Clinical Research Manager - CCC | Clinical Trials Office

The Ohio State University • Columbus, OH

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Research Manager will manage, develop, and oversee the conduct of clinical trials for a cancer disease-specific research team within the OSUCCC Clinical Trials Office (CTO), under the direction of the Clinical Trials Director. This role involves overseeing the planning, organization, implementation, and execution of all clinical research projects specific to the disease team, and managing daily administrative, operational, research, and patient care activities. The manager will collaborate with faculty, administration, research staff, and shared resources within the James Cancer Hospital and OSUCCC.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in biological sciences, health sciences, social sciences or other medical field or an equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 5 years of experience in a clinical research capacity conducting & implementing research projects required
• knowledge of clinical research regulations, guidelines & compliance issues required including Institutional Review Board (IRB) & federal or industry sponsor processes and requirements
• ACRP (Assn of Clinical Research Professionals) or SOCRA (Society of Clinical Research Associates) certification required

Nice To Haves

• experience in a progressively responsible administrative or management research capacity preferred
• supervisory experience preferred
• knowledge of clinical trials data management preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversees planning, organization, implementation, and execution of all clinical research projects specific to disease team
• Manages and supervises daily administrative, operational, research and patient care activities in a specific cancer disease site collaborating and communicating with faculty, administration, research staff and shared resources within James Cancer Hospital and OSUCCC as appropriate
• Plans, directs, assigns, and monitors team workflow, activities, and productivity to ensure fulfillment of research goals
• Assists Clinical Trials Director in hiring, supervising, training, scheduling, and evaluating research personnel
• Directly manages own team of clinical research staff
• Develops and implements plans to meet requirements of new studies/protocols and ensures all requirements within disease team are met; plans and leads disease team meetings at which protocol activity and progress, resource allocations and productivity benchmarks are reviewed
• Provides feasibility assessments
• Conducts quality assurance reviews of research processes and data
• Collaborates with OSUCCC investigators and regulatory staff in the development, review, submission, and implementation of research protocols
• On a limited level, collaborates with principal investigator (PI) to develop, negotiate, implement, and administer research study budgets
• Reviews, monitors, and approves expenditures to ensure appropriateness
• Manages and supervises recruitment, interviews, screening and enrolling of patients into research protocols
• Develops, implements, and oversees education of patients participating in study
• Ensures appropriate patient care and follow-up according to protocol
• Participates in writing and submission of manuscripts

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
• Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
• State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager