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Michigan Medicine · 10 hours ago

Director for Clinical Research

Ann Arbor, MI

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Michigan Medicine is a premier, research-intensive academic medical center seeking an experienced, visionary leader as the Director for Clinical Research. This role involves leading the Office of Research units to provide top-notch support and infrastructure for clinical research, while promoting the vision for the clinical trial enterprise and guiding strategic planning and implementation of initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Partner with Medical School Research Deans and directors to create and communicate a shared vision and shape strategic plans that ensure overall institutional research support and alignment with customer needs. Execute on institutional goals through a clear understanding of the vision, budgets, timelines, metrics, and deliverables

Oversee the activities and directly manage the CTSO, CRAO, and IRBMED unit directors, including overall accountability for the fiscal, personnel, operational, and administrative activities of the units and programs that roll up to this role. Develops and implements short and long-range goals and objectives

Build relationships and work with others at all levels of the organization to resolve complex issues, facilitate continuous improvement, and drive change management across clinical research workstreams and structures. This includes proactive collaborations within the Office of Research, with partners across campus, and with statewide clinical affiliates in the U-M Health network to advance clinical research goals

Monitor and analyze the clinical research landscape and industry trends to maintain Michigan Medicine and faculty competitiveness

Represent the institution externally, working with peer institutions and others at the national level to stay abreast of the ever-changing clinical research landscape

Represent and respond to matters, including interactions with senior Michigan Medicine officials, faculty members, research teams, departmental leaders and staff, and outside agencies that impact our clinical research operations

Serve on university-wide committees and task forces, as needed, to advance the clinical research mission

Participate in the executive leadership, oversight, and management of the Clinical Research Coordinator Career Ladder and policies that apply

Prepare executive level reports, proposals, presentations, briefings, and responses on institutional and strategic issues

Promote a positive working environment for all members of our community

Qualification

Clinical research managementChange managementStrategic decision makingRegulatory knowledgeProject managementCommunicationTeam leadershipCustomer-oriented mindset

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare administration, science, research, or a related field

A minimum of seven years of experience in clinical research and supporting clinical research administration and operations

Significant senior management experience with increasing responsibility

Applied experience implementing change management and continual improvement of operations at an enterprise or large-scale level

Experience leading in a complex organization, building cross-unit partnerships, and gaining support and commitment

Experience making and communicating strategic decisions, exercising independent judgment, handling complex situations, balancing competing priorities, and successfully driving a strategic vision

Experience serving a client base and application of a customer-oriented mindset

Passion for supporting a positive and collaborative workplace environment

Preferred

Experience promoting a culture of accountability, providing teams with strategic direction, prioritization, and support to achieve results

Experience in project management and developing and implementing policies and procedures

Expert knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and guidance and their direct application to the clinical research environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Company

Michigan Medicine

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Michigan Medicine is a health care system and academic medical center that provides medical education and more. It is a sub-organization of University of Maichigan.

Founded in 1869

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

10001+ employees