Global Clinical Budget Specialist

Iterative Health; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Iterative Health seeks a Clinical Research Budgets Specialist to own budgeting and payment terms for US and international sites. You will interpret protocols and study requirements to ensure accurate, defensible budgets while aligning CTAs with budgets.

This role requires cross-functional collaboration with site leadership, regulatory teams, and finance to drive timely study start-up and budget lifecycle Management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of site-side clinical research budgeting or trial finance experience.
• Strong understanding of site-level clinical trial operations.
• Ability to make informed judgments in ambiguous situations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and negotiate site-level budgets and payment terms with sponsors and CROs for US and international sites.
• Interpret study protocols, schedules of assessments, and evolving study requirements to ensure accurate budgets.
• Ensure budgets capture all site costs, including per-patient procedures, startup activities, administrative fees, and pass-through expenses.
• Review and manage budget and payment amendments as studies evolve.
• Account for country-specific considerations such as currency, tax/VAT, payment cadence, and local site practices.
• Serve as primary point of contact for sponsor and CRO budget discussions.
• Support alignment between Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs) and negotiated budget and payment terms.
• Maintain audit-ready records throughout the budget lifecycle.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or missing cost considerations and propose solutions.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Multitasking across regions

Ownership & accountability

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

RealTime CTMS

Job description

Iterative Health seeks a Clinical Research Budgets Specialist to own budgeting and payment terms for US and international sites. You will interpret protocols and study requirements to ensure accurate, defensible budgets while aligning CTAs with budgets.

This role requires cross-functional collaboration with site leadership, regulatory teams, and finance to drive timely study start-up and budget lifecycle Management.