Director Clinical Research

Work Shift

Day

Monday-Friday

8:00 AM

5:00 AM

Regular

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Works with the vice president of research and academic administration and chief academic officer to develop, lead, and manage clinical research occurring within Children’s and via Children’s collaborative relationships. This role helps support and fosters a growing research environment, ensures compliance with regulatory agencies and alignment with Children’s overall mission and strategic plan.

• Minimum ten years’ experience in health care, with five years’ experience in a leadership role focused on clinical research

• MHA, MPH, or MBA
• BSN, RN
• CRA, CHRC, CIP and/or CCRP certification
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical research process and operations in both the inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.
• Demonstrated experience in administration and provision of regulatory oversight of funded research including NIH, private, and industry sponsored research

• Bachelor’s degree business, health care administration, or related health care field required

• No professional certifications required

• Demonstrated excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, as well as aptitude for conflict resolution, negotiation, problem solving, and financial acumen
• Demonstrated experience with staff development building cross functional teams and creating a shared team objective, focus, and performance
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong working relationships with all constituencies in a short time frame
• Working knowledge of research federal, state, and local regulations, the NIH, FDA, and other potential sponsors
• Demonstrated fiscal responsibility and ability to create and manage multiple operational and funded research budgets including feasibility reviews of proposed studies
• Strong background in clinical research operations, developing and implementing tools for process improvement, and ability to create ad hoc reports to manage studies
• Active participation on system-level committees, such as research and academic guiding teams, Pediatric Institute Operational guiding team
• Demonstrated expertise and knowledge of hospital-based accreditation needs for qualifying clinical areas (PRU, IDS, Lab); particularly JCAHO and CMS

• Provides oversight and direction for Children’s Clinical Research activities, including business planning, and staff development.
• Directs and oversees all clinical research and processes for appropriateness and alignment with mission and business plan.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates clinical research programs to promote the recruitment, retention, professional development, and continuing education of all research staff in the system.
• In partnership with vice president for research and academic administration, chief research officer, develops system-wide, long-term strategy for research.
• Serves as liaison for clinical research between the Research Office and the Service Line leaders at Children’s, division leaders in the Emory DoP and Research Administration, administrative and scientific/research leadership at academic partners including but not limited to Emory, Ga Tech, and Morehouse.
• Directs and provides resources to mentor investigators…