Senior Site Grant Analyst (Serbia) - Hybrid

About the role

Syneos Health is hiring a Senior Site Grant Analyst / Grant Analyst II for its Site Contracts Service Center in Serbia, working in a hybrid setup with a dedicated sponsor. The role manages investigator budget benchmarking and functional processes for awarded projects, including maintenance projects, and ensures that investigator budget development and documentation meet sponsor and company requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Establish, maintain and update training material for the investigator budget team and site contract negotiators.
• Act as subject matter expert to resolve global site budgeting issues and as escalation point for internal customers.
• Develop detailed investigator grant budget estimates and country budget templates according to protocol specifications, and update them after protocol amendments.
• Work with internal stakeholders and the sponsor to harmonize budget templates, parameters and payment terms, ensuring fair market value and compliance with operational documents and customer agreements.
• Validate budget estimates against internal and external benchmarking data, identify risks and propose solutions.
• Escalate deviations to senior management and resolve issues with Quality Assurance.
• Create and maintain document status reports, and train and mentor staff on SOPs, processes, tools and templates.
• Support business development presentations as subject matter expert in budget development and Fair Market Value, and may lead training or process improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• BS degree in life sciences, a health-related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Strong experience in a CRO or pharmaceutical industry and related clinical trial expertise (e.g., Study Coordinator, CRA, Pharmacy, Nursing, Healthcare Administration) or site start-up experience.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable regulations, drug development and clinical project management procedures.
• Above-average attention to detail, strong communication skills, and ability to work independently and lead others.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Project and Outlook.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.