Clinical Payment Associate

Clinical Payment Associate

The (remote) Payment Associate will be responsible for supporting various activities and projects within Clinical Vendor Outsourcing to include:

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  Participating as Integral contributor to a Team Environment.
  
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  Perform activities required for vendor outsourcing contracting administration and BUCA responsibilities.
  
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  Review Invoice and PO trackers as provided by Accounting System (Coupa) and analyze for business follow-up as needed.
  
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  Create business friendly reporting from status reports from the different systems provided.
  
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  Update and manage different trackers for contracts, POs, payments, and other activities as required.
  
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  Preparation, participation, and follow-ups to Vendor and/or study Finance meetings.
  
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  Execute other responsibilities as needed and requested to accomplish the COST business objectives.
  
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  Contributor to COST process innovations in a collaborative and growth mentality environment.
  
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  Process, negotiate, prepare and route non-disclosure agreements for signature.
  
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  Assist in processing, negotiating, preparing and routing other agreement type when requested.
  

Required Skills, Experience and Education:

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  BS degree or equivalent degree/experience. Minimum of 2 years clinical/vendor payment experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, preferably the majority in oncology drug development.
  
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  Minimum 2 years vendor and contract payment experience with a sponsor company or CRO managing various phase clinical trials.
  
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  Understanding of the drug development process.
  
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  Motivated self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment.
  
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  Creative problem solver with good communication and written skills.
  
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  Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are needed, with a high degree of attention to detail.
  
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  Proficient with the MS Office Suite especially Excel.
  
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  Ability to work with minimal direction.
  
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  Thrives in a collaborative team setting and is driven by a desire to deploy innovative approaches and technologies in a high-energy environment.
  
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  Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize options, anticipate challenges, and execute goals as a member of an interdisciplinary team is extremely important.
  

Preferred Skills:

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  Has familiarity working with vendor contracting systems/portals.
  
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  Knowledge and/or familiarity with Ex-US region(s) clinical trial site PO/Invoice systems.