University of Washington
Senior Trial Start-Up Analyst - Clinical Trials Office
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Senior Trial Start-Up Analyst - Clinical Trials Office
The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. UW Medicine works to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty medical care to people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals. The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) supports the clinical research mission of UW Medicine. The CTO is an operational unit within the SoM’s Office of Research and Graduate Education charged with providing multi-service support to clinical researchers bringing important new therapies to our patients in compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. Position Summary
The Clinical Trials Office has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Trial Start-up Analyst (Analyst). This role will be a key contributor and facilitator of strategic initiatives to optimize clinical trial start-up and comprehensive clinical trial support for clinical departments and principal investigators across multiple therapeutic areas. As a subject matter expert, the Analyst serves as the liaison between the CTO trial start-up team, physician investigators and clinical research teams across UW, and industry sponsors. This position serves as a mentor to team members in integrating regulatory, financial, and contractual start-up processes, evaluating feasibility, and employing best practices in negotiations with industry biotech and biopharma sponsors. Position Impact to the University
Clinical Trials Office is a central clinical research operation with compliance responsibilities and services across the vast portfolio of clinical trials in UW Medicine. The CTO operation has direct impact on UW reputation with major global biotech and biopharma sponsors, the availability of funded clinical trial opportunities in UW pipeline, and UW patients' access to novel therapies. Duties And Responsibilities
Identify opportunities and recommend improvements to enhance services and support physician investigators and their clinical research teams. Assist management in optimizing clinical trial start-up processes and services, from site selection to open to accrual. Support the negotiation of industry-sponsored study budgets and contribute to strategic financial planning. Maintain alignment between contractual terms, budgetary needs, and regulatory documents to ensure productive and efficient collaboration in alignment with CTO and UW Medicine goals and KPI targets. Mentorship and Training
Provide training and education to CTO colleagues, School of Medicine investigators, research staff and practice site staff on CTO services, clinical trial start-up, regulatory requirements, research budgeting, billing policies, procedures, and resources. Mentor team members in best practices for evaluating clinical trial feasibility and clinical trial complexity, required engagement and communication with internal stakeholders, and appropriate effort budgeting. Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in science, business, healthcare administration or related field and at least four years’ experience with coverage analysis, clinical trial budget development and negotiation, clinical research study coordination or management, health system operations, or other related research or healthcare experience. Demonstrated team leadership skills. Ability to make positive contributions and work effectively and efficiently in a group environment. Budget development and negotiation expertise. Desired Qualifications
Master’s degree in healthcare, research sciences, business administration, or related field strongly preferred. Experience working in UW systems, specifically, SAGE, Workday, and Zendesk. Compensation, Benefits And Position Details
The pay range for this position is $81,780.00 annual to $122,676.00 annual, with an $8,000 recruitment incentive. For information about benefits for this position, visit
https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/ Our Commitment
The University of Washington is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. UW Medicine works to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty medical care to people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists, and other health professionals. The Clinical Trials Office (CTO) supports the clinical research mission of UW Medicine. The CTO is an operational unit within the SoM’s Office of Research and Graduate Education charged with providing multi-service support to clinical researchers bringing important new therapies to our patients in compliance with evolving regulatory requirements. Position Summary
The Clinical Trials Office has an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Trial Start-up Analyst (Analyst). This role will be a key contributor and facilitator of strategic initiatives to optimize clinical trial start-up and comprehensive clinical trial support for clinical departments and principal investigators across multiple therapeutic areas. As a subject matter expert, the Analyst serves as the liaison between the CTO trial start-up team, physician investigators and clinical research teams across UW, and industry sponsors. This position serves as a mentor to team members in integrating regulatory, financial, and contractual start-up processes, evaluating feasibility, and employing best practices in negotiations with industry biotech and biopharma sponsors. Position Impact to the University
Clinical Trials Office is a central clinical research operation with compliance responsibilities and services across the vast portfolio of clinical trials in UW Medicine. The CTO operation has direct impact on UW reputation with major global biotech and biopharma sponsors, the availability of funded clinical trial opportunities in UW pipeline, and UW patients' access to novel therapies. Duties And Responsibilities
Identify opportunities and recommend improvements to enhance services and support physician investigators and their clinical research teams. Assist management in optimizing clinical trial start-up processes and services, from site selection to open to accrual. Support the negotiation of industry-sponsored study budgets and contribute to strategic financial planning. Maintain alignment between contractual terms, budgetary needs, and regulatory documents to ensure productive and efficient collaboration in alignment with CTO and UW Medicine goals and KPI targets. Mentorship and Training
Provide training and education to CTO colleagues, School of Medicine investigators, research staff and practice site staff on CTO services, clinical trial start-up, regulatory requirements, research budgeting, billing policies, procedures, and resources. Mentor team members in best practices for evaluating clinical trial feasibility and clinical trial complexity, required engagement and communication with internal stakeholders, and appropriate effort budgeting. Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in science, business, healthcare administration or related field and at least four years’ experience with coverage analysis, clinical trial budget development and negotiation, clinical research study coordination or management, health system operations, or other related research or healthcare experience. Demonstrated team leadership skills. Ability to make positive contributions and work effectively and efficiently in a group environment. Budget development and negotiation expertise. Desired Qualifications
Master’s degree in healthcare, research sciences, business administration, or related field strongly preferred. Experience working in UW systems, specifically, SAGE, Workday, and Zendesk. Compensation, Benefits And Position Details
The pay range for this position is $81,780.00 annual to $122,676.00 annual, with an $8,000 recruitment incentive. For information about benefits for this position, visit
https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/ Our Commitment
The University of Washington is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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