Research Financial Analyst

Join a growing leader in community oncology where cutting-edge research meets compassionate patient care.

As a Financial Analystin the Research department, you will play a critical role infinancial management, driving program growth, and supporting groundbreaking clinical trials that provide patients access to tomorrow's treatments today.

Highlands Oncology began in 1996 with three physicians and a desire to change the face of oncology care in our community.

Dr.

Malcolm Hayward, Dr.

Dan Bradford, and Dr.

Thad Beck knew that patients do better at home, in the community where they live and work, and where their support system is already in place.

In furthering that goal, Highlands has grown with the region from a single location 26 years ago, to 6 locations in Northwest and Northcentral Arkansas today employing more than 800 diverse team members.

As Northwest Arkansas continues to grow, so must the services and providers available in the region.

Highlands Oncology is committed to remaining on the cutting edge to ensure our community has access to the very best cancer care.

What we have is something quite unique right here in our own backyard with a caring multidisciplinary team focused on treating patients like family.

Job Summary: The Research Financial Analyst manages end to end invoicing and patient reimbursements, The role conducts ongoing reconciliation of sponsor payments, study expenses, and CTMS financial data, resolving discrepancies, and maintaining audit ready documentation.

The analyst oversees expense management and coordinates with Accounts Payable.

They provide advanced CTMS management.

The position collaborates with all Research and Highlands teams, as well as external partners such as pharmaceutical sponsors and healthcare entities, while adhering to FDA regulations, Good Clinical Practice, Highlands Oncology policies, and sponsor requirements.

Job Duties / Responsibilities: Invoice & Reimbursement Management Process, review, and issue accurate patient and sponsor invoices in alignment with study budgets and contract terms; coordinate patient reimbursement workflows, maintain required documentation, and manage inventory of Highlands payment cards and sponsor provided reimbursement cards.

Billing Accuracy & Financial Coordination Validate study related activities to ensure all billable items are captured and correct; work with the Highlands Oncology Business Office to ensure patient reimbursements are paid.

Communication & Audit Readiness Collaborate with clinical and data teams and Sponsors to resolve invoice discrepancies and maintain transparent financial tracking; maintain complete, audit ready financial documentation for internal reviews and sponsor audits.

Reconciliation Account Reconciliation Perform reconciliation of sponsor payments, patient reimbursements, and study-related expenses against Study Contract and Budget and CTMS data.

Variance Analysis Identified, investigated, and resolved financial variances, ensuring ali...