Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 38,572 - 48,216; Full time

Job summary

The Clinical Protocol Office at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center seeks a Pre-award OnCore Financial Analyst to translate budgets into OnCore implementations, supporting 100 PIs with federal, foundation, and private industry sponsors.

You will work with OnCore, EPIC, RAMSeS, ALICE, and CRMS to ensure accurate financial terms, communicate with sponsors, and help activate trials on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, or related area.
• Experience or knowledge of budgeting and financial terms in clinical trials preferred.
• Experience with clinical trial systems or budgeting processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into OnCore configurations for trial budgeting.
• Ensure budgeting terms and documents align with Clinical Trial Agreements and amendments.
• Collaborate with pre-award, post-award, and sponsors to ensure timely study activation.

Skills

OnCore budgeting

Budget analysis

Communication

OnCore financials

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

OnCore

EPIC

RAMSeS

ALICE

CRMS

Job description

Department

Lineberger Compr Cancer Center - 426801

Career Area

Accounting/Finance/Auditing

Posting Open Date

07/28/2026

Application Deadline

08/10/2026

Position Type

Temporary Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst

Position Number

20077610

Vacancy ID

S027879

Full-time/Part-time

Full-Time Temporary

Hours per week

40

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$28.00 - 35.00 per hour

Estimated Duration of Appointment

6 months or longer

Be a Tar Heel

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.
Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.
Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

The Clinical Protocol Office in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has created a Pre-award finance team to work with over 100 PIs to submit budgets associated with a variety of clinical trial funding sources, including federal, foundation, and private industry. Currently, the CPO Pre-award team is separated into two teams; Systems and Budgets. Both teams support the activation of clinical trials, with a slightly different focus -the Systems team focuses on ensuring all systems supporting the financial components of trial activation within the CPO (EPIC, OnCore) are in place quickly and accurately. The Budget team uses OnCore as well as UNC systems (RAMSeS, ALICE, CRMS) to focus on communication of financial details of trials to the University as well as negotiate budgets with clinical trial sponsors. Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst will work in the Systems team to translate business requirements into OnCore implementations and optimizations. Responsible for understanding and interpreting complex clinical trial budgets and payment term arrangements for clinical research funding received by the University from federal sponsors, as well as, private, for profit and not-for-profit sponsors including business, industry, associations, and foundations in order to ensure contract and budget terms are meticulously incorporated into OnCore. Works with Pre-Award and Post-Award team members to ensure all financial terms within OnCore is accurate against the Billing Coverage Analysis, fully executed Clinical Trial Agreement, Amendments, Informed Consent Forms and any other pertinent documentation. Works with the Lineberger, UNC Healthcare and other internal groups to identify and remedy errors within EPIC and OnCore’s financials and coverage analysis consoles. Keeps abreast of new developments in research administration policies and requirements within the Lineberger CPO and UNC research community in order to serve as an up-to-date source of information and guidance on budgeting nuances. Acutely aware of all software modifications for OnCore which could adversely affect financials, patient care and patient billing. Monitor cross-functional hand-offs to ensure study activation timelines remain on track while sharing key information with key stakeholders throughout the process. Responsible for developing, planning, and implementing OnCore end user support.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, or related business area; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Management Preferences

• Experience implementing or maintaining financial components of clinical trials in OnCore or a comparable clinical research management system.
• Experience interpreting clinical trial budgets, payment terms, billing coverage analyses, clinical trial agreements, amendments, informed consent forms, or related study documentation.
• Knowledge of clinical trial activation processes, including cross-functional hand-offs among pre-award, post-award, study teams, sponsors, or institutional offices.
• Experience identifying, resolving, or communicating financial build, billing, coverage analysis, or system-related issues in clinical trial systems such as OnCore or Epic.
• Ability to provide end-user support, guidance, or training related to clinical research financial systems, workflows, or system implementation processes.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.