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Company Description UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.
UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.
www.uhn.ca Job Description Union:  Non-Union  Number of Vacancies: 1 New or Replacement Position:  New Site:  Princess Margaret Cancer Centre  Department:  Cancer Clinical Research Unit Reports to:  Financial Business Manager, CCRU Salary Range: :  $68,932.50 - $186,165 annually Hours:  37.5 Hours Per Week Shifts:  Monday - Friday Status:  Permanent Full-time Closing Date:  September 25, 2026 Position Summary: The Cancer Clinical Research Unit has a mandate to lead and promote clinical research within the PMH Cancer Program through standardization of processes and encouraging a culture of responsibility and accountability in clinical trials.
The Financial Analyst I will be a key support to the development of clinical trial site budgets for both external sponsored and internally sponsored clinical trials. This Financial Analyst position requires an action-oriented individual, with strong technical skills, good business acumen, and demonstrated problem solving capabilities. The ideal candidate possesses the ability to work with individuals from other areas (hospital service departments, research managers, to achieve objectives combined with the willingness to learn.
The analyst will be trained to read clinical trial protocols, and interpret the schedule of events into costing tables to develop study budgets. The analyst will have strong communication skills, with the ability to negotiate in good faith with sponsors, whilst ensuring financial solvency of trials. A keen eye for detail, initiative, and the ability to follow up on items or determine appropriate next steps for timely resolution are key skillsets.
Duties: Evaluates research protocols to assess resource needs for research procedures, clinical research staff time, investigator time, and costs from ancillary departments Develops and negotiates initial and amended budgets for clinical trials Identifies and/or researches whether research procedures in the protocol are standard-of-care or research-related costs in order to correctly classify expenses Produces budget amendment as required Establishes effective working relationships with cross-functional team(s) and represents the company with external constituents Other tasks as assigned and ad-hoc requests, which may include, but are not limited to, developing accounting system for clinical trials, contributing to business cases for program expansion/consolidation etc., or participating on special committees Qualifications University Degree in Business Administration or equivalent required Enrolment in a recognized professional accounting program (e.g.,  CPA ), preferred Previous experience in a healthcare setting an asset Previous experience with research funding an asset Expert knowledge of Excel; strong knowledge of Access and PowerPoint 3 years relevant experience Strong analytical and problem solving skills Strong attention to details and always