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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Clinical Research Financial Operations Manager in Austin, Texas
Direct Clinical Research Billing Compliance and Financial Controls Manages research billing compliance workflows that ensure accurate distinction between routine care and research-only services in accordance with CMS clinical trial billing rules and institutional policy.Integrates coverage analysis determinations into operational billing workflows to prevent double billing, inappropriate participant charges, or sponsor misbilling.Oversees research charge review and resolution processes in the EHR to ensure charges are routed and billed correctly.Partners with Finance, Compliance, Revenue Cycle, and Legal to identify, escalate, and remediate potential billing risk and audit findings.Oversee CTMS Financial Configuration and Lifecycle Management Leads financial calendar build, study activation, amendment updates, and maintenance in the Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS).Ensures CTMS financial schedules accurately reflect approved budgets, coverage analysis decisions, and protocol requirements.Coordinates EHR-CTMS integration workflows to support compliant visit routing, billing execution, and downstream reporting.Manages change control processes to maintain financial accuracy across the study lifecycle from activation through closeout.Lead Quality Assurance, Monitoring, and Performance Reporting Develops and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) related to billing compliance accuracy, workflow timeliness, audit outcomes, and financial reconciliation cycles.Conducts or oversees periodic audits and quality reviews of research billing and financial workflows.Prepares and presents operational and compliance performance reports to research leadership and governance committees.Drives continuous improvement by identifying root causes of defects and implementing corrective and preventive actions.Provide Operational Leadership, Team Management, and Training Supervises and develops staff responsible for research billing compliance, CTMS financial operations, and reconciliation activities.Establishes standardized procedures, job aids, and training materials for trial financial workflows and system usage.Leads operational change management efforts for departments transitioning to centralized research financial processes.Engages clinical departments and ancillary services to support research readiness and operational adoption.