Contract and Financial Specialist

Contract & Financial Specialist

Contract & Financial Sp. Accountabilities

• Supports country SSU strategy in close collaboration with SSO Study Start-Up Team Lead and SSO Study Start-Up Managers to ensure SSU timelines and deliverables are met according to country commitments

• Responsible for accounting and execution of investigator payments in a direct country or extended study group (OPC and satellite countries) in close collaboration with SSO Study Start Up Manager, SSO Clinical Project Manager and SSO Contracting Specialist in assigned projects

• Accountable for coordination, preparation, and execution of clinical study contracts and amendments (PI, site, institution, MSA, local vendors, etc., as applicable) for assigned projects

• Tracks and oversees contract status including the dispatch and return of contracts

• Negotiates financial & legal conditions, escalates issues as applicable

• Single point of contact for local Legal and ERC (e.g., for patient reimbursement topics)

• Develops and standardizes local contract templates (e.g., for EC submission if required by local regulation) and MSAs

• Project controlling & budget management supports financial planning, forecasting and management, analyses, and reports project costs and their drivers

• Set-up & validation of investigator contracts in the accounting system for clinical studies

• Executes and monitors internal controls

• Translates Grant Plans into local Payment Schemes

• Prepares and submits country TCF(s)

• Updates systems (ACT, Optimus, etc.)

• Executes payments, communicates with sites when it comes to payment issues

• Tracks and oversees payment status

• Ensures adherence to financial standards, prevailing legislation, ICH/GCP, IRB/IEC, Health Authority and SOP requirements

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