National War College Alumni Association

Clinical Research Study Budgets

• Review and interpret clinical trial protocols/studies for budgeting/billing compliance purposes
• Work with individual disease centers to create study specific budgets for all new clinical trials
• Accurately cost industry, in-house, and government sponsored trials
• Understands and keeps a current understanding of FDA and Medicare guidelines for clinical trial billing
• Submit and negotiate clinical trial budgets with pharmaceutical sponsors
• Work with DF/HCC member institutions on all study budgets??
• Work directly with Grant Management specialists on NIH sponsored clinical research grants

Clinical Trial Billing and Compliance Program

• Work with Patient Accounting, Access Management, and the Clinical Research Billing Coordinator to help oversee the clinical trial billing program??
• Work with study team members to effectively communicate non-standard care services for each trial for the billing program (creation of billing grid templates)
• Work with Patient Accounting and study teams to review and monitor appropriate patient care charge allocations consistent with the billing grid templates
• Work with BWH on the Intra-Institutional F# billing process for clinical trials

Financial Responsibilities and Oversight

• Prepare a comprehensive quarterly clinical trial financial report and present the report to disease center leaders and administrators
• Review and develop new financial reporting metrics
• Assist in all new clinical research staffing decisions based upon financial analysis review
• Maintain a database of existing clinical trials with payment schedules, dollars received and dollars outstanding
• Prepare invoices as required by various study sponsors and manage collection of all outstanding receivables including milestone grid management
• Work with and assist Principal Investigators, administrators, and study teams with the allocation of personnel costs during the quarterly clinical trial offset process
• Work closely with Research Accounting to maintain and enhance clinical trial accounting policies and procedures
• Work with Research Accounting and study teams to review and monitor appropriate expenses against budget
• Serve as a resource to study teams, investigators, and institute departments in clinical research financial matters

• Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field.
• 0-3 years direct experience or equivalent work experience. Previous clinical research experience preferred.??
• Excellent communication skills and organizational abilities are essential.
• Knowledge of computer applications (Excel, Word, Access) is essential.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong.?? As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are equally committed to diversifying our faculty and staff.?? Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and diverse professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

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