Visiting Director of Clinical Research Operations

7 days ago

Chicago, United States University of Illinois Full time

**Visiting Director of Clinical Research Operations - Maternal Health Research Center**

**Hiring Department**: Department of Medicine

**Location**: Chicago, IL USA

**Requisition ID**: 1025402

**Posting Close Date**: June 16, 2024

**About the University of Illinois Chicago**

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

**Description**:
Position Summary
This position will manage clinical research operations and clinical research staff and ensure adequate oversight and coordination of clinical research for the Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence, which includes several NIH and other highly competitive extensive federal research funding. Additional responsibilities include oversight of the center's day-to-day operations, regulatory compliance, strategic development, core management, and monitoring of research operations. This program consists of a research, training, and community engagement core.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Review and assess research protocols; Determine long and short-term resource (personnel, materials, space, etc.) requirements for clinical and translational research projects to ensure efficient use of resources. Assist PI with budgetary forecasts for functional group expenses (operating and capital).
- Monitor the progress of all cores and clinical research projects on an ongoing basis relative to established timelines and key milestones. Ensure that delays are identified and communicated to PIs and functional group staff. Participate in and facilitate efforts to implement appropriate interventions across functional groups to meet timelines.
- Identify operational problems, issues, obstacles, and barriers across all projects based on input from research staff, PIs, and sponsors; communicate patterns and trends; and participate in and support efforts to develop and implement process/system improvements.
- Serve as point of contact for Principal Investigators, research coordinators, and auditors to answer questions, resolve problems, advise, and prepare/negotiate agreements.
- Monitor expenditure of funds relative to budgetary targets for all clinical research on an ongoing basis. Ensure that variances are identified and communicated to appropriate personnel. Facilitate efforts to implement appropriate interventions.
- Develop and implement orientation programs for new research staff and ongoing training, continuing education, and professional development.
- Work with PIs to identify research staff, space, and material resources required for each clinical research project and across all projects to ensure appropriate assignment/availability of research staff.
- Prepared and delivered presentations at internal and external meetings for the population program and principal investigator.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
- Plan, assign, and review staff work to meet group objectives. Assist in hiring, training, developing, and managing staff to ensure that qualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

**Qualifications**:
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in health science, social science, data science, or related fields is required.
- Minimum of ten years of experience in clinical research with at least 5 of those years in clinical research trial management.
- Advanced knowledge of scientific and research concepts and regulations is required.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit _Required Employment Notices and Posters_ to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexua

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