Clinical Payment Specialist

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States              ·                 Full time

Clinical Payment Specialist, Cognito Therapeutics, Inc.

Location: Cambridge MA, Full-time or contract

Company Description

Cognito Therapeutics, Inc. is a venture-backed (Morningside Ventures, FoundersX) startup company translating scientific findings from MIT into therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. We were awarded a Breakthrough designation by the FDA in December 2020 based upon our phase 2 data that showed preservation of both brain function and structure in Alzheimer’s patients. Cognito initiated our pivotal study for first-line treatment of Alzheimer’s in Dec 2022 and expects to start additional clinical studies in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Parkinson’s Disease in 2023. We are a fast-moving, highly motivated team of people with the ambitious goal of helping millions of patients and caregivers around the world who are burdened with neurodegenerative conditions. With our patented gamma stimulation technology, we are committed to developing non-invasive device-based therapies.

About the Job

We are seeking a Clinical Payment Specialist to join our company who can roll-up their sleeves and help us manage the contracts, investigator grant payments and consultant/CRA payments of clinical studies. You will lead the budget negotiation, setup of the CTMS from a contracting perspective, review and payment of site and vendor invoices.  You will also assist with the overall study budgeting and forecasting, in conjunction with the study Director. 

Our culture is very open and innovative, and due to the multidisciplinary nature of building a complex device, you will be collaborating with teams from a variety of fields, including clinical sites, contract research teams, neuroscientists, engineers, and medical device professionals. Successful teammates are committed to the collaboration and new technology and enjoy a small, flexible and innovative team.

Roles and Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the planning and implementation of activities required to administer investigator grant payments and process invoices with protocols and applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), ICHs and applicable local regulations
• Contribute to the setup of the CTMS system to ensure ease of processing site invoices
• Review and process study invoices from study investigators and issue payments
• Negotiate and finalize individual site study budgets, manage clinical trial agreement contracting process from inception through signature
• Review vendor invoices and issue vendor payments
• Review and approve CRA invoices
• Maintain and track study budget projections, actuals, and keep budget within scope
• Assist with clinical operations tasks where delegated

Qualifications

You’re someone who likes the pace and energy of a startup company and wants to influence your own development. You’re looking for an early stage company with an exciting technology, where you have the opportunity to make a difference for patients around the world. You will have an entrepreneurial and team spirit, a strong motivation to learn, and the ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems. You are able to work independently as well as part of a close team, demonstrating strong interpersonal, speaking, and writing abilities. Along with being highly organized and detail-oriented, you will have excellent time management and project management skills.

• A./B.S. with 3+ years of relevant work experience, specifically 1+ years experience in investigator grants administration
• Understanding of clinical trial budgeting and payments
• Understanding of clinical development strategies and trial designs
• Working knowledge of GCP, understanding of the regulatory environment of the medical device/ pharmaceutical industry, demonstrated integrity on work-related compliance considerations and solid ethics
• Good communication skills; team player

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