Associate Director, Clinical Costing Systems – Tools

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor seeks a senior professional to lead enterprise R&D resource estimation and external cost estimation tools for Phase I–III clinical trials. You will own the transition of legacy models into a unified costing engine and collaborate across clinical, operations, and IT teams to develop robust pricing and budgeting solutions.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in CRO/biopharma, strong analytical and communication skills, and proficiency in Excel, pricing tools, and financial planning systems.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of CRO/biopharmaceutical experience in Pricing Tools, clinical operations, or costing management.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial delivery across Phases I–III and cost drivers.
• Experience with pricing tools, cost modelling, or financial planning systems.
• Cross-functional collaboration with operations, commercial, and tech teams.
• Proficiency in Excel, financial modelling, and costing platforms; Python a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.

Aufgaben

• Drive development and governance of enterprise costing tools for Phase I–III trials.
• Act as product owner for unifying legacy models into a unified costing engine.
• Design costing methodologies and review resourcing approaches.
• Integrate costing tools with CTMS, EDC, SAP, Workday and other systems.
• Produce dashboards, scenario models, and pricing insights for business development.
• Maintain data integrity, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and governance.

Kenntnisse

Costing Algorithms

Resource Modeling

Pricing Tools

Financial Planning Systems

Data Analysis

Excel Proficiency

Python Programming

AI Tools

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CTMS

EDC

SAP

Workday

Pricing/Costing Platforms

Jobbeschreibung

• Drive and support development, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, and governance of enterprise R&D resource need estimation and external cost estimation tools for Phase I–III clinical trials
• Act as product owner for transitioning legacy models and tools into a unified algorithmic resource and costing engine
• Support technical design of resourcing and costing methodologies
• Work with functional teams to develop and review costing algorithms
• Integrate tools with CTMS, EDC, Resource Management, SAP, Workday, IT, and other internal systems
• Support accurate study-level internal and external cost estimation and resource requirement forecasting
• Design, develop, and continuously improve clinical trial costing tools
• Refine costing models and algorithms using inputs from global clinical operations and other functional units
• Maintain accurate, scalable cost drivers, assumptions, effort models, service levels, and resource seniority levels
• Partner with subject matter experts to maintain operational parameters and cost benchmarks
• Support cross-functional governance frameworks, including cost assumptions, version control, approval flows, and auditability
• Develop SOPs, guidance documents, and training materials
• Monitor compliance and escalate exceptions or risks
• Provide training and support to internal stakeholders, functional units, Global Strategic Sourcing, and Finance teams
• Integrate capacity, utilization, effort drivers, resource structures, budgets, job roles, labor categories, and seniority levels into costing models
• Coordinate with IT on system specifications, UAT, releases, troubleshooting, data flows, user access, and technical enhancements
• Ensure data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities meet business needs
• Analyze cost trends, operational performance, and competitiveness
• Generate dashboards, scenario models, and pricing insights for external business development and chargeback mechanisms
• Contribute to benchmarking, portfolio analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Business, Finance, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in the CRO or biopharmaceutical industry, preferably in Pricing Tools and Systems, clinical operations, project finance, business operations, or proposal & Costing management
• Strong understanding of clinical trial delivery across Phases I–III and associated cost drivers
• Experience with pricing tools, operational costing, resource modelling, or financial planning systems
• Proven track record working cross-functionally with operational, commercial, and technical teams
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate operational details into quantitative models
• Familiarity with financial modelling, pricing governance, and change management
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and evolving environment
• Proficiency in Excel, financial modelling tools, and pricing/costing platforms, including Excel-based, web-based, or integrated enterprise systems
• Exposure to programming languages such as Python and experience leveraging AI tools to develop agentic AI solutions are an added advantage
• Occasional travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in clinical trial costing methodologies, resource estimation, and financial modeling, with a strong focus on cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management. Proficient in integrating costing tools with enterprise systems to ensure data integrity and operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Clinical Trial Costing
• Resource Estimation
• Financial Modeling
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Project Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Costing Algorithms
• Resource Modeling
• Pricing Tools
• Financial Planning Systems
• Data Analysis
• Excel Proficiency
• Python Programming
• AI Tools

Soft Skills

• Excellent Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaboration Skills
• Analytical Mindset
• Organizational Skills

Industry Keywords

• CRO
• Biopharmaceutical
• Clinical Operations
• Proposal Management
• Costing Management

Tools & Technologies

• CTMS
• EDC
• SAP
• Workday
• Pricing/Costing Platforms