Clinical Outsourcing Finance

November 12

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PTC Therapeutics, Inc.

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Orphan and Ultra-orphan Disorders • Oncology • Anti-infectives

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1998

Description

• Assist in Management of activities related to the outsourcing of clinical research services (CROs, Labs, Specialized Vendors, Patient Travel Vendors, DSMB vendors, etc.) • Partner with operational team to Coordinate vendor identification, bid defenses, and vendor selection processes and ensure adherence to standardized Requests for Information (RFIs) and Requests for Proposal (RFPs) • Perform competitive bid analyses and derive recommendations to operational team leads. • Negotiate services descriptions, vendor budgets and payment schedules for all work orders and contracts, including LOIs, start-up work orders, SOWs, change orders and amendments. • Coordinate vendor award and non-award communications. • Assist in managing contracting activities, in partnership with the Legal Department, including preparation, finalization, and administration of CDAs, MSAs, MTAs, Service Agreements, Work Orders, Change Orders, and Amendments. • Work closely with all R&D business units to create real and active partnerships. • Actively participate in CRO Governance reviews and meetings, where applicable. • Interact with retained CROs and other vendors on a regular basis to monitor their financial performance, adherence to timelines, to maintain CO logs, and to manage invoice adjudication. • Provide input into planning of clinical programs, harnessing knowledge of supplier operational practices, cost drivers, timelines, etc. • Identify new best practices and contribute to continuous improvement for site contracting. • Participate in weekly Clinical Study meetings to provide updates on any financial aspects of vendor and site activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a finance or accounting discipline with 6 years of relevant clinical finance financial experience, and biotech/pharmaceutical experience or relevant experience. • Solid clinical budget management experience in an operational environment. • Experience with financial management of Clinical Development vendors (CROs, CTAs, patient travel vendors, etc.) • Business professional equipped with a unique combination of finance and clinical operations expertise with a proven track record of clinical finance management, outsourcing and vendor oversight. • Proactive, data-driven, results oriented individual with a strong sense of urgency and clear understanding of dependencies and business unit considerations. • Self-driven professional with the ability to work independently and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced, matrixed, team environment consisting of internal and external team members. • Analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills with emphasis on process improvement and business relevancy and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines. • Detailed oriented, analytical, process manager with strong understanding of clinical development sourcing process. • Excellent negotiations skills. • Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams. • Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills. • Travel requirements Up to 10%