Mgr, Clinical Research Finance

Collaborates with the Senior Director to execute the Clinical Research Finance post-award roadmap, driving enhancements and efficiencies.

Compliance Oversight:

• Oversees quarterly reviews of EMR billing to research accounts, to ensure adherence with federal, state, and local finance regulations in all clinical research activities.
• Ensures general clinical research accounting practices align with contract terms, state, and federal requirements Policy and SOP Development for Clinical Research Finance:
• Develops and updates policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and guidelines to streamline operations and ensure regulatory compliance.

Post-Award Management:

• Enhances efficiency and transparency of post-award processes in collaboration with senior management
• Actively participates in the implementation of new systems (ERP, eRA) and develops best practices, training materials, and guidelines.
• Works with study teams to make sure the robust reporting functionality in EPIC is widely adopted and used
• Ensure clinical research funds are reconciled and closed out in a timely manner.
• Develops relationships with sponsors and CROs to track payments in a timely manner Process Improvement:
• Leads initiatives to improve processes, such as reimbursing ancillary departments for start-up and annual fees.

Financial Analytics:

• Collaborates with the Clinical Research Analyst to develop dashboards for monitoring costs, accounts receivable, and turnaround times.

Collaboration and Leadership:

• Facilitates inter-experimental and inter-institutional collaborations, fostering relationships such as with DFCI CTIP.Establishes and maintains collaborations with vendors (e.g., Advarra, Tango, Greenphire, etc.) to support research operations.

Team Development:

• Responsible for performance management of financial analyst staff
• Participates in recruitment, selection, training, and management of staff in alignment with organizational goals.
• Supports staff in skill development, goal setting, and ongoing performance monitoring.