Budget Coverage Analyst - Georgetown University Medical Center

Located in a historic neighborhood in the nation's capital, Georgetown offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, exciting ways to take advantage of Washington, D.C., and a commitment to social justice. Our community is a tight knit group of remarkable individuals interested in intellectual inquiry and making a difference in the world.

Requirements

As a top academic health and science center in the United States, Georgetown University Medical Center seeks to provide, in a synergistic fashion, excellence in education — training physicians, nurses and other health care professionals, as well as biomedical scientists — and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research collaboration, enhancing our basic science and translational biomedical research capacity in order to improve human health. Emphasizing service, we are dedicated to the Catholic, Jesuit principle of cura personalis — “care of the whole person.” Our partnerships with organizations in the region strengthen our work and expand its reach. 

The Budget and Coverage Analyst is responsible for generating clinical research billing plans and Medicare Coverage Analyses (MCA) for all industry-sponsored studies. S/he will ensure consistency in budgeting/expense/coverage across GU clinical trials documentation, including the protocol, informed consent(s), and budget and contract payment terms. The Budget and Coverage Analyst will negotiate and compile clinical research budgets and review payment terms. Clinical research projects will include unique and/or complex proposals, awards and contracts. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide insight and direction to post-award analysts related to invoicing ·and managing clinical research awards at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI), Georgetown-MedStar University Hospital (GUH), and other MedStar entities as appropriate.

• Consistently demonstrate support for compliance in the performance of job duties and responsibilities by: developing and maintaining knowledge of, and performing job functions in compliance with rules, regulations, policies, and statute; Maintaining knowledge of compliance, performing job functions in compliance with applicable entities (MedStar Health Research Institute and/or Georgetown University) policies and procedures; And reporting compliance concerns to the immediate supervisor appropriately and promptly.

• Review current business processes and continually seek opportunities for improvement, successfully managing competing priorities to meet scientific center objectives.

• Work closely and coordinate activities with applicable Contracts and Grants departments, effectively collaborating with multiple departments and working in a team environment.

• Follow key processes, which are critical to commercial clinical trial start-up and conduct for all commercial trials conducted at MGUH and MGMC.

Work Interactions

The Budget and Coverage analyst will reside in the Clinical Research Operations Office (CROO) and negotiate budgets for Oncology and Non-oncology clinical Trials. Position will interact with full transparency with the Manager Clinical Trials Budget and Coverage Analysis and provide updates to Lombardi management at regular intervals or as needed.  Key points of interaction within the CROO will be with the contract manager, invoice coordinators, as well as the study teams and principal investigators.  Georgetown University Medical Center is invested in operating a well-supported and centralized research enterprise. 

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree related to health care or business

• A minimum 5-7 years of experience in related field

• At least two years’ experience in clinical trials budgets in a hospital, or university or academic Medical Center settings

• Direct experience with budgeting oncology or non-oncology clinical trials, Medicare coverage analysis, and research finance

• Experience with the Clinical Trials Management System (OnCore) and be able to input trials and budgets into the system

• Experience in Oncology is a plus

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as Telework. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolvin