Job Title
Payments Analyst
Job Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Investigator Payments Analyst to support the end-to-end investigator payment process for clinical trials. This role is responsible for coordinating investigator grants and payments, ensuring accurate forecasting and budget tracking, and partnering with cross-functional teams to facilitate timely and compliant payments to investigator sites.
The successful candidate will work closely with Clinical Operations, Finance, Accounts Payable, and IT teams to align site visit milestones with payment triggers, monitor payment activities, and ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end investigator payment process for assigned clinical studies.
- Coordinate and facilitate grants and payments to investigators participating in clinical trials.
- Partner with Clinical Operations and IT teams to ensure electronic data capture (EDC) systems are aligned with investigator site visit milestones and automated payment triggers.
- Review, validate, and process investigator payment requests accurately and within agreed timelines.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable teams to ensure timely disbursement of investigator payments.
- Develop and maintain investigator payment forecasts and payment schedules.
- Track actual payments against approved study budgets and identify variances.
- Prepare financial reports, forecasts, and analyses to support study and business objectives.
- Monitor payment compliance with contractual terms, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Support audit activities and maintain accurate payment documentation and records.
- Investigate and resolve payment discrepancies, queries, and escalations from internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance payment accuracy, efficiency, and investigator satisfaction.
Qualifications & Experience
Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 2-3 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, investigator payments, clinical research operations, or a related environment.
- Experience working with budgets, financial forecasting, reconciliations, and reporting.
Preferred
- Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or clinical research industry.
- Knowledge of investigator payment processes and clinical trial operations.
- Familiarity with clinical trial management systems (CTMS), EDC platforms, or related technologies.
- Understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements associated with clinical research.
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