Job Description: Contract & Budget Analyst — Clinical Trials Network (Remote, International)

**Department:** Site Start Up/ Research Finance
**Reports to:** [US-based] Director, Site Start Up
**Location:** Remote — Poland or Philippines
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Working hours:** Core overlap with US Eastern Time required — minimum [4] hours daily (e.g., 14:00–18:00 CET / 21:00–01:00 PHT, or per agreed schedule)

About the Role
Join a US-based clinical trials network as a remote Contract & Budget Analyst supporting study startup and financial operations across our portfolio. You will own budget development, fair-market-value benchmarking, contract tracking, and first-pass agreement review, working closely with a US-based Site Start Up Manager who handles escalations. Full training on US-specific requirements and network internal guidance’s provided. We're looking for strong analytical and contracting fundamentals, not prior US regulatory expertise.

Key Responsibilities

**Budget Development & Analysis**
- Build study budgets from protocols and schedules of assessments, including per-patient fees, startup costs, invoiceables, and overhead
- Perform FMV benchmarking using industry tools and historical data; document justifications
- Model payment milestones and prepare negotiation-ready budget packages for the US lead

**Contract Support

- Conduct first-pass redlines of clinical trial agreements, budget exhibits, CDAs, and amendments against approved playbooks and fallback positions
- Flag and escalate non-standard or high-risk terms to the US-based lead/legal counsel
- Maintain the contract tracker, template library, and negotiation playbooks
- Drive cycle-time metrics and follow up with counterparties to keep agreements moving

**Documentation & Process**
- Keep SOPs, playbooks, and trackers current so work is fully transferable and audit-ready
- Participate in process-improvement initiatives across the global team

Qualifications

**Required**
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, life sciences, law, or related field
- 2–4 years in contract administration, budgeting/financial analysis, clinical research operations, or CRO/pharma shared services
- Excellent written and spoken English (C1+); confident drafting professional correspondence and redline comments
- Strong Excel skills; comfort learning CTMS/CLM systems
- High attention to detail and ability to work independently across time zones
- Reliable home internet and a quiet workspace suitable for confidential work

**Preferred**
- Prior experience at a Clinical Research Site Network, CRO, or sponsor (e.g., budget/contract analyst, study startup, grants/payments roles)
- Exposure to clinical trial agreements, ICH-GCP, or US healthcare billing concepts
- Experience working with US or Western European clients/stakeholders

What We Offer
- Competitive local-market salary [insert range] paid in [PLN/PHP/USD]
- Home-office/equipment stipend
- Structured onboarding with US-compliance training and a documented playbook
- Clear growth path toward senior analyst
- Annual PTO, local holidays observed, etc

Hiring Process
[e.g., application → skills assessment (budget build + redline exercise) → interview with US lead → final interview → offer]

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