Senior Manager, Clinical Site Budgets and Outsourcing - Temporary contract position

Lyell Immunopharma•Seattle, WA

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About The Position

This role supports the Clinical Development organization at a pivotal point in the company’s growth. The Senior Manager, Clinical Site Budgets and Outsourcing owns the outsourcing lifecycle for assigned US and ex-US clinical programs within Lyell’s Clinical Development portfolio. This includes vendor selection, financial due diligence, contract and change order negotiations, ongoing vendor performance, and spend management, in support of Clinical Development, Drug Safety, and Regulatory. The position is also the primary owner of clinical trial site budgets across assigned studies, including review and negotiation. Partnering closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, Legal, and CRO partners, the successful candidate will ensure outsourced activities and site budgets are executed on time, within budget, and in compliance with company policy and applicable regulations (e.g., GCP). The position is responsible for ensuring a high level of fiscal discipline with a focus on fair market value (FMV) benchmarking and budget-to-actual tracking across assigned studies.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts
Minimum 5 years of site budget and outsourcing experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry
Demonstrated experience developing, negotiating, and managing clinical trial site budgets
Experience with CRO and vendor contract negotiation and financial management, including validating CRO investigator grant assumptions
Working knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP), FDA regulations, and ICH guidelines as they relate to sponsor clinical trial conduct and sponsor vendor oversight
Working knowledge of Medicare Coverage Analyses, CMS National Coverage Determinations, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines and application to support and influence budget negotiations

Nice To Haves

Direct clinical site experience and navigating ex-US sites from a sponsor perspective is a plus
ex-US experience is a plus
Prior leadership and managerial experience in clinical outsourcing
Experience with oncology trials, including cell therapy, CAR T, or other complex trial experience is preferred
Advanced proficiency embedding AI as a tool into everyday workflows and larger projects; focus on scalability in mind (Claude, etc.), is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the identification and selection of Clinical Development vendors, including Contract Research Organizations (CROs), central labs, imaging vendors, and other specialty service providers.
Manage the documents and processes needed to select the optimal contract service provider (CSP), including RFI/RFP development, bid grid analysis, and final recommendation for stakeholders.
Negotiate contract business terms, scopes of work, master service agreements, pricing, and payment schedules within approved parameters; manage the routing of contractual documents to ensure timely and compliant execution.
Assist Clinical Development teams in defining, reviewing, validating, and negotiating vendor change orders and amendments for acceptance and execution; collaborate with Finance and Legal to provide line of sight to incremental costs for corporate planning or highlight any contractual issues.
Monitor vendor performance against contractual KPIs/SLAs and help ensure vendors/partners are delivering in line with expectations and contracts; maintain vendor oversight documentation to support oversight expectations and inspection readiness.
Participate in and help manage vendor governance meetings and day-to-day vendor relationships.
Support Finance/Accounting with general contracting queries, payment schedule interpretation and overall contract burn management.
Build and/or validate per-patient and per-site budget models based on protocol-required procedures, standard-of-care carve-outs, and visit schedules using FMV (fair market value) industry benchmarking data and internal precedent.
Own the review, negotiation, escalation and maintenance of clinical trial site budgets and investigator grants across assigned studies; partner with Clinical Operations to facilitate interactions with CROs and clinical sites.
Interpret and apply Medicare Coverage Analysis determinations, including routine vs. non-routine care classification, validate budget assumptions, resolve site billing questions, and support negotiation positions.
Track site-level spend against forecast, identify variances, and drive timely reforecasting.
Maintain and continuously improve budget templates, tools, trackers and standardized cost assumptions database used across studies.
Partner with Finance/Accounting to support accurate trial accrual estimates and monthly close processes.