Associate Director, Clinical Trial Budgeting Services
Vitalief is a consulting and professional services firm that partners with clinical research sites, sponsors, and CROs to improve trial activation, operational performance, and workforce readiness. Our approach blends deep clinical research expertise, operational excellence, and business acumen to help organizations do more with less. We enable clients to streamline processes, reduce costs, accelerate timelines, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. As part of our continued growth, Vitalief is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and client-facing leader to build and lead our Clinical Trial Budgeting and Coverage Analysis Services. This role combines hands-on budgeting expertise, technology-enabled innovation, and people leadership to scale a high-impact outsourcing offering, working closely with Service Delivery and Business Development leadership. Why Join Vitalief?
- Make an Impact: Work alongside real-world practitioners delivering solutions that meaningfully improve clinical research performance and trial outcomes.
- Innovation-Driven: Operate at the intersection of clinical research, financial operations, and advanced technology to transform how trials are budgeted and launched.
- People-First Culture: Join a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment that values continuous learning, professional growth, and shared success.
- Competitive Rewards: Attractive base salary, performance-based bonus, and equity incentives.
- Flexible & Remote-Friendly: Primarily remote role with occasional travel (up to 15%) to client sites, industry conferences, and internal meetings.
- Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and leader for Vitalief’s clinical trial budgeting and coverage analysis outsourcing services.
- Design, launch, and profitably grow a scalable budgeting and coverage analysis service offering in collaboration with Service Delivery leadership.
- Review clinical trial protocols and develop comprehensive clinical trial budgets using internal teams and advanced AI-enabled technologies.
- Oversee budgeting and coverage analysis activities, ensuring compliance with CMS, FDA, NIH, and other regulatory requirements.
- Lead and contribute to consulting engagements, supporting high-impact financial and operational initiatives.
- Partner with Business Development to support sales efforts, including client presentations, proposals, and solution design.
- Develop client proposals and Statements of Work (SOWs); play an influential role in closing new business.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to evolve innovative clinical research service offerings.
- Support and advise clients during sponsor and CRO budget negotiations.
- Represent Vitalif at industry conferences, panels, and thought leadership forums.
- 8+ years of experience in clinical research operations, financial management, or related roles.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
- Deep expertise in clinical trial budgeting and coverage analysis across oncology and non-oncology studies.
- Prior consulting experience strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to develop Statements of Work and/or other types of business proposals and gain stakeholder consensus.
- Proven success negotiating budgets with sponsors and CROs.
- Strong executive presence with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience leading teams, managing complex projects, and maintaining senior-level client relationships.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for innovation and building new services.
- Willingness to travel up to 15% within the United States.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer . Standing, walking, visual perception, talking and hearing. Lifting up to 20lbs. Limited travel to various physical locations domestically.
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