
Contract & Budget Analyst
Elligo Health Research
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- The Contract & Budget Analyst is responsible for the preparation and oversight of high-quality customer, site, and vendor contracts.
- Develop and review Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) utilizing standard templates and projected related information.
- Ensure CTAs are executed in a timely manner in order to meet expected timelines for study start-up.
- Liaise with the legal departments as necessary, to ensure any content changes to the CTAs are mutually agreeable.
- Participate in Study kick-off meetings to obtain necessary information required for effective CTA execution.
- Responsible for the development of complex investigator grant estimates and contracting strategies.
- Identify potential risks and propose practical solutions during contract and budget reviews.
- Develop and review other contracts (e.g. confidentiality agreements, Work Orders, Change Orders, etc.) as needed in support of the business.
- Create, publish and/or review core clinical, technical and administrative documentation to support business development and enable study initiation and maintenance.
- Work independently in the management of contract inventory, including contract development and negotiations.
- Negotiate and manage all commercial contracts as assigned by Manager.
- Ensure contract and budget statuses remain updated on a regular basis to support project timelines and allow management insight into financials associated with the contracting process.
- Maintain confidentiality of company information as appropriate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher required, preferably in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
- Three (3) or more years of experience related to contract and budget management in the clinical research industry or five (5) or more years of related experience.
- Minimum one (1) year experience developing grant budgets for clinical trials.
- Intermediate knowledge of contract principles and procedures.
- Ability to comprehend, review, and research complex contract documents.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively convey ideas and information clearly and concisely.
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build and foster trust with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong negotiation skills with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
- Highly detail oriented with intermediate analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Intermediate proficiency with Excel and basic proficiency in other Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams), Salesforce and SharePoint.
Benefits
- Minimal travel not to exceed 10% annually may be required to support the position’s responsibilities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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