Overview
This role supports commercial finance activities within the Clinical Research Group. The position involves leading cross-functional processes, contributors, and timelines to ensure clinical trial contract proposals and/or budget modifications are completed accurately throughout the project lifecycle.
- Work schedule: Standard (Mon-Fri)
- Work environment: Office
- Remote work: Full-time, fully remote for candidates located in the United States
Responsibilities
- Review customer information provided via request for proposal (RFP) and/or request for contract modifications to ensure it has adequate information for budget preparation.
- Lead calls with cross-functional teams in multiple time zones to discuss customer requirements and define a clear strategy for the proposal or contract modification.
- Drive client delivery of simultaneous proposals and/or contract modifications for clinical trials under tight client deadlines.
- Manage multiple budget proposals / contract modifications simultaneously with a cross-functional international team in multiple time zones.
- Manage the proposal bid and budget negotiation process, collaborating with internal contributors to analyze client requirements and internal data.
- Determine resource and budget allocations for project plans and study strategies.
- Prepare and enter budgets into a bidding system, ensuring accurate information and timely delivery according to strict deadlines and client requests.
- Finalize client-facing documents after securing internal department approvals, including quality control edits for accuracy, proper data formatting, and compliance with contract requirements.
- Ensure proposals and contract modifications concisely and accurately reflect strategy discussions, meet customer needs, and communicate value proposition and critical success factors.
- Develop and maintain a positive client relationship through the budget negotiation or contract modification process, securing client agreement and timely contract execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required; no prior experience required
- Preferred fields of study: Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Effective time management to handle multiple tasks while delivering high quality results
- Strong written and oral communication skills; comfortable communicating in written and oral English with internal and external partners
- Able to work independently to accomplish tasks and achieve goals, identify and prioritize work, make decisions, and take ownership of projects
- Self-starter with strong organizational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and adaptability to changing circumstances
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; expect intensive use of Excel with advanced formulas daily
- Confidence to handle critical information and make sound recommendations
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a proven understanding of financial budgeting principles
Preferred Qualifications
- None specified beyond the preferred fields of study listed in Requirements.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation and benefits details were not provided in the job description.
Location
Full-time, fully remote position for candidates located in the United States.