University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hiring for Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst at Chapel Hill, NC Full Time

Department:

LCCC – Clinical Trials-426806

Career Area :

Research Professionals

Posting Open Date:

07/21/2023

Application Deadline:

08/04/2023

Open Until Filled:

No

Position Type:

Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)

Working Title:

Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst

Appointment Type:

EHRA Non-Faculty

Position Number:

20033165

Vacancy ID:

NF0007198

Full Time/Part Time:

Full-Time Permanent

FTE:

1

Hours per week:

40

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Proposed Start Date:

09/01/2023

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.

Position Summary:

The Clinical Protocol Office in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has created a Pre-award finance team to work with over 100 PIs to submit budgets associated with a variety of clinical trial funding sources, including federal, foundation, and private industry. Currently, the CPO Pre-award team is separated into two teams; Systems and Budgets. Both teams support the activation of clinical trials, with a slightly different focus -the Systems team focuses on ensuring all systems supporting the financial components of trial activation within the CPO (EPIC, OnCore) are in place quickly and accurately. The Budget team uses OnCore as well as UNC systems (RAMSeS, ALICE, CRMS) to focus on communication of financial details of trials to the University as well as negotiate budgets with clinical trial sponsors. Pre-Award OnCore Financial Analyst will work in the Systems team to translate business requirements into OnCore implementations and optimizations. Responsible for understanding and interpreting complex clinical trial budgets and payment term arrangements for clinical research funding received by the University from federal sponsors, as well as, private, for profit and not-for-profit sponsors including business, industry, associations, and foundations in order to ensure contract and budget terms are meticulously incorporated into OnCore. Works with Pre-Award and Post-Award team members to ensure all financial terms within OnCore is accurate against the Billing Coverage Analysis, fully executed Clinical Trial Agreement, Amendments, Informed Consent Forms and any other pertinent documentation. Works with the Lineberger, UNC Healthcare and other internal groups to identify and remedy errors within EPIC and OnCore’s financials and coverage analysis consoles. Keeps abreast of new developments in research administration policies and requirements within the Lineberger CPO and UNC research community in order to serve as an up-to-date source of information and guidance on budgeting nuances. Acutely aware of all software modifications for OnCore which could adversely affect financials, patient care and patient billing. Monitor cross-functional hand-offs to ensure study activation timelines remain on track while sharing key information with key stakeholders throughout the process. Responsible for developing, planning, and implementing OnCore end user support.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Entry-level with Masters; or Bachelors and 0-2 yrs experience

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Working knowledge of general contractual terms.Demonstrated ability to work independently, communicate effectively and diplomatically, both orally and in writing.Ability to multi-task and prioritize high-volume work load with minimal supervision while maintaining a positive and collaborative approach.Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external offices and individuals.Flexibility and a ‘can-do’ mindset and the ability to function in an entrepreneurial research setting essential.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Knowledge and appreciation of University structure, practices, policies and procedures. Demonstrated experience in a clinical trial setting with industry sponsors and/or with negotiation of a variety of industry funded clinical agreements. Self-directed with sound judgement and discretion in interpreting and applying policies and procedures. Team player with ability to work independently, prudently and collaboratively. UNC experience preferred.Prefer candidate with Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, pre-law course work and/or experience with database administrationProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with OnCore; software implementation experience; and experience with clinical research operations.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.