Grant Analyst II/Sr Site Grant Analyst

Syneos Health • Morrisville, NC

1d • $56,400 - $115,100

About The Position

Syneos Health is seeking a Grant Analyst II/Sr Site Grant Analyst for its Clinical Solutions team. The role supports investigator budgeting and site contract negotiation by developing and maintaining investigator grant budget estimates, country budget templates, negotiation parameters, training materials, and project strategies. The analyst collaborates with study teams and internal stakeholders to align budgets and payment terms with client processes, protocol specifications, fair market value, operational requirements, and global program strategy. The position also serves as a subject matter expert and escalation resource for site budgeting issues, identifies risks and solutions, validates budgets against benchmarks, and maintains accurate status reporting and documentation.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a health-related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; strong CRO or pharmaceutical industry experience and clinical trial expertise or site start-up experience; and three to five years of progressive investigator budgeting experience. The successful candidate will have knowledge of regulations, drug development, clinical project management, GCP, fair market value principles, clinical trial protocols, and grant benchmarking software. Strong communication, presentation, documentation, interpersonal, leadership, mentoring, issue-resolution, and organizational skills are also required.

The listed salary range is $56,400 to $115,100. Benefits may include a company car or car allowance, medical, dental and vision coverage, company-match 401(k), eligibility for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, potential performance-based commissions or bonuses, flexible paid time off, and sick time. Actual salary and benefit eligibility may vary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a health-related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong experience in a CRO or pharmaceutical industry and related clinical trial expertise, such as study coordination, clinical research associate work, pharmacy, nursing, or healthcare administration, or site start-up experience.
• Three to five years of progressive investigator budgeting experience.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable regulations, drug development, and clinical project management procedures.
• Strong presentation, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), MS Project, Outlook, and the Internet.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while delivering high-quality work in a dynamic environment.
• Above-average attention to detail and effective oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to teach or mentor team members.
• Strong background in issue resolution, meeting customer deliverables, and driving best practices at an organizational or customer-portfolio level.
• Advanced knowledge of Grantplan or comparable benchmarking software.
• Ability to read and interpret clinical trial protocols to identify expenses incurred by sites participating in a study.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) as it relates to clinical trial management.
• Good understanding of Fair Market Value principles.

Responsibilities

• Establish, maintain, and update training materials for the investigator budget team and site contract negotiators.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and escalation point for global site budgeting issues and internal customer requests for assistance.
• Propose solutions to site budgeting issues during project and contract/budget lifecycles to improve negotiation strategy and meet deliverables.
• Establish project strategies for investigator budget template development and budget negotiation parameters, reflecting specifications, communications, and required processes; introduce creative ideas and solutions.
• Develop detailed investigator grant budget estimates and country budget templates based on protocol specifications using available software and resources.
• Update investigator grant budget estimates and country budget templates to reflect protocol amendments.
• Work with internal stakeholders to draft and harmonize investigator budget templates, budget parameters, and payment terms within client processes.
• Draft and update investigator budget templates in consideration of fair market value and operational aspects in relevant documents, including protocols and site activation and maintenance plans.
• Build strong working relationships and collaborate with study teams to ensure site budget templates align with the program’s global strategy.
• Validate investigator grant budget estimates against available internal and external benchmarking data.
• Identify investigator budget and process operational risks and proactively develop solutions.
• Escalate deviations to senior management and resolve issues with Quality Assurance.
• Create and maintain document status reports, update departmental tools and systems, keep team members informed, and ensure appropriate documentation is maintained.

Benefits

• Company car or car allowance may be included.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Company-match 401(k).
• Eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Eligibility to earn commissions or bonuses based on company and individual performance.
• Flexible paid time off (PTO).
• Sick time, subject to location-specific eligibility and requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level