Hackensack Meridian Health · 4 months ago
Manager, Project Management Oncology Research
Hackensack Meridian Health is dedicated to transforming healthcare and serving as a leader of positive change. The Manager, Project Management Oncology Research oversees the Oncology Clinical Research Project Management Team, ensuring compliance and process improvement in clinical research operations. This role involves managing project teams, developing processes, and fostering collaboration to enhance clinical trial execution and participant recruitment.
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Responsibilities
Manages the Project Management team to ensure consistency, regulatory compliance, and continuous process improvement across the Oncology Clinical Research enterprise
Develops and maintains Clinical Trial Management System process and procedures to continually enhance and automate Oncology Clinical Research metrics tracking and reporting across all disease groups (oncology divisions)
Manages the Clinical Research Coordinator team to ensure consistent and regulatory compliant operational and administrative support across assigned study teams
Develops and maintains processes and procedures to ensure strong and effective matrix team communications and to enable efficient and effective clinical trial execution across all participating sponsors, vendors, departments, physicians, and team members and HMH leadership
Works alongside Physicians, Leadership, and research executives to operationalize new and existing research programs and initiatives
Contributes to the scientific and operational review of projects and assessment of study and accrual feasibility
Works with Project Management Team to ensure the active ongoing management of all Clinical trial portfolios including providing direction and leadership to implement new initiatives to accelerate clinical trial startup by reducing budget, Medicare Coverage Analysis and Pharmaceutical company cycle times on all contract and budget negotiations
Accountable for meeting research participant recruitment performance metrics and divisional operations targets through the direction and management of Project Management and Clinical Research Coordinators
Fosters collaborative working relationships with cross-functional research teams (i.e., nursing, data management, regulatory, finance, and others) in order to align processes, maximize efficiency, and drive timely and quality project delivery
Ensures direct reports submit high quality, accurate and timely data into information systems (e.g., CTMS, clinical trial databases, EPIC EMR and other tracking systems) that generate operations, financial, NCI, regulatory and other leadership reports
Defines and measures accrual and other performance metrics and provides executive leadership with regular status updates on productivity, progress of the trials, and identifies opportunities of risk and/or improvement
Accountable for the recruitment, supervision, performance management and evaluation (including progressive disciplinary measures) of Project Managers and Clinical Research Coordinators
Promotes and maintains organizational efficiency and effectiveness
Communicates and openly supports new policies and procedures and strategic priorities as outlined by the Research Director and other research initiatives
Maintains a positive work climate; applies policies fairly and consistently and fosters an environment where employees contribute to the organization
Maintains overall awareness in the field of clinical research, as well as assigned areas
Other duties and/or projects as assigned
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree required, advanced degree preferred (MS, PhD)
Minimum of 10 years of experience in the healthcare field
Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in Clinical Research Operations
Minimum of 3 years of progressive direct management experience
Strong attention to detail and customer service focus
Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills
Ability to work independently, or in a team, and handle multiple deadline driven tasks in a dynamic environment is essential
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace
Extensive knowledge of drug development process and clinical trial execution
Preferred
Advanced Degree in research field or related field
Certified Clinical Research Professional CCRP and/or CCRA and/or SOCRA
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification preferred
Benefits
Health
Dental
Vision
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
Retirement benefits
Company
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health is a health care organization that offers research and medical services.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$36.3MKey Investors
Baldrick's FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2023-11-21Grant
2023-02-24Grant· $3M
2019-05-10Grant· $33.3M
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