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AI Engineering for CRO Finance

We automate pass-through cost reconciliation, revenue recognition, project profitability analysis, and milestone billing — built and operated for you.

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What We Automate

We don't know every problem in your operation. You do. These are the types of work we engineer AI for. You tell us where it hurts most.

Billing, Payments & Reconciliation

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Your team spends days reconciling site costs and sponsor invoices. We do it in minutes.

pass-through reconciliation investigator payments sponsor invoicing

Data Entry Automation

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Your team re-types data from one system to another. We eliminate that.

site invoices travel receipts milestone completions budget entries

Reporting & Consolidation

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Project financial data pulled together so leadership sees one picture.

project profitability backlog reports revenue forecasts

Compliance & Audit Readiness

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Every audit is a fire drill. We keep you ready all the time.

ASC 606 compliance contract audits SOX controls

Risk Detection

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Patterns hiding in your data that your team can't catch at scale. AI finds them.

scope creep margin erosion budget overruns

Incoming Request Processing

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Requests come in from everywhere in every format. We read, classify, and route them.

change orders site invoices budget amendments
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Common Questions About AI for CRO Finance

How do we start?
We start with a 2-week AI Roadmap. Our engineers spend time inside your CRO finance operation — watching your team reconcile pass-through costs, mapping your revenue recognition process, measuring your project profitability analysis cycle. The output is a ranked list of workflows by ROI, with implementation timelines and expected savings. No commitment to build beyond the roadmap.
What does my team do differently on day 1?
Almost nothing. The first workflow runs alongside your existing process — AI processes pass-through reconciliations or milestone billing in parallel while your team works normally. Once accuracy is validated (typically 2-3 weeks), we switch over. Your finance team starts managing exceptions instead of processing everything manually. The transition is gradual, not a big bang.
How does this work with our financial systems?
We build on top of your existing systems. We integrate with your ERP, CTMS, and project management platforms. The AI layer connects your financial systems with clinical operations data. Your IT team keeps managing infrastructure. We build the automation that bridges your financial and operational systems.
What about milestone-based revenue recognition?
Every workflow we build handles the complexity of CRO revenue recognition — milestone-based billing, units-based models, FTE-based contracts, and hybrid arrangements. The AI validates revenue against contract terms and ASC 606 requirements. We maintain audit trails for every automated step. The AI doesn't make accounting judgments; it eliminates the manual work around them.
How do we measure success?
We define success metrics with you before building anything. Typical metrics: pass-through reconciliation time, revenue recognition accuracy, project profitability analysis speed, and invoice cycle time. We set up dashboards that show before/after in real-time. If the numbers don't improve within 90 days, we fix it on our dime.
What's the total cost for year 1?
Two options. Per Workflow: $25K-$75K per workflow, best for starting with one high-impact process like pass-through reconciliation or milestone billing. Dedicated Team: ~$22K/month for 2+ AI engineers embedded in your operation, building multiple workflows continuously. Most CRO finance teams start with one workflow, prove the ROI, then move to a dedicated team.

Your operations are too complex for manual processes.

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