Clinical Research Lab Manager

Clinical Research Lab Manager (Fixed-term 2 years)

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🔍School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States 📁 Research 📅 Dec 02, 2025 Post Date 📅 107778 Requisition #

The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine at Stanford University’s School of Medicine is a world‑leading department that offers comprehensive training and perioperative patient care, pain management, and critical care medicine as well as cutting‑edge research. The Department is seeking a Clinical Research Lab Manager (Fixed‑term 2 years) to conduct clinical research and work independently on progressively more complex projects/assignments.

Independently manage significant and key aspects of a large study or all aspects of one or more small research studies.

• Oversee daily lab operations, including inventory and equipment management, purchasing, scheduling, and event coordination.
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of grant proposals, progress reports, and manuscripts.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for philanthropy activities, sponsor meetings, and team communications.
• Oversee subject recruitment and study enrollment goals; develop and implement effective strategies for participant recruitment, engagement, and retention in long‑term clinical trials.
• Manage data systems for research projects, including database design, data collection, validation, analysis, and reporting.
• Develop project timelines, targets, and accountability structures. Lead weekly team meetings, set priorities, and document key decisions and milestones.
• Supervise, train, and mentor new research staff and students, including onboarding, performance evaluation, and ongoing professional development.
• Audit operations and laboratory procedures to ensure compliance with all applicable institutional, regulatory, and federal requirements. Monitor IRB submissions and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Serve as liaison between investigators, sponsors, and institutional offices. Monitor and report serious adverse events and coordinate resolution of study queries.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and define best practices to enhance study conduct, data integrity, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with principal investigators to develop and manage study budgets, differentiating standard‑of‑care versus research procedures. Track study milestones and invoice sponsors per contract requirements.
• Ensure ongoing regulatory compliance by maintaining study documentation, certifications, and protocol adherence.
• Assist principal investigators with IND applications and ensure timely completion of IRB renewals and regulatory submissions.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and two years of experience in clinical research, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and database applications.
• Experience with research protocols and regulatory or governing bodies, including HIPAA, FDA regulations, IRB requirements, and Good Clinical Practice.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.

Society of Clinical Research Associates or Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification is preferred. May require a valid California Driver’s License.

• Frequently stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop, squat and use fine light/fine grasping.
• Occasionally sit, reach above shoulders, perform desk‑based computer tasks, use a telephone and write by hand, lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh up to 40 pounds.
• Rarely kneel, crawl, climb ladders, grasp forcefully, sort and file paperwork or parts, rarely lift, carry, push, and pull objects that weigh 40 pounds or more.
• Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

• Position may at times…