OCRC Program Manager

University Staff

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Department:
Orthopedics

Job Title: OCRC Program Manager

Position #:  - Requisition 39018

The primary focus area of this position is the management of the Orthopedics Clinical Research Core (OCRC). This includes direct oversight of Core team members and indirect leadership to other clinical research professionals throughout the Department. These roles will collaborate with Department research leadership to improve efficiency of clinical research management including study launch processes and ongoing operations, communication with and support of clinical research team members, regulatory oversight, and an improved pathway to success for clinical researchers.

The secondary responsibility of these positions is to serve as a central point of contact for Principal Investigators who utilize the OCRC. This may include managing regulatory submissions, ensuring compliance with applicable rules and regulations, serving as Department liaison with study sponsors and campus regulatory bodies, and completing other required activities and documentation pertaining to sponsored clinical studies.

• Collaborate with Department clinical research leadership to improve policies and procedures of the OCRC
• Help establish new Clinical Research Review Committee that will evaluate applications to utilize Core services and make selections based on pre-determined factors including feasibility and study coordinator time commitment
• Monitor workload and distribute among team members
• Serve as Department Point of Contact and Subject Matter Expert for clinical research, including answering questions related to compliance, regulatory submissions, and ongoing management of clinical trials
• Assist research professionals with compliance issues on an as-needed basis
• Stay apprised of regulatory changes related to clinical research and inform other clinical research professionals of key developments
• Offer mentorship to clinical research professionals throughout Department
• Onboard clinical research assistants
• Work with clinical research leadership to help ensure a high standard of compliance in all clinical research activities conducted by CU Orthopedics
• Develop and maintain a variety of reports and communicate and present data to stakeholders
• Collaborate with Research Services Program Director and Research Administrative Team on various projects including helping monitor study coordinator time/utilization and tracking effort as it relates to Departmental research pricing
• Ensure fiscal compliance with university policies and procedures
• Establish a structure of oversight and regular communication with each individual research program within Clinical Orthopedics
• Support Clinical Research Director with ad‑hoc projects
• Recruit, supervise and manage research professionals across the Department
• Develop new processes to track clinical research metrics and create new reports for senior research leadership.
• Devise new strategies for improving various aspects of clinical research management, including but not limited to helping speed up study launch timelines, making more accurate feasibility assessments, better meeting enrollment targets, and improving clinical research communications/education across the Department.
• Create and implement processes to run the new Orthopedics Clinical Research Core; be responsible for daily operations of OCRC.
• Act as Lead Department Liaison in the event of internal and external audits.

Hybrid - this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in‑person meetings.

The University of Colorado, Department of Orthopedics is a recognized global leader in the field and Colorado's most trusted orthopedic group for adults and children. Our unique position at the forefront of medical science, education, and practice innovation translates in real‑time to the most advanced patient care, unmatched in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region. From routine cases to the most complex, we treat every orthopedic condition including injuries and diseases of the bones, joints, nerves, tendons,…