Associate Investigator - Grant Analyst

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Description

• Prepares, reviews and finalizes global investigator grant budget and payment schedule terms and conditions templates for multiple studies. • Develops investigator grant budget negotiation parameters with clients, communicates client processes, procedures and negotiation parameters to local team members. • Liaises and establishes effective relationships with clients and internal PPD functional teams and Contract Specialists as directed by Contract Managers. • Assists in the development of investigator grant budget grids for applicable countries in assigned studies inclusive of coordination with therapeutic and operational subject matter experts, as appropriate, to ensure accurate grant development. • Drafts applicable payment terms and condition templates for investigator grant budget grids. • Coordinates internal/external approvals and feedback to investigator grant budget grids and payment schedules. • Provides support for escalations with external clients for investigator budget development, process and negotiation parameters. • Provides approved investigator grant grids and payment schedules, process and negotiation parameters to local teams. • Coordinates with internal departments to ensure various site startup activities are aligned with investigator grant activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of investigator budget negotiation process for sites and study are properly aligned to the critical path for site activation. • Adheres to PPD’s target cycle times for site activations. Completes tracking and reporting as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and relevant formal academic / vocational qualification • Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 0 to 2 years’). • Basic understanding of the principles of investigator grant template drafting • Capable of reviewing and analyzing a protocol schedule of events to draft applicable budget grid and payment schedules therefrom • Basic understanding of the pharmaceutical product development process and involvement of CROs • Good oral and written communication skills • Good attention to detail • Good math skills • Capable of working independently or in a team environment • Good organizational and time management skills • Proven flexibility and adaptability • Basic proficiency with negotiation and conflict management • Possesses cross cultural awareness and is able to adapt appropriately • Good customer service skills, demonstrating a customer focused style of communication, problem solving and collaboration • Basic experience with automated systems and computerized applications, such as Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, etc. • Capable of acting independently and leading functional studies with general oversight

Benefits

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan • A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HSAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA) • Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits • Employee assistance programs • At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO). 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer time off in accordance with company policy. • Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan