Change Order Manager

• Lead change order budget creation activities among project management, functional leads, and financial analysts
• Develop, explain, and provide variance analysis for change orders for client presentation
• Track and maintain change order requests to develop departmental metrics
• Lead and participate in internal and client calls
• Collaborate with project management, financial analysts, functional leads, vendors, partners, and other stakeholders to produce accurate, timely change orders
• Review budget assumption changes, identify information gaps and discrepancies, and translate service requirements into budgets
• Schedule and lead change order alignment calls
• Prepare, edit, and customize change order text covering strategic messages, assumption changes, budget summaries, resourcing changes, and additional financial requirements
• Incorporate vendor and partner change orders into the main change order
• Ensure accuracy of assumptions, processes, executed-agreement changes, resourcing updates, timeline shifts, and country/site/patient changes
• Apply and review financial formulas, cross-checks, and reasonable testing

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in science, finance/accounting or related business field
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in proposal and/or change order preparation in an Excel-based costing tool and preparation of change order/contract documents
• Working knowledge of project budgets and financial analysis
• Advanced Excel skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Working knowledge of the lifecycle of a project and how changes in assumptions impact costings/budget and financial impact at each stage of a clinical trial
• Strong Excel/Microsoft Office skills
• Strong financial skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work on multiple assignments with personnel throughout the organization
• Ability to learn quickly
• Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work and plan independently and in a team environment
• Legally authorized to work in the country of employment without employer sponsorship
• MBA preferred
• Experience in the CRO industry preferred

• Minimal travel required
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities