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Assistant Director of the Clinical Trial Financial Group

Chicago, IL, USFull-time$100k–$130k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United States

Core

Supervise and monitor a team of financial managers and coordinators to administer post-award financial activities, budgeting, and compliance for clinical trials across the Biological Sciences Division.

Role type

Senior People Manager, Clinical Trial Financial Operations

Builds

Financial management systems, budget reports, and compliance frameworks for clinical research

Domain

Academic Healthcare / Clinical Research Finance

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Team supervision, clinical trial financial management, budget planning, policy development, KPI monitoring, stakeholder management, contract interpretation, data analysis

Preferred skills

Healthcare administration, industry-sponsored funding mechanisms, SOP standardization, multi-site grant management

Technologies

CTMS, Financial Systems

Responsibilities

Supervise team of Financial Managers and Coordinators; develop financial targets and budget reports; implement research staff salary models; align SOPs across division; manage multi-investigator grants and contracts; advise faculty on budgets and compliance; interact with pharmaceutical/CRO counterparts; develop metrics for staffing and efficiency.

Seniority

Senior, People Manager