"Research Manager"

Job Summary

Administrative and financial management of clinical trials for the Georgia Cancer Centers Clinical Trials Office.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinate and manage pre-award financial activities associated with oncology industry and investigator initiated clinical research trials.
• Review contractual agreements with industry sponsors in conjunction with Augusta University Departments to ensure language is in congruency with Institutional guidelines.
• Review clinical trial documents to conduct coverage analysis in OnCore while analyzing medicare benefit policies congruent with medical practice guidelines related to study specific interventions.
• Communicate regularly with Industry sponsors/CRO, Principal Investigator, research team, the Division of Sponsored Program Administration, OnCore office and other internal as well as external entities involved in budget and contract negotiation.
• Conduct reviews of amended protocols submitting OnCore calendar changes if necessary and route amended contracts for review.
• Attend regularly scheduled departmental and institutional meetings as required.
• Provide training to clinical research staff on study billing grid in Oncore as needed. Assist the post award accountants with training as needed.
• Perform all other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. from an accredited college or university with a minimum of one year directly applicable experience; previous supervisory experience. OR Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of five years' progressive grant management, resources management and quality assurance program development experience and previous supervisory experience. OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of eight years progressive grant management, resources management and quality assurance program development experience and previous supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Proficiency with computers.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to maintain confidentiality. Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills. Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases. Detail-oriented with strong organizational, prioritization and multi-tasking skills.

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Pay Band: B12 Salary: $62,300 - $75,000 Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position Recruitment Period: 1/10/25 - Until Filled Augusta University offers a variety of benefits to full-time benefits-eligible employees and some of our half-time (or more) employees. Benefits that may be elected could include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, Teachers Retirement System (or Optional Retirement Plan), as well as earned vacation time, sick leave, and 13 paid holidays. Also, our full-time employees who have been employed with us successfully for more than 6 months can be considered for the Tuition Assistance Program.

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