Matthew Comienski
Lakewood,Ohio
Summary
Results-driven Clinical Finance and Site Payments Professional with over 6 years of experience in global oncology and hematology trials. Managed multi-million dollar investigator payments, developed scalable payment workflows, and resolved complex reconciliation issues. Collaborated effectively with Clinical Operations, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure compliance and operational efficiency. MBA candidate focusing on strategic financial management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Site Payments Specialist
Everest Clinical Research
Remote, NC
05.2023 - Current
- Acted as primary point of contact for site payment execution, reconciliation, and issue resolution, ensuring timely and compliant payments across multi-cycle study budgets.
- Own end-to-end financial operations for four global oncology and hematology clinical trials, managing over $10M in investigator site payments year-to-date.
- Analyze payment trends, variances, and discrepancies to proactively identify root causes, reducing outstanding liabilities and improving forecast accuracy.
- Implemented and optimized Medidata Payments workflows, standardizing processes and improving operational efficiency across study teams.
- Designed and maintained Excel-based financial trackers for invoice processing, approval workflows, forecasting, and aging analysis, enhancing financial visibility.
- Lead weekly sponsor-facing Investigator Grant calls, presenting payment status, addressing escalations, and aligning Finance and Clinical Operations stakeholders.
- Develop SOPs, WIs, and internal guidance that strengthen compliance, reduce processing redundancies, and support audit readiness.
- Trained cross-functional project teams on payment processes and reconciliation practices, ensuring consistency and adherence to financial controls across studies.
Project Specialist
Syneos Health
Remote, NC
05.2021 - 05.2023
- Supported operational and financial activities across multiple global clinical trials, ensuring accuracy of study documentation, budgets, and financial data within CTMS and eTMF systems.
- Conducted budget reviews, financial documentation audits, and protocol deviation analysis to ensure compliance with internal and sponsor requirements.
- Collaborated with global clinical operations and finance teams to streamline site communications, documentation tracking, and operational planning.
- Maintained trackers, meeting minutes, and action items to enhance forecasting, planning, and cross-functional decision-making.
IMS Specialist, Payments Operations
Syneos Health
Morrisville, NC
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Managed global site payments for 250+ investigator sites, processing over $5M in payments during 2020.
- Reconciled more than 80 sites within three months, resolving over $1M in outstanding liabilities and improving accuracy of budget tracking and financial documentation.
- Analyzed financial and operational reports from CTMS and EDC systems weekly to enhance forecasting and payment planning.
- Reviewed site contracts, budgets, and FMV terms to ensure compliance with financial execution standards.
- Authored SOPs to standardize payment practices across regions, including LATAM, ensuring consistency and improving audit readiness.
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Finance
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC, US05.2026
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Analytics
William Peace University
Raleigh, NC, US05.2019
Skills
- Clinical Site Payments
- Investigator Grants
- Budget Tracking
- Payment resolution
- Reconciliation
- Audit preparedness
- Compliance
- SOP Development
- Data governance
- CTMS
- Medidata Payments
- ETMF
- Process optimization
- Cause analysis
- Cross-functional communication
- Sponsor communication
Timeline
Clinical Site Payments Specialist
Everest Clinical Research
05.2023 - Current
Project Specialist
Syneos Health
05.2021 - 05.2023
IMS Specialist, Payments Operations
Syneos Health
09.2019 - 05.2021
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Finance
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Analytics
William Peace University