Manager, BEST Investigator Grants

The Manager of Clinical Budgeting, Benchmarking and Pricing serves as a subject matter expert in the clinical trial site budgeting, benchmarking, and pricing function. This role will be responsible for developing site cost budget estimates and scenario modeling for BeiGene sponsored clinical trials (BEST). This position will drive the financial modeling and forecast for clinical site costs in addition to performing variance analysis between budgets created at the various stages for our clinical trials. The Manager interacts interdepartmentally with Global R&D Sourcing (GRDS), Global Clinical Operations (GCO), Investigator Contracts Management (ICM), and Data Management teams for clinical study budget development. Under the remit of this position includes performance of ad hoc analysis for clinical site costs as needed to support rapid decision making around study planning, development, and execution. Understanding Fair Market Value (FMV) and clinical benchmarks and pricing evaluation are critical components of this position.
 

Essential Functions of the job:

• Provides operational excellence, support, guidance, and training to teams on all aspects of global clinical budget development.

• Responsible for clinical benchmarking and site budget development.

• Perform Budget vs Actual (BvA) analysis to strive for accurate forecasts and site cost budget estimates for governance and decision making.

• Review site costs trends to develop internal benchmarks.

• Lead conversations with cross-functional leaders and partners to help inform the site costs budget development methodology.

• Influences and effectively partners with internal stakeholders to develop global clinical site study budgets in compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and objectives.

• Help define inputs needed from industry benchmarks and other data sources to improve the robustness of the site costs financial budget development and financial models.

• May lead and manage clinical budget personnel including workload management, quality of deliverables and escalation of issues to management when needed.

• Develop, maintain, and train stakeholders on the global budget development documents and FMV tool assessments.

• As assigned, serve as a point of contact to stakeholders to provide strategic insights, when required, into budget building process with complex protocol situations and high priority studies.

• Independently creates global and region/country specific clinical trial budget templates, FMV benchmarks, etc. using clinical budget development tools and systems.

• Actively and effectively communicates status of budget build with key internal stakeholders in a timely manner.

• Effectively communicates issues to stakeholders that could impact project timelines or other aspects for Study Start Up (SSU).

• Works closely with GRDS, Clinical Operations, Contract Managers, Data Management to ensure successful development of study budgets.

• Develops the most current and transparent budget that is in-line with industry standards. Serve as a subject matter expert in medical/CPT code competencies across therapeutic areas.

• Applies United States Medicare Coverage Analysis (MCA) guidelines for applicable studies and have a solid understanding of MCA requirements.

• Ability to analyze budgets and identify costs drivers where applicable.

• Ability to review and analyze complex protocol amendments and determine budget impact.

• Identify and participate in ongoing process improvement initiatives including new templates and processes.

Additional Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Function as escalation point for all IPM assigned submission requests.

• Perform complex site costs analysis; draw relevant conclusions and implement appropriate solutions.

• Provide excellent customer service and timely site issue resolution.

• Act to create efficiencies across all studies, programs, and global site.

• Assist in the development and testing of CBO systems and standard processes.

• Assist with maintenance of training and other manuals for the Grant system.

• Identify and work to deploy process improvements.

• Support change efforts by developing cross team change management strategy in partnership with senior leadership.

• Confidently experiments in new situations or when faced with unprecedented opportunities, instilling excitement, and assuredness in others about what can be accomplished.

• Organizes and prioritizes multiple initiatives across teams; sets clear plans for delivery.

• Good organizational and time management skills.

• Excellent communication / writing skills.

• Self-motivation with the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Works well independently and in a team environment.

• Detail and process oriented.

• Positive attitude and approach.

• Expertise in clinical cost benchmarking tools and CPT codes.

• Public speaking - comfortable in delivering instruction to small -medium size groups.

• Strong networking abilities and an ability/willingness to work with internal and external stakeholders across the globe.

• Measure project performance using appropriate tools.

• Perform risk management to minimize project risk.

• Manage relationships with clients and all stakeholders.

• High level knowledge of clinical operations and processes

• Proficient in using Smartsheet, Advanced Excel skills, and PowerBI.

• Prior Oncology experience in budget development, clinical benchmarks, financial modeling. and Budget vs Actual analysis.

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

• May manage employees globally within IPM Budget team.

Computer Skills:   Advanced knowledge Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Power Point and MS Outlook; Smartsheet, SharePoint, MS Teams

Experience/Education Required: 

Bachelor’s degree from an Accredited College, and at least 5+ years’ experience in finance, biotech, pharmaceuticals, or a related field in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry

Other Qualifications:   

• Fluent in written and verbal English.

• Strong interpersonal skills, leadership, negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must be highly multi-tasked and meet compressed timelines.

• Required demonstrated prior experience in clinical site budgeting, benchmarking, pricing, clinical operations, R&D finance, or grant payment position.

• Required demonstrated proficiency in using Grants Manager or Grant Plan.

Travel:  As Needed