Ensures proper supervision, adequate research staffing levels, and works to streamline operations facilitating efficient academic research practice.

1. Accountable for the supervision of all assigned research personnel. Trains new research staff in department research and administrative procedures, evaluates their performance, encourages and supports their further education, and fosters their personal and professional development. Handles performance problems up to and including termination.
2. Organizes and manages complex research studies and programs. Experience working on investigator intiated IND's/IDE's a plus. 
3. Reviews sponsored research applications and protocols to assess the feasibility of potential studies. Seeks out new research opportunities. Participates in study site selection activities.
4. Prepares and submits sponsored research applications, progress reports and closing reports to research sponsors and any applicable regulatory agencies.
5. Works with study investigators to develop recruitment and screening procedures as applicable. Composes recruitment documents such as letters and brochures.
6. Works with the SPA office and Principle Investigators to ensure completion of required elements of sponsored research applications, composes documents, including informed consent forms and protocol abstracts. Creates other study documents and study management tools. Provides guidance and support to other research team members in this area.
7. Maintains study and regulatory documentation.
8. Manages study timelines, ensures completion of milestones and may carry out study visit tasks and procedures, arranging required tests and other appointments as applicable.
9. Manages the distribution of workload and back up support for each research team member. Provides support and guidance to other members of the research team. Mentor research coordinators, nurses, assistants, and other clinical staff and trainees in both clinical trials and sponsored program areas
10. Designs, establishes, and provides training programs for clinical and academic research staff.
11. Travels to investigator meetings or protocol specific training.
12. Communicates with key stakeholders throughout the course of the study.
13. Prepares grants for funding department research.
14. Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience, or the equivalent in education and experience, required.



• Master’s degree and/or 10 years of relevant experience preferred.



• Excellent organizational, writing and office software skills required.

• Certification through the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) required.