
Matt Lurie
CEO and Principal Consultant at The Pathways Group with extensive experience across site and sponsor roles, advising research sites on budget negotiations, financial audits, and operational sustainability.
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Jan 19, 2026 • 48min
Best Practices for Clinical Trial Budgeting
Matt Lurie, consultant advising sites on budget negotiations and sustainability. Heidi Kassel, site business lead focused on operations and billing compliance. Kristen McKenna, Pfizer contracts lead overseeing global site budgeting. They discuss why budgets stall, what makes defensible justifications, templates and fee schedules, communication tactics, and ways sponsors and sites can speed negotiations.


