PRIMARY FUNCTION / PRIMARY GOALS / OBJECTIVES: Performs financial analyses and budgetary reconciliation of the clinical trial budgets for one or more Therapeutic Areas. Utilizes multiple financial and reporting systems including: contract database, budget database, payment tracking databases, and investigator budget determining software. Collects, summarizes, consolidates and verifies data from multiple sources for confirmation of budget source, variance from planned budget and resources, monthly budget tracking, reporting and reconciliation as well as regular aggregate review. Facilitates interpretation and understanding of data. Identifies issues, cost savings and adjustments and communicates to clinical study management scenarios for addressing them. Interfaces with Clinical Field Operations study management teams and Finance, Clinical Project Teams, CPRM, Abbott Affiliates, Clinical Research Organizations, and other functional areas to ensure full accountability of clinical study budgets and resource utilization.

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE:
Responsible for managing assigned therapeutic area study budgets simultaneously. Accountable for meeting project objectives on schedule and within budget. Responsible for development and oversight of investigator grant budget process to ensure fair market value. Reviews key decisions impacting budget/timelines with senior CPRM Management, Finance, and GPT/study teams. Provides recommendations for resolution of budget variance issues. May manage other junior department members and oversee clinical analysis activities.

Basic Qualification:
- Minimum of 8 years combined experience in clinical research operations and/or financial analysis required.
- Familiarity with basic finance and accounting processes and techniques, as well as budgeting, contracting, and payment processes and systems for clinical studies.
- Expertise in clinical study costing, Investigator Grant budgeting systems, MS Office applications, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint required.
- Requires 1 to 2 years experience either supervising or managing people with demonstrated leadership skills.
- Candidates should be flexible, able to work with minimal supervision and have good analytical, organizational and team skills.

Preferred Qualifications: - Prefer Pharmaceutical or CRO experience. Requires ability to understand scientific, financial, business facts and metrics.

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