Zolon Life Sciences Looking for Manager Clinical Contracts & Finance at Foster City, CA Full Time

Responsible for the development, refinement, forecast, and administration of external Development spend in support of Phase I through IV clinical trials. Lead financial activities for one or more development programs. Strategy, planning, oversight, and delivery of Budget Administration across the clinical drug development cycle. Expertise in global program design, people management and development, direct vendor interaction, an understanding of accrual methodology, and generation of accurate and detailed clinical trial budgets to include CRO, Central Lab, auxiliary lab, Investigator Fees, comparator drug and other peripheral vendors.

Project management skills in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries with a strong foundation in operations, finance, budgeting, modelling, executive presentation and superb stakeholder management skills are critical

• Management of accrual, purchase order/invoice, and latest estimate processes and development of site budget and study budget scenarios to support governance & planning, and compliant payments to external vendors and Investigative Sites participating in trials
• Collaborates with Development Operations, Corporate Accounting, FP&A and P2P teams, Clinical Operations, Clinical Systems, Clinical Data Management, and Investigative Sites and external vendors to ensure financial reporting accuracy, timely and accurate issuance of payments, extensive contract and payment administration support, and compliance adherence
• Provides input to strategy for and supports development of detailed estimates of external Clinical Trial Costs to include CRO, Site Sites, Central & Specialty Labs, Imaging, comparator drug
• Strong understanding of clinical cost drivers and ability to forecast clinical spend over study life cycle required. Ability to model different assumption scenarios and provide guidance to teams regarding material cost drivers and potential design inefficiencies.
• Relevant experience typically includes clinical trial cost negotiation or estimation, familiarity with clinical trial contract and payment structures, exposure and/or expertise in accounting practices and financial reporting.
• Experience with supporting the implementation of an EBS systems a plus

Minimum 6 years of experience with a BA in a relevant discipline, 4 years of experience with a MS in a relevant discipline.

• Line management experience
• MBA or Master of Accounting preferred
• Budget development, CRO or site contract development and negotiation (FMV), clinical development, or corporate finance within pharma industry.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $100.00 – $108.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Foster City, CA 94404: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Clinical trials: 5 years (Required)
• Budget Administration: 5 years (Required)
• Pharmaceutical Industry: 5 years (Required)
• Clinical Trial Budgets: 5 years (Required)
• Site & Study Budget Management: 5 years (Required)
• CRO Budget Development: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location