We are looking for a Contract Budget Specialist to join the Project Finance team, responsible for end-to-end management of budgeting processes for our projects conducted in the United States and Latin America. The person in this role will be a key financial partner for project teams, sites, and internal departments, responsible for preparing, analyzing, and negotiating clinical trial budgets.
Responsibilities:
- Preparation and updating of clinical trial budgets (site budgets) for US and Latin American sites, based on protocol assumptions and sponsor guidelines.
- Conducting budget negotiations with sponsor representatives on behalf of Milestone One, the medical institution, and the investigator—from initial budget stage through final financial agreement.
- Collaboration with Legal/Contracts in aligning the financial part of agreements with sites.
- Analysis of costs and financial assumptions (patient visits, procedures, overhead costs, pass-through costs, etc.) and recommending optimal cost solutions.
- Ensuring consistency of budgets with internal financial guidelines and sponsor requirements.
- Input and maintenance of budgets and related financial data in CTMS and other internal tools.
- Close collaboration with Project Managers, Project Finance, Clinical Operations, sites, and other stakeholders to ensure transparency and cost control.
- Monitoring study changes (amendments) and updating budgets accordingly.
- Preparation of financial summaries, analyses, and reports for internal use and, when needed, for the sponsor.