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They serve as the university\u2019s representatives in budget and payment term negotiations with the industry sponsors and\/or CROs on behalf of the clinical staff.<\/p>\n<p>Our budgeting policy does not allow the university to subsidize industry clinical trials, so the budgeting team ensures we finalize budgets that meet all clinical costs for research procedures and laboratory tests based on Medicare Coverage Analysis, ancillary services, clinical staffing cost and institutional overhead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Study Team Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your department budgeting guide is based on complexity levels for trial staffing cost, indicate the complexity level in OnCore at time of new study submission.<\/li>\n<li>If possible, attend kick-off meeting scheduled by our office to discuss any ancillary departments that will be required for the conduct of the trial (i.e. USC Stevens Center), special budgeting needs the trial will require and address any budgeting questions the assigned budget specialist may have.<\/li>\n<li>If applicable, provide cost for any third-party vendor providing clinical service (i.e. outside non-USC lab like Quest)<\/li>\n<li>If applicable, review the internal budget assessment sent by the assigned budget specialist within five (5) calendar days.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Budget Development Process\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Once the Medicare Coverage Analysis \u201cMCA\u201d is completed, the assigned budget apecialist will develop a budget assessment based on the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clinical costs for all research procedures, research laboratory tests (local and central), and any other research related items such as hospital stays (inpatient and\/or observational)<\/li>\n<li>Cost for any ancillary departments (i.e., Clinical Trials Unit, USC Stevens Center)<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Trial staffing costs (i.e., investigator, coordinator, data manager)<\/li>\n<li>If applicable, patient stipend and\/or reimbursement<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate institutional overhead<\/li>\n<li>All applicable administrative fees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/clinical-trials-office\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/172\/2025\/07\/istockphoto-913589156-612x612-1.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"budgetting\"\n\n                \n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"outer-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      \n                <div class=\"cards-container\">\n              \n                  <div class=\"card\">\n\n                      <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                                                                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n    \n      <h2>\n          Pre-Award: Budgeting Team Bios and Responsibilities\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Teresa Trejo<\/strong>, Budgeting Manager, oversees the budgeting team here at the Clinical Trials Office and serves as a USC representative in budgeting matters for industry-sponsored clinical trial budgets. She has been with USC for over 20 years where she has gained extensive knowledge in developing and negotiating budgets for clinical trials. She has successfully built great working relationships with sponsoring companies and clinical research staff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Teresa.Trejo@med.usc.edu\">Teresa.Trejo@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Esther Suko<\/strong>, Senior Budget Specialist, is responsible for the development, review and negotiations of budgets and payment terms for industry sponsored clinical trials. She also serves as a resource for the budgeting team on budgeting matters that require escalation. Her main therapeutic area portfolio is phase I studies under the Oncology department. She also has years of experience in clinical trials accounting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Esther.Suko@med.usc.edu\">Esther.Suko@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosy Lafko<\/strong>, Budget Specialist, is responsible for the development, review and negotiations of budgets and payment terms for industry sponsored clinical trials. She brings years of experience from having worked on the pharmaceutical side. Her main therapeutic areas portfolio are Surgery and Cardiovascular device clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Rosy.Lafko@med.usc.edu\">Rosy.Lafko@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madelyn Aman<\/strong>, Budget Specialist, is responsible for the development, review and negotiations of budgets and payment terms for industry sponsored clinical trials. Prior to joining USC\u2019s Clinical Trials Office in 2024, she gained 7 years of experience as a study coordinator, conducting clinical trials and managing site pre-award and post-award activities. 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