Executive Director of Clinical Research - Center for Research & Grants

Job Description

Position Summary

The Office of Clinical Research (OCR) assists ECU Health Physicians and East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine (BSOM) faculty with providing innovative and newly discovered approaches to patient care through a diverse portfolio of industry clinical trials and other clinical research. The Director of the Office of Clinical Research leads the effort to increase clinical trials expenditures across ECU Health, the BSOM, and the School of Dental Medicine. It is possible that in the future all industry clinical trials across East Carolina University and ECU Health will be managed by the Office of Clinical Research. This growth will be accomplished by improving the operational efficiency of the clinical trials enterprise and expansion of the support infrastructure while ensuring that ECU meets federal, state and industry compliance regulations for the execution of contracts, enrollment of subjects, adverse events, and deviations from protocols. The Director will report to the Associate Dean for Research in the Brody School of Medicine and the Chief Operating Officer of ECU Health.

Responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority for facilitating the implementation of systems, programs and strategic initiatives that advance clinical research, including clinical trials, and grant administration. Develops and aligns strategies, initiatives, supporting infrastructure, and budgets that enable the system to achieve results that align with established practices and procedures to create and sustain operational excellence. Communicates department(s) objectives to staff to ensure understanding of research and grant administration goals and their alignment. Oversee department initiatives and operations, including staff, budget, and vendor management. Measures effectiveness and take steps to ensure continuous improvement of department performance. Facilitates change to advance the organization and uses resources and operational practices to drive execution of plans. Ensures that policies, procedures and practices are followed to support research and grant administration. Accountable for a positive organizational culture in decision making and performance management to influence work attitudes and enhance job satisfaction. Member of the management team and functions as a key liaison between the leadership teams, staff and physician partners of the organization and programs.

Minimum Requirements

Master's degree in related field or higher.

7 years of experience is in field of research.

Established record in execution of complex federal, industry and/or other externally sponsored clinical trials.

Preferred Requirements

Experience supervising clinical research team.

Experience implementing centralized clinical research models.

Ability to review and understand emerging data and proactively implement measures to ensure delivery of quality study results.

Ability to navigate a complex matrixed environment and manage teams that are diverse in terms of expertise, background, and geography.

Other Information

Position: 40 hours / week

Shift: Days

Department Information: Research - ECU Health

Benefits and Bonuses: ECU Health Employee Benefits | Benefits designed with you in mind

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General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

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