Clinical Research Supervisor

Clinical Research Supervisor

The Department of Radiology has a budding research program that is mission-focused and strives to meet the specific imaging needs of our diverse patient population and the needs of our Health Science Center programs. We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced clinical research supervisor to coordinate and lead the radiology research program. This position is responsible for assisting the research team and providing research expertise to faculty, residents, medical students, and graduate students.

They must work with several investigators and departments and must expertly coordinate many types of clinical and preclinical studies including investigator-initiated studies, clinical trials, and prospective and retrospective studies. The successful candidate will support radiology research. Specific tasks include:

• Identify and create internal policies, processes and procedures to support research program
• Communicating with research technologists, modality supervisors, radiology registration and scheduling
• Assist faculty in applying for and securing research funding from internal and external sources
• Identify key stakeholders and develop multidisciplinary relationships
• Operationalize and prepare research budgets/rates and create/identify administrative tools to provide routine reports
• Reviewing clinical trials for feasibility and compliance
• Reconciliation of expenditures and charges
• Identify opportunities to develop patent and commercialization opportunities
• Design novel pathways and tools to support scholarly activities that are required for radiology resident research
• Effectively communicate departmental research mission to physicians and scientists throughout the UNM system
• Ensure research is conducted in compliance with regulatory and institutional requirements

In addition, this individual will provide technical and professional coordination and leadership in the execution of day-to-day activities for our expanding research enterprise.

Responsibilities will include:

• 1. Assist with development of infrastructure for a collaborative Radiology Research Center including identification, evaluation and securing of intra- and extramural grant funding opportunities, working with UNMH and SRMC to develop research imaging protocols, and writing proposals and business plans to develop additional funding;
  15%
• 2. Management and oversight of administrative and technical operations of the Department of Radiology including scheduling and efficient usage of Radiology research resources (imaging equipment, faculty and technical staff time, Image Processing Lab) and management of the referral billing revenue cycle;
  30%
• 3. Formulate and implement strategies, short and long-range goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures to support and ensure efficient, fiscally sound operation of & Radiology Research Program;
  10%
• 4. Serve as the primary research point of contact and liaison with internal and external constituencies including other departments and schools/colleges at UNM, all UNM Health System facilities, a variety of non-profit agencies and private companies at the local, state, regional, national and international levels, and between the scientific and the clinical communities;
  10%
• 5. Accountable for Pre- and Post-Award grant activities including preparation and electronic submission of project narrative, summary, scope and budget; generating and submitting progress reports, approving and monitoring expenditures and effort allocation, preparing budget revisions, providing interim status reports and ensuring quality control and protocol compliance;
  10%
• 6. Ensure that research activities and facility and equipment usage are in compliance with all relevant federal, state, local and…