Clinical Trial Budget/Contract Manager – JR28345-3800 in Chicago, Illinois

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BSD OCR- Post Award

About the Department

The Office of Clinical Research (OCR) is dedicated to supporting the
infrastructure for the management and administration of clinical
research at The University of Chicago as well as individual research
programs with the goal of improving communication, consistency and
collaboration across the Biological Sciences Division and UChicago
Medicine.

To mission of the OCR is to catalyze clinical research by providing
expertise, resources, infrastructure, and systems that facilitate
clinical research operations and enable collaboration across the
enterprise while promoting compliance and human subject protection on
behalf of our diverse community of patients and volunteers.

Job Summary

The job provides professional support for pre-award and/or post-award
activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a
department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing
applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include
compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations.
Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of
University and business drivers.

The Clinical Trials/Contracts Manager will facilitate the development
and initiation of clinical trials within the Biological Sciences
Division Clinical Trial Financial Group.

This position will have primary accountability to the Director of the
Clinical Trial Financial Group within the OCR. This role is critical in
providing leadership to the BSD clinical research enterprise and driving
excellence and process improvement initiatives across clinical
departments.

Responsibilities

• Build and negotiate clinical trial budgets and contract terms, on
  behalf of faculty and the Division, with industry, federal, and
  private funding agencies.
• Advise Division faculty and staff on matters related to clinical
  trial budgets and contracts in a clear and professional manner.
• Read and interpret clinical trial study documents including
  Protocol, Budget, Contract, Informed Consent, and Laboratory Manual.
• Ensure document harmonization and compliance.
• Facilitate timely execution of agreements.
• Successfully interact with other departments, core facilities, and
  administrative offices to ensure efficient operation at all levels.
• Establishes professional relationships with pharmaceutical, CRO, and
  non-profit counterparts to facilitate amicable and timely
  negotiations.
• Ensures document harmonization and compliance and facilitates timely
  execution of agreements.
• Contribute to data analysis, using established and novel metrics, to
  advance Unit and Division efficiency and profitability.
• Monitors processing of Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions
  and approval of clinical trial protocol amendments.
• Manages multiple concurrent projects, paying special attention to
  competing deadlines, complexity, and priority.
• Reviews all applications against University guidelines, in addition
  to drafting progress reports, non-competing applications,
  amendments, and budgeting. Responsible for all data entry and
  preparation of grant reports and trend analysis.
• Handles straightforward post-award activities including account
  creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations,
  effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center
  charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing
  process, and account closing.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5
years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• College or University degree in a related field.

Experience:

• 2 years administrative experience in student affairs administration.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to multi-task on frequent and
  constantly changing demands.
• Ability to effectively communicate with faculty, graduate students
  and various administrative offices at all levels in the University.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to resolves problems.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Working Conditions

• Office Environment.

Application Documents

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