Senior Financial Analyst - CCTO Research

Stony Brook Medicine; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine is seeking a Cancer Clinical Trials Research Senior Financial Analyst to support pre-award and post-award management of cancer clinical trials. The role develops compliant budgets and executes post-award tasks to ensure timely revenue receipt.

Responsibilities include budgeting, billing compliance, sponsor negotiation, and monthly reconciliations within the Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; verification of degree must be provided.
• 4+ years of finance experience in a related field; strong communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications including Outlook, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of financial management and accounting principles.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies governing clinical research finance.
• Monitor financial system for compliance and system integrity.
• Ensures research billing compliance.
• Review and interpret clinical research protocols and develop budgets to capture trial activity.
• Negotiate and manage complex study budgets including personnel, services, supplies, indirect costs, and startup costs.
• Review clinical trial agreements for deliverables and timelines.
• Negotiate with industry sponsors on budget and payment terms.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of study accounts; monitor income and expenses.

Skills

Financial management knowledge

Strong communication skills

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

MBA, Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Job description

Position Summary

At Stony Brook Medicine, the Cancer Clinical Trials Research Senior Financial Analyst, under the supervision of the SBCC Clinical Trials Office's Research Finance Manager, will play a vital role within the Cancer Center’s Clinical Trials Office by supporting the pre-award and post-award management of cancer clinical trials. Incumbent will facilitate the development of robust, compliant clinical trial budgets as well as the execution of post-award tasks to ensure timely receipt of clinical trial revenue.

Duties of the Cancer Clinical Trials Research Senior Financial Analyst may include the following, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrates knowledge of financial management and/or accounting principles.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and institutional policies governing clinical research finance.
• Monitor financial system for compliance and system integrity.
• Ensures research billing compliance.
• Review and interpret clinical research protocols and develop budgets to capture trial activity.
• Negotiate and manage complex study budgets ensuring accurate inclusion of study personnel, patient care services, research related procedures / supplies, indirect costs, and start-up costs are accounted for.
• Review clinical trial agreements to identify language relating to clinical trial office deliverables (i.e. data entry timelines).
• Negotiate directly with industry sponsors to reach an agreement on budget and payment terms.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of study accounts managed by Stony Brook Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office and monitors study account activity to ensure income and expense are within budget.
• Invoice sponsors for fees and services.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field
• Please Note: Verification of degree (e.g., diploma or official transcript) is required for this role. Upload of documentation must be included with your application for consideration.
• At least 4 years of finance experience in a related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications including Outlook, Excel and Word

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, Master's degree.
• Clinical Trials / Research finance experience
• Additional years of experience in a related field
• Experience working in a financial environment in higher education
• Experience working with WolfMart and/or OnCore, and MyResearch

Prior to start date, the selected candidate must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete pre-employment physical examination and obtain medical clearance from Stony Brook Medicine's Employee Health Services*
• Complete electronic reference check with a minimum of three (3) professional references.
• Successfully complete a 4 panel drug screen*
• Meet Regulatory Requirements for pre employment screenings.
• Provide a copy of any required New York State license(s)/certificate(s).

The hiring department will be responsible for any fee incurred for examination.

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Anticipated Pay Range: The salary range (or hiring range) for this position is $82,067 - $106,121 / year. The above salary range represents SBUH’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The specific salary offer will be based on the candidate’s validated years of comparable experience. Any efforts to inflate or misrepresent experience are grounds for disqualification from the application process or termination of employment if hired.

Some positions offer annual supplemental pay such as:

• Location pay for UUP, CSEA & PEF full-time positions ($4000)

Your total compensation goes beyond the number in your paycheck. SBUH provides generous leave, health plans, and a state pension that add to your bottom line.

Official Job Title: TH Instructional Support Specialist

Primary Location: US-NY-Stony Brook

Schedule: Full-time

Posting Start Date: Aug 27, 2026

Posting End Date: Nov 26, 2026, 5:59:00 AM

Salary: $86,067 - $110,121 / Total

Salary Grade: SL3