Senior Change Orders Associate

30 Premier Research Group (India) Private Limited; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Research is seeking a Senior Change Orders Associate to join our Proposal & Contracts team. You will drive budget development for change orders, coordinating with BD, Finance, and project teams to ensure accurate budgets that support successful clinical trials.

You will work to optimize resource allocation, manage timelines, and communicate effectively with stakeholders to resolve issues and meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in the Sciences or Business Administration/Marketing from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five years relevant industry experience including three years in budget development.
• Knowledge of CRO services and clinical trial processes to support final Change Order budgets.
• Strong math skills and ability to work with discounts, interest, commissions and percentages.
• Advanced computer skills with MS Office (Excel and Word).
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Excellent organizational, communication and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Promote commercial and operational success by collaborating with departments to develop budgets for all change orders.
• Interface with Business Development, Finance, Contract Development, and project managers to build accurate budgets.
• Manage the budget development lifecycle for Change Order budgets throughout the study.
• Coordinate input and timelines, escalate issues as needed to meet final budgets.
• Prepare resource/fee inputs using spreadsheets and assist in departmental reviews.
• Present Change Order budgets to customers when requested.

Skills

Budget development

Financial analysis

MS Excel

MS Word

Multitasking

Communication

Education

Undergraduate degree in Sciences or Business Administration/Marketing

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Premier Research is looking for a Senior Change Orders Associate to join our Proposal & Contracts team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

• We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.
• Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.
• As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Promote commercial and operational success through collaboration with operational departments to ensure appropriate budget development for all clinical change orders.
• Effectively interfaces with the Business Development group, Finance group, the Contract Development group, Global Project Managers, and Regional Project Managers to achieve an accurate and appropriate budget.
• Effectively manages the budget development lifecycle for Change Order budgets, as needed, throughout the study.
• Ensures appropriate contributors are involved, sets budget development schedule, coordinates and collates input to meet final budget timelines; identifies, assess, resolves and/or escalates issues as needed
• Prepares appropriate resource/service fees using algorithms and electronic spreadsheets, which may also include assisting in departmental reviews, analyzing final costs and providing feedback to appropriate stakeholders for input
• If requested, works with Business Development or Project Management to interact with or present Change Order budget to customers

What We Are Searching For:

• Undergraduate degree or its international equivalent preferably in the Sciences or Business Administration/ Marketing, from an accredited institution
• Minimum offiveyear’s relevant industry experience, which includes a minimum ofthreeyears’ experiencein the budget development process
• Demonstrates an understanding of CRO services, including knowledge of the processes and procedures for conducting a clinical trial, to ensure the production ofan appropriate Finalor Change Order budget
• Good mathematics skills, including ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages; and the ability to apply basic concepts of accounting and finance
• Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and Word
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• Excellent organizational, communication and time-management skills, able prioritize work to meet deadlines