Manager, Global Investigator Grants (LATAM)

We’re expanding across Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru, and we’re looking for an Investigator Grants Team Manager to lead our new team in LATAM!

As the Manager of our Global Investigator Grants Team you will lead the development of investigator grant/site budgets during the proposal process while supporting revision generation and contribute to the clinical trial budgets finalization process. Manage and oversee the clinical site budgeting tools leveraging your background with complex protocol modeling and site budget experience.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

• Serves as a financial lead on the Project Team from a grant administration perspective on a global basis
• Oversees the grant administration team which includes, but not limited to: budget management and maintenance, timely and accurate investigator payment processing, advance (pre paid funds) balance reconciliations, and reporting
• Responsible for overseeing the creation of the investigator grant workbooks on a global basis which entails interpreting the financial section of the Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) in order to facilitate and timely and accurate payment process
• Responsible for contributing to the month-end close process by generating a global report on a project-by-project basis inclusive of, but not limited to: amounts invoiced/paid, advance balances remaining, prepaid balance analysis, projections, other key performance indicators as applicable
• Work with the respective Project Directors and Project Managers in order toprovide guidance on the financial section of the Clinical Trial Agreement
• Work with the respective Project Directors and Project Managers in order to provide guidance on how to populate the site payment workbook to ensure visits eligible for payment are tracked and processed; provide training as applicable
• Responsible for overseeing the Sunshine Act Reporting process and other client reporting as applicable on a global basis
• Responsible for the management and processing of payments to the sites as per the terms and conditions of the Clinical Trial Agreement
• Participate in internal team calls, client calls, and Quarterly Business Review meetings as required

Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance and/or equivalent in a similar field
• Minimum of 5 years of Clinical Research experience or equivalent relevant experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a leadership role

Other Required:

• No routine travel is expected for this position; however, occasional travel domestically or internationally may be required
• Experience with clinical trial payment process, internationally
• Experience with clinical trial agreements and site budgets
• Strong understanding of the study start-up process
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Analyze, reconcile, and communicate financial results with all levels of project team, investigator sites, and clients

Preferred:

• Ability to drive and meet critical deadlines
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Extremely detailed oriented and process driven
• Fluency in English and for non-English speaking countries the local language of country where position based

Competencies:

• Strong working knowledge of the grant administration and site contracting process on a global basis with the ability to thrive in a matrix environment
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• High energy and enthusiasm with a strong commitment to exceeding expectations
• Flexibility and willing to work on multiple assignments of varying tasks with personnel throughout the organization
• Ability to learn quickly in order to make an immediate impact and provide value-added services throughout the organization and with our clients
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills, displaying the ability to connect and build relationships with management and others throughout the organization
• Exhibits high self-motivation, and is able to work and plan independently as well as in a team environment
• Team player with a strong desire to be an active, long-term participant in the growth of the company
• Focuses on continuous improvement, including the ability to make proactive assessments on how to make processes more efficient while enhancing internal controls

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