Hawthorne Health, Inc. · 5 hours ago
Director of Nursing
Hawthorne Health is a leading community site network and home research visit solution provider, and they are seeking a Director of Nursing to ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of their clinical research operations. This role involves providing clinical oversight, developing educational programs, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements while leading a high-performing team.
Clinical TrialsHealth CareInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Collaborate with senior leadership to align educational initiatives with objectives, study specific needs, regulatory requirements, and organizational goals
Align KPIs with organizational goals. Collect data, develop and deliver presentations and reports to Network and Hawthorne Health leadership
Develop and execute an expansion plan, based on professional practice considerations such as regional scope and standards of practice, to conduct learning needs assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational deliverables in other markets
Design and oversee the development of educational courses, programs, curricula, and training materials
Responsible for development and delivery of clinician educational roll-out plan and communication
Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of educational initiatives, making necessary adjustments to enhance program outcomes
Build and implement integrated learning management system
Develop systems and tools that allow efficient and effective training delivery and objective assessment of training success
Oversee the implementation of training courses into the LMS
Design, launch, assign, and track training courses in the LMS
Build and lead a high-performing team consisting of clinical roles such as clinical research lead/ trainers
Oversee clinical vendors, and others supporting professional practice and training needs
Establish goals and objectives with direct reports in alignment with the strategic goals of Hawthorne Health and provide ongoing performance evaluation
Revise, develop, and author all clinical controlled documents (such as standard operating procedures, work instructions, or policies) while engaging stakeholders and assessing internal and external impact
Ensure that all clinical education and training programs adhere to relevant regulatory requirements, including ICH-GCP, FDA guidelines, and other applicable standards and timeframes
Responsible for tracking and overseeing diligence for clinical practice limitations by region
Implement processes in compliance with regulations to promote workplace and lone worker safety
Support internal and external audits and inspections
Oversee external vendor partnerships, support contract negotiations and renewals, manage governance and ongoing relationships to meet the evolving needs of the organization
Provide clinical expertise based on evidenced based practice and clinical research standards
Review protocols and provide clinical insight as needed
Provide clinical remediation /re-training to clinicians
Establish quality assurance mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness and impact of clinical education programs
Implement strategies to maintain high standards of educational content and delivery
Participate in corrective and preventive action plans and support the resolution of clinician related quality issues
Collaborate with Business Development team to provide ongoing input and support for new proposal development activities to help increase project win-rate and drive Hawthorne growth
Provide clinical insights in feasibility assessment and evaluation of sponsor protocols as part of RFP process
Collaborate with Finance to optimize clinician pay rates to be consistent with market rates and support Hawthorne market competitiveness and margin growth
Collaborate with senior leaders, quality, operations, business development, study operations, and other stakeholders to identify educational needs and align training programs accordingly
Qualification
Required
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required, compact license preferred
10 years or more of RN experience
Experience in designing and implementing education and training programs or orienting new clinicians to roles
Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is required
Strong understanding of clinical research regulations, GCP, ethics, and best practices
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Strategic thinking and the ability to drive organizational change
Excellent organizational and time management abilities
Proactive approach and solutions-oriented mindset
Experience managing multiple complex projects independently
Preferred
Master of Science preferred
Certification in nursing professional development (e.g. NPD-BC) or clinical research (e.g., ACRP, SoCRA) is a plus
Working experience in pharma / medical device industry including working with sponsors, sites and CROs
Familiarity with learning management systems
Benefits
Bonus eligibility based on company and individual targets.
Company
Hawthorne Health, Inc.
Hawthorne Health is the leading community site network, with 75+ locations across the U.S. and a mission to make clinical trials more accessible.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$23.1MKey Investors
Northpond VenturesSignalFire
2021-06-09Series A· $20M
2019-09-01Convertible Note· $0.1M
2017-05-07Seed· $3M
Recent News
Google Patent
2025-02-10
Company data provided by crunchbase