Decentralized CTO Administrator

Decentralized CTO Administrator Job Summary

The Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCT) Operations Administrator isa strategic role at Huntsman Cancer Institute responsible for advancing decentralized clinical trial operations while expanding access to care on clinical trials for the patients HCI serves across the five-state Mountain West, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada,Montana. This position provides operational, and programmatic leadership for decentralized and hybrid clinical trial operations,with emphasis on strategically building the hub-and-spoke infrastructure, workflows, partnerships, and service models neededto extend high-quality clinical trial services beyond the main campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Serving as a clinical trials liaison to external entities, regional partners, affiliate locations, community-based organizations,sponsors, investigators, and operational stakeholders this position supports decentralized trial delivery and strengthens access to clinical trials throughout the region. The position advances theDCT Initiative that HCI leads as part of the Rural Healthcare Initiative and Area We Serve clinical trial operations, including coordination with the Rural Connections to Research program withinthe University of Utah Clinical Trials Support Institute Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) where appropriate toalign regional access strategies.

Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention,care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve– which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming – with impact worldwide.

In your cover letter or during your interview process, weinvite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce thecancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include description of your prior experiences related to research,prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training,administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institute's mission and this position.

• Serve as the operational administrator for HCI's decentralized clinical trials portfolio, supporting advancement of clinical trial access and services across the five-state Mountain West.
• Design, implement, and manage hub-and-spoke operations that enable decentralized and hybrid clinical trial services across academic, affiliate, community, rural, and frontier settings.
• Serve as a clinical trials liaison to external entities,regional partners, affiliate locations, sponsors, investigators,and community-based organizations to strengthen trial delivery and patient access throughout the region.
• Lead planning, implementation, and ongoing management of decentralized trial components, including virtual visits,electronic consent, remote data capture, wearable technologies,remote monitoring, home-based services, and other patient-centered trial supports.
• Together with OSP/OGC, manage contracts, service agreements,and operational relationships supporting decentralized trial activities.
• Advance the HCI-led DCT Initiative by coordinating clinical trial operations, regional workflows, external partnerships, and service models that align with the Rural Healthcare Initiative andArea We Serve clinical trial priorities.
• Support activation and ongoing management of participating sites and service partners, ensuring operational readiness,consistent workflows, partner communication, and integration of decentralized services into active clinical trials.
• Identify operational gaps and barriers in decentralized trial delivery and implement scalable solutions that improve access,efficiency, quality, and participant experience.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams by providing training,mentorship, and guidance on decentralized workflows, technologies,standard operating procedures, and good clinical practice in remoteand distributed settings.
• Represent HCI in regional operational discussions related to decentralized trial delivery, access barriers, affiliate engagement, partner capabilities, and sustainable models for serving patients across the Mountain West.
• Ensure compliance with FDA, ICH-GCP, NIH, sponsor, and institutional requirements, maintaining high standards for regulatory documentation, data integrity, participant safety, and audit readiness.
• Develop, refine, and implement standard operating procedures,quality improvement initiatives, and corrective actions using operational data, performance metrics, and stakeholder feedback.

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to thejob.