Pre-Award Budget And Financial Analyst

Job Title: Pre-Award Budget and Financial Analyst

Job Description

This position focuses on developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets, primarily for industry-sponsored studies. It also involves some work on investigator-initiated studies, making familiarity with that environment beneficial. This role does not involve grant management or protocol development, but experience with medical terminology and reviewing study protocols is highly valuable. The analyst will be responsible for building comprehensive study budgets that reflect all required components.

Responsibilities

• Develop and negotiate budgets for clinical trials, primarily industry-sponsored.
• Support some investigator-initiated studies with budget development.
• Build comprehensive study budgets reflecting all required components.
• Utilize understanding of contractual terms and language.
• Potentially support additional team needs with coverage analysis experience.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience; 5 years preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to explain financial data clearly to teams unfamiliar with financial terminology.
• Strong time management skills to succeed in a fully remote environment.
• Comfortable interfacing regularly with study teams.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with vendors such as Huron or WCG.
• Exposure to calendar-building is a plus.
• Experience with OnCore, Salesforce, Microsoft Office.
• REDCap experience is nice to have.

Work Environment

This is a 100% remote position

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of New Haven, CT.

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $45.67/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 24, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000 extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.

Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.

Salary : $40 - $46