Research Compliance Analyst II

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

400261 Research Compliance Office

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 111

Compensation Range:

$63, $95,

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for furthering the University's support of compliance and operational policies and procedures, with specific emphasis to assess clinical trial budgets and billing plans of sponsored clinical trials for compliance with applicable laws and policies. Integrates those budgets and plans into the institution's relevant computer information systems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs Quality Assurance Reviews on proposed sponsored clinical trials budgets/billing plans to determine compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Identifies needed corrections and makes recommendations for corrective action.
• Conducts audits of sample transactions to determine whether categorization is consistent with the study's billing plan, with emphasis on situations of a higher error potential.
• Monitors information in electronic clinical trial management systems and patient revenue systems to assess adherence to internal policies.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for clinical trial software application systems.
• Responsible for the prevention and/or early detection of non-compliant billing.
• Makes necessary adjustments before the dollar value and volume of such errors becomes too great.
• Reviews, corrects, tracks, and reports on instances of erroneous financial reporting.
• Assists in formulating, reviewing, and updating policies related to clinical research study budgeting and billing and compiling metrics regarding clinical research studies activity.
• Advises departmental staff and leadership regarding billing compliance questions and other inquiries involving functionality and internal policies and procedures.
• Reviews and provides input on budget approvals for proposed clinical trials, including determining if proposed budgets are financially sustainable.
• Maintains current knowledge of issues in the area of clinical research billing and budgeting compliance through networking, review of literature and participation in seminars or other programs.

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience with patient clinical care and/or patient account billing preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel required
• Ability to analyze and prepare financial analyses and budgets required
• Knowledge of clinical research billing regulations required
• Detail-oriented thinking with ability to think abstractly required
• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills required
• Ability to simultaneously manage several tasks required
   

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