Senior Clinical Site Budget Specialist

Senior Clinical Trial Budget Specialist

ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ : IBRX) is a commercial-stage biotechnology company developing cell and immunotherapy products that are designed to help strengthen each patient's natural immune system, potentially enabling it to outsmart the disease and eliminate cancerous or infected cells. We envision a day when we no longer fear cancer, but can conquer it, thanks to the biological wonder that is the human immune system. Our scientists are working to develop novel therapies that harness that inherent power by amplifying both branches of the immune system, attacking cancerous or infected cells today while building immunological memory for tomorrow. The goal : to reprogram the patient's immune system and treat the host rather than just the disease.

The Senior Clinical Trial Budget Specialist position will develop, deploy and administer standardized approaches to suppliers, contracts, and budgets for clinical trial operations. The role will build clinical trial budgets for negotiation as well as provide budget and administrative policy guidance to the clinical operations departments. The Senior Clinical Trial Budget Specialist may mentor, coach and train lesser experienced budget team members.

Essential Functions

• Guide and support clinical operations departments in the site budgeting process for ImmunityBio trials, as well as investigator initiated trials including the preparation, negotiation and execution of clinical trial budgets, service contracts and agreements
• Identify opportunities for improvement to the clinical trial business process and recommend and draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and templates
• Monitor budget timelines, provide regular updates to trial stakeholders, and recommend tactics to achieve clinical program milestones
• Provide reports / analysis of trends in negotiation of budgets / agreements to management
• Triage incoming protocols for coverage analysis and budget build
• Perform detailed coverage analysis for clinical trials based on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Policy, National Coverage Determinations (NCDs), Local Coverage Determination (LCDs), Drug Compendia, etc.
• Develop, review, and negotiate clinical trial budgets
• Partner and communicate with Legal, Finance / Accounting, and Clinical Operations Teams.
• Develop and maintain study-specific site budget templates and negotiate parameters for the budgets and contracts.
• Assist in budget, forecasting, auditing, and variance management activities
• Respond to coverage analysis, billing compliance, and budget-related questions
• Act as subject matter expert to select the best method to address billing compliance issues and negotiate budgets
• Educate others on the processes for budgets and billing compliance as needed
• Provide mentoring, coaching, and training to lesser-experienced members of the budget team
• Performs ad-hoc and cross-functional projects as assigned to support business needs and provide developmental opportunities.

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Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Working Environment / Physical Environment

This position is eligible for a discretionary bonus and equity award. The annual base pay range for this position is $135,000 (entry-level qualifications) to $150,000 (highly experienced) annually.

The application window is anticipated to close on 60 days from when it is posted or sooner if the position is filled or closed.

ImmunityBio employees are as valuable as the people we serve. We have built a resource of robust benefit offerings to best support the total wellbeing of our team members and their families. Our competitive total rewards benefits package, for eligible employees, include : Medical, Dental and Vision Plan Options Health and Financial Wellness Programs Employer Assistance Program (EAP) Company Paid and Voluntary Life / AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match 529 Education Savings Program Voluntary Legal Services, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance and Employee Discounts, Rewards and Perks Paid Time Off (PTO) includes : 11 Holidays Exempt Employees are eligible for Unlimited PTO Non-Exempt Employees are eligible for 10 Vacation Days, 56 Hours of Health Pay, 2 Personal Days and 1 Cultural Day We are committed to providing you with the tools and resources you need to optimize your Health and Wellness.

At ImmunityBio, we are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and / or expression, or other status protected by law.