Financial Compliance Clinical Lead

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position serves as a subject matter expert representing the UNC Clinical Trials Office in facilitating the conduct of oncology clinical trials and ensuring associated financial compliance. The role provides oversight, creation, and maintenance of oncology treatment plans in Epic; ensures adherence to best practices in research billing review standards; and as subject-matter expert, trains new and existing staff on compliant processes as they pertain to mitigating patient financial toxicity. Serving as a key liaison to the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the UNC Office of Clinical Trials, and the North Carolina Cancer Hospital, this position ensures research charges are accurately managed for clinical oncology study compliance e adhering to precise fiscal coordination safeguarding institutional integrity and mitigating financial and operational liability.

These responsibilities relate to the mission of the UNC/ LCCC Protocol Office by maintaining the quality of research and by addressing patient safety, regulatory compliance, and financial compliance which impact research quality and safeguard institutional integrity.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Knowledge of ICH GCP, Federal Regulations and Guidelines and ability to follow established regulations, procedures, and protocols; strong computer skills; ability to gather data and document procedures; ability to plan work and coordinate multiple projects; adequate social acumen and customer service skills; ability to communicate effectively and professionally verbally and in writing.
Previous experience with therapeutic clinical research involving drugs and/or devices.
Experience in Phase I, II, and III clinical research.
Experience navigating medical records and data extraction.
Knowledge of research billing finance and compliance.

Experience in oncology research

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