Budget and Contracting
Creating one budget and standardizing contract language across multiple sites speeds study start-up.
ERG’s centralized Budget and Contracting department provides one seamless consistent contact across ERG sites. Sponsors and CROs enjoy the simplicity of a single point of contact for multisite clinical research studies—and benefit from streamlined negotiations that save time and headaches, expediting study start-up.
Streamlined Financial Services
ERG budget and contract specialists work closely with sponsors and CROs to achieve the common goal of executing study contracts. Responsibilities and capabilities include:
- Drafting investigator grants for RFPs and awarded studies based on adequate scope of work, clinical trial protocol and other clinical trial information
- Establishing Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with sponsors and CROs
- Developing and negotiating rate cards for MSAs as required
- Determining potential needs for contract amendments and managing amendment execution
- Reviewing clinical trial agreement language
- Accurately tracking and reporting all contract related documents
- Adhering to corporate and ethical guidelines
- Creating and improving processes in order to reduce cycle time and improve efficiency in the contracting process