Fiscal Coordinator Clinical Research

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children's Hospital is seeking a finance professional to collect, analyze, and summarize the financial objectives of the clinical research office, coordinating contracts, budgets, expenditures, invoicing, and fiscal compliance.

You will develop reports, monitor budgets and KPIs, and provide guidance to investigators and collaborators to ensure effective use of resources across clinical research projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, or finance required.
• Masters degree preferred.
• CPA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in short- and long-term strategy initiatives for contracts and budgets.
• Develops information to analyze fiscal operations and aid budget management.
• Generates reports on project enrollments, grant management, and budgeting.
• Guides collaboration with consortium partners on budgets and expense reporting.
• Assists with operating budgets and ongoing project reporting to stakeholders.
• Monitors KPIs to measure resource expenditure and office efficiency.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Change management

Motivated & flexible

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance

Master’s Degree in Business Administration or Health Administration

Job description

Job Description Summary

Collects, analyzes, and summarizes the financial objectives of the clinical research office to effectively collaborate in management of the overall financial operations for clinical research projects. Coordinates financial contracts, budgets, expenditures, invoicing, billing, patient expenditures, fiscal tracking, and overall fiscal compliance.

Job Description Summary

Collects, analyzes, and summarizes the financial objectives of the clinical research office to effectively collaborate in management of the overall financial operations for clinical research projects. Coordinates financial contracts, budgets, expenditures, invoicing, billing, patient expenditures, fiscal tracking, and overall fiscal compliance.

Essential Functions

• Participates in the implementation of short-and long-term strategy initiatives for financial contracts, effective research budgets, expenditures, patient incentives, and fiscal tracking.
• Develops and distributes accurate and timely information used to analyze current fiscal operations, aid in problem resolution, and create effective budget management.
• Develops, generates, and monitors reports related to project enrollments, grant or fiscal management goals, and clinical trial enrollment. Provides feedback to the clinical research office, principal investigators, subsites, and the McConnell NEXT Consortium as needed.
• Provides guidance and support to the McConnell NEXT Consortium to initiate research projects, develop effective research budgets and expense reporting, and implement new sub sites as collaborators. Identifies trends and developments and presents recommendations about financial data.
• Assists with the organization and coordination of the clinical research office operating budgets. Assists with the ongoing analysis project reporting to collaborators, funding agencies, regulatory agencies, and any other collaborators involved.
• Monitors key performance Indicators used to measure the efficiency of resource expenditures as well as the effectiveness of clinical research office operations.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting, or Finance.
• Master's Degree in Business Administration or Health Administration, preferred.

Licensure Requirement

Certified Public Accountant, preferred.

Certifications

(not specified)

Skills

• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills with an understanding and aptitude for confidentiality.
• Strong skills in change management.
• Highly motivated and flexible, with drive to meet departmental and organization objectives.

Experience

• One year of experience in clinical research, financial analyses, and project management, required.
• Experience in health care environment, preferred.

Physical Requirements

OCCASIONALLY: Color vision, Depth perception, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Peripheral vision, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Seeing – Far/near
FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Cold Temperatures, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking
CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Flexing/extending of neck, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting

Additional Physical Requirements Performed But Not Listed Above

(not specified)

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

'The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet'