Senior Clinical & Corporate Contracts Resource and Budget Management Associate
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Academic Affairs, Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts, Institutional & Business Affairs, Business & Financial Management
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland Baltimore has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Clinical and Corporate Resource & Budget Management Associate to join the Center for Clinical Trials and Corporate Contracts in the Office of Research and Development. This position involves structuring and negotiating budgets associated with basic-, service- and clinical-research agreements with corporate sponsors, collaborators, and other partners. This position collaborates with internal partners as well as legal staff to structure contract budgets.
The purpose of the Center for Clinical Trials (CCT) division of the Office of Research and Development (ORD) is to ensure that corporate-sponsored clinical trials and site agreements are successfully negotiated and executed, that they are properly budgeted for Medicare and private insurance charges, and that clinical trial and research agreement language successfully addresses federal and state regulations, relevant UMB and sponsor policies, and study-specific concerns as well as sponsor and ethics review board requirements.
UMB offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to eligible employees. This position receives an annual leave package starting with 22 accrued vacation days, 14 floating and observed holidays, 15 sick days, and 3 personal days; comprehensive health insurance and retirement options; professional learning and development opportunities; flexible schedules and teleworking options; and tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any of the University System of Maryland schools.UMB employees are strongly encouraged to follow all CDC recommendations related to COVID-19 vaccinations and booster doses. Employees whose job duties require them to work in clinical settings or at clinical or field sites continue to be subject to the vaccine requirements of those sites. For additional information on protocols and exemptions, please visit the COVID-19 website.
Essential Functions- Administers, reviews, analyzes, negotiates, and drafts contract budget terms for corporate sponsored agreements, research (basic) agreements, sponsor and UMB-initiated CTAs, research services agreements.
- Ensures budgets represent campus commitments and ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
- Provides ongoing in-service training to faculty and study teams.
- Evaluates and develops potential corporate-funded research collaborations and other corporate-funded research-driven business relationships.
- Coordinates project management to include ensuring project compliance, scheduling, planning, change of scope impact analysis, reports on progress, and cost analysis.
- Problem solves layered, non-routine matters by creating solutions and adapting principles where there is lack of information; conducts non routine tasks/assignments by performing in depth analysis and interpretation; executes specialized short term projects; may participate in long term projects.
- Performs other duties as assigned; executes specialized short term projects; may participate in long term projects.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited institution. Experience: 2 years of experience in medical coding and/or billing or administrative claims. Other: Medical terminology preferred. Financial Disclosure may be required. Equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of principles and practices pertaining to developing and negotiating clinical and/or corporate budgets in compliance with sponsor, federal, state and university policies and regulations.
- Knowledge of financial systems applications and accepted business processes and practices. Familiarity with intellectual property, technology transfer, conflict of interest and conflict of commitment concepts.
- Familiarity with development of corporate-sponsored research budgets for both basic and clinical research projects, including a basic understanding of Medicare coverage analysis and billing concepts associated with clinical trials.
- Familiarity with contracts and contract negotiation including, but not limited to, provisions relating to payment terms.
- Ability to maintain high standards with the work being performed and maintain awareness with trends and influences. Assumes personal responsibility for all outcomes; makes effective and timely decisions; and learns how to effectively use technology. Strategic and analytical thinking skills with an ability to solve problems and make decisions. Ability to make persuasive proposals to third parties. Ability to prioritize ongoing and new projects as well as conduct research and gather information.
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbal and written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Writes and presents information in a clear and concise way. Interprets and understands written information and is able to listen attentively to verbal and non-verbal cues that lead to a deeper understanding.
- Ability to work cooperatively with others and demonstrate professional, ethical, respectful, and courteous behavior when interacting with others. Capable of interacting pleasantly and positively with others to meet customer expectations and provide follow up with customers.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: Research and Development - Center for Clinical Trials
Job Posting: Mar 11, 2022
Unposting Date: Ongoing
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
Go to the Office of Institutional Research and Accountability for complete campus facts.
Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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