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Premier Research is looking for a Senior, Clinical Payment Specialist I to join our Procurement and Vendor Management team. You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success. We are Built for You. We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires. We are Built by You. Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here. We are Built with You. As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for. Together, we are Built for Biotech . Join us and build your future here. What youll be doing: The Senior Clinical Payment Specialist I (Sr. CPS I) is a finance subject matter expert that supports study teams with moderately complex and diverse site finance activities including, but not limited to, investigator grant payments, accruals, and forecasting. The Sr. CPS I performs study setup, site contract setup, site payments, invoice reconciliation, forecast and accrual generation, and other varied and intricate finance activities within dedicated finance systems. The Sr. CPS I also administers the finance systems by managing account accesses and troubleshooting and resolving a wide range of issues in creative ways. This role is responsible for conducting training for the Clinical Payment Specialist I/II positions (CPSs) and may act as an escalation point of contact for CPSs and study teams. The Sr. CPS I may participate in process definition and SOP development. This position works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors and demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions. Facilitate and distribute grant payments to respective sites throughout the course of a study and effectively communicate with investigators, sponsors, and internal/external study team members Ensure moderately complex clinical studies are correctly and appropriately set-up in the required system(s) as per the scope of work Ensure finance activities are completed within timelines as per service level agreements Provide direction according to established policies and management guidance Review study specifications (e.g. - EDC visit and procedure structure) and site contracts to understand and implement system setup requirements accordingly Complete setup in finance system(s) based on information in study specifications and site contracts Process data within finance system, ensuring accurate payment, forecasting, and accrual outputs Identify and work with clinical team to follow up on difficult invoice discrepancies, past due invoices, and to request refunds from sites Produce and analyze reports, as needed, outlining payment, forecasting, and accrual activity Works on issues of diverse scope that require strong judgment and decision-making skills Provide system support to clinical study teams throughout the life of the study and shows strong judgment within defined policies and procedures Recommends changes to sub unit policies Train and develop those in the Clinical Payment Specialist II position Networks with senior internal and external personnel Additional activities as delegated What we are looking for: Bachelor s degree, or its international equivalent from an accredited institution, in a finance, Clinical, science or health related field; or related experience BS/BA and 5 years direct experience, or 5+ years of related experience in site finance Activities and/or clinical trial finance No experience managing people or processes required Prior experience using computerized information systems Proven experience analyzing and interpreting site contracts and budget terms Experience working with various systems such as: EDC, CTMS, IVRS and other clinical systems Knowledge of ICH and local regulatory authority drug research and development regulations Strong analytical and investigative skills
