial performance relative to budget, explaining variances and trends.
- Provide budget-to-actual financial reporting and implement process improvements in pre-award activities based on post-award learnings.
- Assist with ongoing financial analysis, forecasting, and ad-hoc financial modeling.
- Work professionally and proactively with central offices, clinical partners, faculty, and research collaborators to support the overall research plan.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- At least two years of finance experience, preferably in Phase I-III clinical trials.
- Experience developing complex, multi-phase clinical trial budgets and negotiating study budgets and revisions.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Working knowledge of financial information and operational statistics.
- Ability to perform complex calculations in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to understand complex problems and collaborate on solutions.
- Ability to work independently on multiple projects and proactively communicate project status to decision makers.
- Exposure to grant accounting or project cost accounting is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical research-related certification.
- Familiarity with process improvement principles.
- Experience with project management tools and techniques.
- Experience with clinical trial management/administration and sponsor invoicing using OnCore or another CTMS.
- Experience with clinical trial management/administration using EPIC or another patient billing and registration system.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual base salary range: $80,475 to $120,682, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, family support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement.
- Paid time off includes 12-22 days of vacation, 12-25 days of sick leave, 13 paid holidays, and up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave.
Additional Information
- Candidates currently holding an H-1B visa sponsored by another organization and residing in the U.S. may be eligible.
- The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) employer.
- Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during the application or recruiting process.