Clinical Research

We help organizations streamline clinical research operations across study start-up, financial management, and technology implementation. Our team combines operational expertise and technology-driven solutions to help organizations improve efficiency, reduce risk, and support successful research outcomes.

In addition to traditional consulting services, we provide embedded support for study start-up and regulatory. We also offer managed services, including coverage analysis, budget preparation and negotiation, contract negotiation of all agreement types beyond just clinical trial agreements, CTMS builds, and post-award financial management. Our flexible consulting services—coupled with our managed services—allow you to get the help and expertise right when you need it, and in a format that fits your organization.

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Our Approach

Whether your organization is struggling to hire, train, and retain staff, or your institution is facing challenges with study start-up, workflows and processes, or just managing the day-to-day workloads in the busy research environment, Attain Partners is here to help. We provide expert support in a variety of ways to suit your needs.

Attain Partners delivers tailored clinical research operations support designed to help organizations accelerate study activation, improve operational efficiency, strengthen financial oversight, and support long-term research success.

Our experienced team works across the clinical research lifecycle to provide practical, scalable solutions aligned to your organization’s goals and operational needs.

Meet the Team

Get to know the experts leading our Clinical Research services.

Istvan Fekete, Principal

Megan Brimer, Consultant

What We Do

Attain Partners delivers tailored clinical research operations support designed to help organizations accelerate study activation, improve operational efficiency, strengthen financial oversight, and support long-term research success.

Contracting – Partner with our experts through a flexible, fixed-fee model that delivers predictable costs, faster turnaround times, and reduced reliance on expensive outside counsel.
Coverage Analysis – Our certified Coverage Analysis experts provide immediate, scalable support tailored to your institution’s requirements, helping you meet demand without the delays of hiring and training.
Post-Award Financial Management – Maximize revenue recovery and strengthen financial oversight with expert support for invoicing, reconciliation, revenue tracking, and post-award administration, allowing your team to focus on study execution.

Billing Compliance & Financial Audits – Protect your organization from compliance risk and lost revenue through targeted billing compliance reviews and financial audits that identify gaps, validate processes, and ensure all sponsor payments are collected.
Study Start-Up – Accelerate study activation with embedded start-up support that coordinates stakeholders, streamlines workflows, and keeps critical documents, systems, and approvals moving efficiently from day one.

Specialized Offerings

Post-Award Training

Attain Partners’ Post-Award Training equips clinical research professionals with practical skills to effectively manage studies from award through closeout. Through interactive, instructor-led sessions, participants strengthen expertise in financial management, compliance, revenue recovery, and study closeout while gaining tools they can immediately apply to improve post-award performance.

Clinical Trial Startup Manager Program

Our Study Start-Up Manager (SSM) model provides centralized oversight of the clinical trial start-up process, improving coordination across stakeholders and reducing activation delays. By proactively managing timelines and resolving barriers early, the SSM helps organizations accelerate study activation, improve operational efficiency, and create more predictable, scalable start-up processes.

Prospective Reimbursement Analysis

Attain Partners’ Prospective Reimbursement Analysis goes beyond traditional Coverage Analysis to evaluate both Medicare billability and expected reimbursement. This approach helps organizations identify potential financial shortfalls, understand patient financial impact, and make more informed decisions before study activation.

How You Benefit

Organizations rely on Attain Partners to help accelerate study timelines, strengthen operational performance, and support compliant research operations.