Budget Specialist, Site Agreements

<h2>Job Overview:</h2><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As part of a global team you will be responsible for preparing country site budgets and study financial appendices, assisting with the negotiation of site agreement budgets and financial exhibits of a certain complexity.  This unique opportunity is perfect if you are currently working on a regional level and would like the opportunity to work across EMEA, US and APAC.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Your main duties will include but not be restricted to:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsible for adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manages assigned country budget related activities in a professional manner, with careful compliance with internal processes and procedures, or otherwise according to specified Sponsor requirements.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With minimal support, responsible for management of certain financial aspects of clinical studies including but not limited to supporting Project Directors with post-award study budget estimates and review of proposals and elaborating investigator grants, monitoring budgetary aspects for all sites, liaise with internal and external teams regarding agreement/budget details and timelines to ensure quick approval of country budgets.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With minimal support, develops baseline site country budgets, supports site specific budget preparation, deliver study specific budget training, reviews and approves site budgets, and processes Labcorp Drug Development financial language/appendix in site agreements in a commercially reasonably manner that protects Labcorp Drug Development’s fundamental interests and in accordance with departmental practices and policies.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsible for the timely updating of the departmental contract tracking system.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides management with regular status updates, collaborate with study team to avoid delays, identifies and escalates issues (as defined in departmental processes) that must be escalated to line manager, project management staff, Business Development staff, Budgets & Proposals staff or higher management as necessary to minimize delays and to facilitate the prompt conclusion of site budget negotiations.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides support to other Site Agreement staff and assists internal staff with site budget inquiries as required.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Facilitates the internal review/sign off process of budget/financial appendix within the site agreement.</span></li></ul><h2>Education/Qualifications:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">University-level degree preferred.</span></li></ul><h2>Experience:</h2><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Minimum 2-4 years' experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the key responsibilities of the job.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2-3 years' related experience in a Contracts/Grants/Finance department or equivalent experience in other professional environment working with contracts/budgets/grants.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;">#LI-SP2</p>