Manager, Clinical Budgets and Contracts

Axsome Therapeutics•New York, NY

1d•$115,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Axsome Therapeutics is seeking a Manager, Clinical Budgets and Contracts to assist in the financial oversight of Axsome-sponsored clinical trials. Primary responsibilities include developing and negotiating site budgets and supporting clinical trial accruals, site payments, and financial reporting. Candidates are expected to have strong knowledge of clinical trials and an understanding of clinical trial site and vendor contracting. The role will work closely with the Finance, Legal and Clinical teams. This role is based at Axsome’s HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
At least 5 years of experience in the clinical research industry, including at least 3 years of direct budget negotiation experience
Excellent analytical skills, including advanced proficiency in Excel and the ability to quickly manipulate and analyze large data sets and build reports
Experience using project management tools such as Smartsheet and data processing tools such as Power BI
Ability to work on site Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. We are unable to consider candidates seeking fully remote roles
Strong knowledge of clinical trials and Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Self-driven, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced team environment
Strong ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines

Responsibilities

Lead, in conjunction with the study team, the development of clinical trial site budgets
Build and perform QC of finalized site budget templates in the site payment system
Lead the negotiation of clinical trial site budgets and payment terms and liaise with Legal on contract negotiations, as needed
Perform internal QC review of finalized site budgets
Participate in vendor evaluations and lead vendor budget and contract negotiations for assigned vendors or trials
Function as the Site Payment Lead for assigned clinical trials
Address site invoicing queries and facilitate visit and invoice payment approvals
Generate site payment reports, as needed
Assist with subject visit accrual and accrual validation for assigned trials
Assist with subject visit and subject visit cost forecasting by working closely with study teams to understand protocol design and realistic study timelines
Work closely with Data Management and Finance to ensure accurate site budget template builds and timely site payments from start-up through close-out
In collaboration with Compliance and Finance, assist with annual reporting of site investigator payments to CMS
Work with Finance and study teams to reconcile site payments and facilitate study close-out payments
Help maintain a repository of site master budgets and research fee dashboards to support transparent site and study budget comparisons
Support the financial audit process, as needed
Identify opportunities to enhance existing procedures and improve utilization of financial system tools
Support and lead project initiatives related to the role
Perform other related duties as assigned