Oncology Research Pre-Post Award Associate

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs.  Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development.

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Oncology and Research are specialized and require unique skill sets. Realigning our MD Anderson Research Department at Cooper University Health Care with the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston’s recommendation, allows research growth in both the structure and the types of studies we are able to offer our clients to advance care. The role of the Oncology Research Pre-Post Award Associate is to develop the clinical trial agreements, budgets and coverage analyses for industry sponsored clinical trials to bring new clinical trials to our patients and complete research billing review in Epic and facilitate research invoicing for industry sponsored and federally-funded clinical trials and work with the Clinical Research Coordinators and grants management colleagues to support accurate billing and invoicing.

Collaborate with clinical research coordinators to completed Research Billing Review in Epic to review accounts and identifies charges billable either to insurance or the clinical research study. 
Invoice clinical trial sponsors for services provided to patients on clinical trial 
Maintains clinical billing procedures for research and identifies process improvement initiatives  
Structure, negotiate, draft, and review Clinical Trial Agreements for MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper with industry sponsors for research studies
Utilizes clinical expertise to interpret clinical treatment plans and medical documentation to determine appropriate billing of clinical research charges. 
Receives, analyzes, and reconciles monthly grant summaries to ensure receipt of payment. 
Prepares coverage analysis with vendor to develop and review with the Principal Investigator
Coordinates the year-end closing of accounting records in coordination with Grants and prepares internal and external reports. 

Assists in the review and monitoring of compliance with the Director of Research Administration pertaining to sponsored research. 
Coordinates receipt of documents from sponsors and version control of documents with industry sponsors for Clinical Trial Agreements

3-5 years of experience in research administration, finance, accounting, grant management, contracting, legal or related field is required

Bachelor's degree Preferred

Paralegal, Research, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Healthcare Administration or related field