Manager of Clinical Trials Budgets and Contracts

Natera

2d • Remote

About The Position

As a member of the Clinical Operations team, the Manager of Clinical Trials Budgets & Contracts is responsible for oversight of clinical agreements, budgets, payment follow up and corresponding processes. The Manager of Budgets & Contracts executes high‐quality clinical agreements and budgets in a timely manner that balances the needs of all parties while maintaining internal and external relationships. This role may also be responsible for a team of Budget & Contract Analysts, who could report directly or functionally into them. This individual will work closely with clinical study leads, legal, accounts payable, finance, other cross-functional partners, clinical site personnel and external stakeholders to lead improvement initiatives, manage vendor relationships, contract execution, and site budgets, and ensure site payment reconciliations. This role reports into the the Associate Director of Clinical Trial Business Operations
All clinical agreement work will be done in accordance with company policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), legal and regulatory requirements, and using fair market valuation.

Requirements

• BS or higher in related major or equivalent industry experience
• 8+ years of working experience managing clinical site budgets and contracts
• Working knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and deadlines
• Must be self‐motivated
• Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible, analytical, and solution focused
• Detail oriented
• Strong customer focus

Nice To Haves

• Experience with international trials is preferred

Responsibilities

• Propose and implement solutions for identified gaps in budget, contract, and payment reconciliation processes.
• Partner closely with legal and accounts payable to implement cross-functional process improvements.
• Manage full time and/or contracted Budget & Contract Managers.
• Manage full time and/or contracted Budget & Contract Analysts.
• Ensure that budgets are loaded into systems such as CTMS and ERP for payment.
• Responsible for the day‐to‐day management of assigned clinical contracts, study plans, and site budgets across multiple studies, simultaneously.
• Oversee payments to ensure that sites are paid in a timely manner.
• Partner with Clinical Trial Operations study teams to review protocols and amendments, for creation of site budget templates and study plans.
• Analyze Fair Market Value (FMV) to support budget development, negotiation, and documentation.
• Utilize existing processes to draft, issue, negotiate and finalize a variety of clinical agreements in collaboration with Legal and Clinical Operations Study teams.
• Track progress of contract and budget activity reports, providing status updates to internal and external parties, compiling and analyzing contract data, and maintaining historical contract information.
• Manage timelines associated with study's site level budgets and agreements.
• Participate in initiatives and/or special projects, as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents.
• Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits.
• Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more.
• We also offer a generous employee referral program!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees