Clinical Research Administrator I

Job Details

The Clinical Research Administrator I provides excellent customer service to all partners, while performing research administration activities. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing coverage analysis, developing and negotiating clinical trials budgets, and managing clinical trial financial accounts.

Job Description

Summary
The Clinical Research Administrator I provides excellent customer service to all partners, while performing research administration activities. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing coverage analysis, developing and negotiating clinical trials budgets, and managing clinical trial financial accounts.

Job Duties

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Reviews draft coverage analysis and serves as liaison between Principal Investigators and coverage analyst to ensure adherence to clinical guidelines and CMS regulations to determine the appropriate payer for each item and service required by a clinical research trial.
• Works with clinical study teams to develop clinical trial budgets which capture all costs associated with conducting the study.
• Negotiates clinical trial budgets with sponsors to ensure all costs are appropriately covered.
• Customizes visit payment trackers to mirror each negotiated budget, in order to assist in tracking all receivables for the life of the clinical trial.
• Manages a portfolio of active clinical trial financial accounts by tracking accounts receivable, invoicing sponsors as applicable, processing payments for bills, and reviewing personnel effort.
• Reconciles all assigned accounts against the General Ledger on a monthly basis.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Healthcare Administration or related field
• Proficient Microsoft Excel skills to be able to create spreadsheets with basic formulas/functions required.

Additional Qualifications

Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design,