Kasim Manekia

Clinical Finance Analyst @Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals

Pasadena, CA, US

Negotiate budgets and contracts for Phase clinical trials with sites and hospitals. Scope of work includes per patient costs, site costs, invoiceables and pass through costs, payment terms, and subject stipend-Work with CROs to ensure cost-effective site budgets are executed -Conduct comprehensive data analysis on vendor budgets to determine fair market value of products and services provided to clinical operations -Assist the Financial Planning & Analysis team by forecasting future costs and efforts, organizing and providing metrics for current and past trials, and modeling scenarios for upcoming trials -Collaborate cross-functionally with departments such as Clinical Operations and Legal to ensure the quality and speed of work satisfies all stakeholders -Research and document the competitive landscape to identify opportunities for cost reduction and optimization -Reconcile financial reports of direct costs and investigator grants to ensure accuracy and timely payments -Current areas of research: cardiometabolic, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, CNS

University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA, Healthcare Management & Policy

University of California, Irvine

Bachelor of Science - BS, Biological Sciences