Hybrid NYC Senior Clinical Finance Analyst - AI Trials

Pathos; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pathos is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst, Clinical Finance to own the financials for our clinical vendor base—from forecast to accruals. You’ll partner with Clinical Operations, the accounting team, and CROs to ensure budgets stay in sync with trial changes.

The role emphasizes automation using AI and scalable processes to reduce errors and surface insights. You will operate in a hybrid New York setting, reporting to the SVP of Finance, with a focus on forecast accuracy, spend dashboards, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field.
• 2–4 years as a financial analyst in biotech/pharma.
• Familiarity with clinical trial contracting and billing (MSAs, SOWs).
• Experience building forecasts and variance analyses.
• Understanding accrual accounting and month-end close.
• Advanced Excel models that are auditable.
• Interest in applying AI/tools to automate processes.
• Ability to challenge vendor invoices with strong judgment.

Responsibilities

• Forecast spend by vendor, study and cost category.
• Update budgets and reforecasts with trial changes.
• Track invoices against MSAs/SOWs and contracts.
• Identify overages, out-of-scope usage, and flag issues before payment.
• Maintain accruals and vendor prepaid schedules.
• Prepare monthly spend, burn and variance reports for senior leaders.
• Collaborate with Clinical Operations, Legal and CROs.
• Support audits with clear expense documentation.

Skills

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Excel advanced

Vendor management

AI in finance

Invoice review

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance/accounting/economics

Tools

Bill.com

QuickBooks Online

Job description

Pathos is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst, Clinical Finance to own the financials for our clinical vendor base—from forecast to accruals. You’ll partner with Clinical Operations, the accounting team, and CROs to ensure budgets stay in sync with trial changes.

The role emphasizes automation using AI and scalable processes to reduce errors and surface insights. You will operate in a hybrid New York setting, reporting to the SVP of Finance, with a focus on forecast accuracy, spend dashboards, and