"Admin Manager Assoc Healthcare"

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This position will serve as the Manager of a clinical research team in the Oncology Clinical Trial Support Unit (O-CTSU) providing operational oversight of O-CTSU staff supporting faculty for the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center - an NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). This position oversees a team of 15-20 staff made up of coordinators, project managers, and nurses supporting a portfolio of 100+ active trials with NCI, Institutional and Industry sponsorship. We are among the top-ranked national programs in research and patient care with members holding $120M in annual direct research funding. Our mission is to reduce the cancer burden and improve cancer outcomes through research, innovation, and transdisciplinary collaboration. With the Oncology CTSU, you will join a diverse team of 150 clinical research professionals dedicated in moving this mission forward through cutting-edge early phase trials to practice-changing phase III. As a team member, we will invest in your education, training, career development and certification. We also offer a variety of specialized roles and growth opportunities to fit your desired career path and goals. People want Michigan Answers. Help discover them.

Leadership (50%): Leads the successful execution of Oncology clinical research by establishing professional relationships with research investigators, research and clinical staff, sponsors, pharmacists, and all personnel involved in the conduct of clinical research. Assures dissemination of information to enhance collaboration through all phases of the research process from feasibility of new students through termination. Provides oversight and follows Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for clinical research. Guides studies through their lifecycle with particular attention during study activation. Serves as an active member of O-CTSU leadership team. Identifies and initiates process improvements to advance clinical research quality. Promotes activities and policies to engage team members in the exciting and challenging work of oncology clinical trials.

Management (30%): Interviews, hires, fires, recommends promotions, adjusts rates of pay, establishes work hours, oversee training, mentoring, and supervision of the team-specific research personnel in the O-CTSU. Builds project teams based on study complexity, accrual goals, staff training and experience, and workload equity. Ensures team compliance with departmental policies, systems (CTMS, EDC, Effort Tracking, etc.) and study monitoring plans. Handles complaints, grievances, and disciplinary actions when necessary. Develops and fosters relationships with study team members at the sponsor, departmental units and other institutional partners (IRB, ORSP, etc.)

Financial/Other (20%): Demonstrates fiscal responsibility for team's impact on the department budget by developing effort estimates, controlling costs, and improving efficiencies. Provides ongoing review of variances in budgeted effort and actual effort and the impact on study account health; initiates change in study budgets, team cost, and efficiency as needed. Ensures proper and timely use of clinical trials management systems to optimize research record keeping, communication, and billing. Reviews and utilizes effort tracking reports to ensure staff remain within 95% compliance goal with effort tracker. Coordinate with other CTSUs as appropriate. All other assigned job duties and responsibilities.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field; Strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead work teams.
• Demonstrated history of excellent management skills.
• 4+ years of experience in clinical research.
• 2+ years previous project management experience, preferably in clinical trials research setting.

Desired Qualifications*

• Master's Degree or equivalent.
• Certifications: Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Regulatory Affairs Certificate (RAC), Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Experience in oncology clinical research
• 1+ years previous supervisory experience, preferably in clinical trials research setting.