Clinical Research Project Analyst - (Oncology) - Coverage Analysis & Budgets

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

4d•Remote

About The Position

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is seeking a regular full-time Clinical Research Project Analyst to support the Oncology Clinical Research Services team. This role will focus on Financial Compliance Analysis and Budgets, working Monday through Friday during daylight hours with a remote schedule. The Project Analyst will be an integral part of the Clinical Trials Coverage Analysis and Budget team, responsible for managing email accounts, developing workflow dashboards and reporting tools, monitoring key performance metrics, identifying process improvements, coordinating with external vendors, and troubleshooting OnCore calendar and billing concerns. The individual will collaborate with clinical research, finance, and operational teams to support study start-up, facilitate efficient workflows, and contribute to successful clinical trial budgeting and coverage analysis. The Clinical Research Services (CRS) team comprises nearly 200 staff members who facilitate oncology-focused trials, including institutional, cooperative group, consortium, and industry-sponsored trials. CRS offers services such as study development, FDA submissions, IRB processing, patient recruitment, study coordination, training, data collection, and specimen handling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience or High School degree plus 5 years of experience.
Excellent knowledge of spreadsheet and database software.
Must be very organized and deadline conscious.
Project Management knowledge and ability to manage multiple, complex, large-scale projects.
Excellent computer skills required, including Access, Excel, Microsoft Project, and other pertinent computer software packages.
Strong management, problem solving, organizational, and communication skills (oral and written).
This position requires effective planning and organizational skills.
This person must have the ability to perform planning for large initiatives/projects, managing all tasks required to providing services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines.
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Nice To Haves

Knowledge of clinical research protocol and budgeting preferred
Oncology experience preferred
Clinical Research/Trials experience preferred
Prior work experience as a Project Coordinator highly preferred.
Minimum of four (4) years of experience in operations preferred.
Experience in health care insurance or health care industry preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist Management in defining and documenting tasks and duties within department.
Identifies trends and process improvement opportunities across departments within operations.
Process report requests as needed by Manager and Directors.
Monitors operating performance against regional and national benchmarks.
Perform complex project and data analysis as needed by Management.
Develops cross-functional, change management and implementation strategies, ensuring that all of the participating parties have committed to effective implementation of the processes and procedures.
Assist with achieving Operations division strategic goals as well as organizational goals
Recommend and implement process improvement initiatives within the department as well as implementing process improvement initiatives based on management decision.
Provide concise and timely status reporting as required
Develop and maintain detailed project plans, this includes utilizing standard project documentation and methodology and project tracking and reporting procedures.
Works with other managers to achieve efficiencies across integration of projects.
Assists team members in resolving project problems, escalates issues when necessary, and facilities decision-making.
Develops and implements key metrics to measure and report on progress of initiatives.
Performs cost/benefit analysis
Assures quality of information through business case and application level testing; validates test results to initial business needs.