Clinical Site Budgets Manager in Boston

Blueprint Medicines is a global, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company that invents life-changing medicines. We seek to alleviate human suffering by solving important medical problems in two core focus areas: allergy/inflammation and oncology/hematology. Our approach begins by targeting the root causes of disease, using deep scientific knowledge in our core focus areas and drug discovery expertise across multiple therapeutic modalities.

This position reports into the Senior Manager Clinical Site Budgets. The right candidate will possess an understanding of Investigator Grant Management activities for successful execution of multiple clinical trials primarily in oncology, allergy and hematology indications in various phases of development.

Responsibilities of this position involve the day-to-day management of overseeing the CROs development of investigator payments, reviewing investigator grant budgets and developing parameters for negotiations for the CRO. Will act as an escalation point for the CRO and the investigator when budgets fall out the acceptable range.

What will you do?

• Review investigator budgets against the schedule of events within the protocol
• Identify research related costs versus Standard of Care costs and support teams in site contract negotiations
• Use Fair Market Value (FMV) benchmarking tools such as Grant Plan and Grants Manager to develop template study site budgets
• Leads and oversees the overall investigator site payment process with the CROs
• Establish acceptable negotiation ranges for our CROs to use when working with investigators
• Serve as an escalation point for the CRO for Investigator Grant Negotiations with sites
• Act as SME for internal clients regarding FMV costs and investigator reimbursement
• Supervises the status of budget negotiation to expected timeline and reviews CRO metrics of performance
• Identifies and seeks efficiency with our CROs, to ensure improved value for service
• Participates and could present in Clinical Trial, CRO kick off, Investigator budget financial review and CRO governance meetings

What minimum qualifications do we require?

• Minimum Education Required: Bachelor’s degree in scientific or business discipline.
• Previous clinical experience a plus
• Understanding of the drug development process
• The candidate should ideally have 3 + years in investigator budget and contract management with a sponsor company or CRO managing various phase clinical trials.
• Ability to work with minimal direction
• Motivated self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment
• Creative problem solver with good communication and written skills
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills are needed, with a high degree of attention to detail
• Proficient with the MS Office Suite

What additional qualifications will make you a stronger candidate?

• Resourcefulness/ Flexibility – The ability to adapt to working optimally within a variety of situations; adapts to change and to changes in job demands
• Communication and Partnership – Ability to optimally express ideas in written and oral context; collaboration, team-building skills and interpersonal skills; genuine desire to be on a team and contribute to organizational and team goals
• Effective Planning – Demonstrated effective time management skills and execution
• Perseverance – Pursues tasks with energy, drive and initiative; comfortable in an accountable environment where you can make an impact
• Problem Solving – Ability to understand a situation or problem by breaking it down into smaller pieces using a detailed approach and to identify patterns and connections between situations that are not obviously related
• Relationship Building – Builds productive working relationships across a diverse spectrum of people

Pay Transparency

The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position: $55.00-60.00/hour.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).

Why Blueprint?

At Blueprint Medicines, we achieve impactful results because of our global crew of compassionate innovators – the Blue Crew. Through authentic relationships and our collective entrepreneurial spirit and action, we are each empowered to take ownership and execute with strategic prioritization. We put trust in our people to break through norms and conventions using their individual strengths and insights, which drives our success.

This is the place where the extraordinary becomes reality, and you could be part of it. Patients are waiting. Are you ready to make the leap?

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Affirmative Action

At Blueprint Medicines, we foster a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion. A proud Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.