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Northwestern Memorial Hospital · 2 months ago

Program Manager - CTI Clinical Research

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$53.26/hr - $71.90/hr

4+ years exp

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is a leading healthcare institution committed to delivering world-class care and medical innovation. The Program Manager for Clinical Research is responsible for the comprehensive management of clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies and internal policies, while overseeing financial management and training of research personnel.

Health Care

Responsibilities

Within assigned service line, directs and oversees the organization and execution of research protocols with the proper allocation of resources and adherence to Good Clinical Practice and research protocol requirements

Oversees the financial management of research activities including, but not limited to, assisting in development of overall study budgets with the Office of Research and serving as the point of contact for the Office of Research for service line related research billing processes, development of the annual capital and operating budgets for research and monitoring service line adherence to set budgets as well as research staff productivity

Oversees and manages the development of service line research training materials and education of research personnel, providers and staff in study execution and management

Serves as the primary contact and lead liaison for service line investigators, external sponsors, contract research organizations, external auditors and the IRB

Assists in development of and responsible for service line oversight of research policy and procedures as well as quality control and assurance initiatives

Manages quality performance improvement initiatives for research within assigned service line

Directs and provides administrative supervision of department clinical trial coordinators and research support staff

Manages the Human Resource activities of the research service line including orientation, ongoing training and performance evaluations of research support staff

Collaborates with the Office of Research, service line leaders and investigators to identify and/or develop research opportunities and provides direction on initiating new research within the service line

Assists service line investigators with developing and submitting research proposals, where applicable

Assists with development of recruitment materials and marketing strategies for research initiatives within assigned service line

Conducts formal meetings with service line administrators, investigators and research staff, as applicable, to ensure open communication and ongoing dialogue

Collaborates with service line administrators and medical directors to identify key opportunities for research and ensures research service line direction is in step with the overall service line business plans

Continually seeks out and obtains research management learning opportunities

Maintains an accurate and expanding knowledge of GCP, federal regulations and overall research administration

Performs all other functions as related to this job and assigned

Qualification

Clinical ResearchMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementHealthcare ExperienceCommunication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProblem-Solving Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree, or in lieu of degree, 4 additional years of related experience

Minimum 4 years of experience in a related healthcare, academic leadership, or project management position

Successfully managed people, projects, and/or grants in an academic setting

Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Project

Demonstrated project management and organizational skills, demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills, excellent oral and communication skills, demonstrated ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with peers and constituents at all levels of the organization