Assistant Director - Clinical Research Management

Department: RI Office of Clinical Trials Administration (OCTA) Clinical Research Management Department

Job Description Summary: The Assistant Director, Clinical Research Management provides operational leadership and oversight for centralized clinical research management functions supporting investigators and study teams across KU Medical Center and the Health System. Reporting to the Director, Clinical Research Management, the Assistant Director manages the Portfolio Managers team and oversees multisite clinical trial research management operations.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide operational leadership for centralized clinical research management services.
• Directly manage and develop the Portfolio Managers team.
• Support centralized administration of trial activation, amendment, and closeout processes.
• Identify and support clinical research related vendors and service requests.
• Oversee multisite clinical trial research management operations including financial and contractual workflow development, multisite budget development and site activations.
• Collaborate with the Director on strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
• Develop and monitor operational timelines and performance metrics.
• Serve as an operational resource for investigators, study teams, sponsors, and CROs.
• Ensure compliance with institutional, regulatory, and ethical standards.
• Develop organizational staffing plans and assure that employees with the appropriate education, experience and skills are hired, onboarded, trained, supervised, have individual goals and development plans; receive annual performance evaluations and where necessary implement appropriate employee discipline.
• Ensure area employees conduct activities in a professional and ethical manner, and in accordance with KUMC Policies and applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.