Northwestern Medicine · 2 months ago
Program Manager - CTI Clinical Research
541 N. Fairbanks, Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry focused on providing patient-first care. The Program Manager, Clinical Research is responsible for managing clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and overseeing the financial and administrative aspects of research within the service line.
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Responsibilities
Within assigned service line, directs and oversees the organization and execution of research protocols with the proper allocation of resources and adherence to Good Clinical Practice and research protocol requirements
Oversees the financial management of research activities including, but not limited to, assisting in development of overall study budgets with the Office of Research and serving as the point of contact for the Office of Research for service line related research billing processes, development of the annual capital and operating budgets for research and monitoring service line adherence to set budgets as well as research staff productivity
Oversees and manages the development of service line research training materials and education of research personnel, providers and staff in study execution and management
Serves as the primary contact and lead liaison for service line investigators, external sponsors, contract research organizations, external auditors and the IRB
Assists in development of and responsible for service line oversight of research policy and procedures as well as quality control and assurance initiatives
Manages quality performance improvement initiatives for research within assigned service line
Directs and provides administrative supervision of department clinical trial coordinators and research support staff
Manages the Human Resource activities of the research service line including orientation, ongoing training and performance evaluations of research support staff
Collaborates with the Office of Research, service line leaders and investigators to identify and/or develop research opportunities and provides direction on initiating new research within the service line
Assists service line investigators with developing and submitting research proposals, where applicable
Assists with development of recruitment materials and marketing strategies for research initiatives within assigned service line
Conducts formal meetings with service line administrators, investigators and research staff, as applicable, to ensure open communication and ongoing dialogue
Collaborates with service line administrators and medical directors to identify key opportunities for research and ensures research service line direction is in step with the overall service line business plans
Continually seeks out and obtains research management learning opportunities
Maintains an accurate and expanding knowledge of GCP, federal regulations and overall research administration
Performs all other functions as related to this job and assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree, or in lieu of degree, 4 additional years of related experience
Minimum 4 years of experience in a related healthcare, academic leadership, or project management position
Successfully managed people, projects, and/or grants in an academic setting
Strong Knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Project
Demonstrated project management and organizational skills, demonstrated analysis and problem-solving skills, excellent oral and communication skills, demonstrated ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with peers and constituents at all levels of the organization
Preferred
Master's degree preferred (required in place of work experience)
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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