Clinical Team Manager

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

About The Position

The Clinical Team Manager serves on the Management Team of an oncology clinical research program within the Clinical Research Central Office at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. Under the direction of a Clinical Research Pod Manager, the manager provides clinical support, leadership, and supervision to one or more Disease-Oriented Teams, ensuring research activities comply with applicable international, federal, state, and institutional laws, policies, procedures, and requirements. The role oversees patient-related clinical activities and supervises Clinical Research Coordinators, Research Nurses, and/or Data Coordinators. The manager must manage multiple projects simultaneously and work independently with initiative and sound judgment. The role may be based at Highland Avenue and/or East Park Medical Center. Some work may be performed onsite at a designated campus location and some remotely at an offsite, non-campus location. This position is identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations; employment requires passing an initial caregiver check under Wisconsin Caregiver Law and subsequent checks every four years. The position reports to the Clinical Team Pod Manager and works under the general direction of the Principal Investigator(s) for each study. The department is the School of Medicine and Public Health, Carbone Cancer Center. The center’s mission is to defeat cancer through rapid application of research, prevention, and treatment, and it describes its environment as collaborative, respectful, and welcoming. The starting salary is $75,000 annually, negotiable based on experience and qualifications. Benefits include vacation, holidays, sick leave, insurance and savings accounts, and retirement benefits. A bachelor’s degree is preferred. Applicants must have at least two years of clinical research experience and hold an approved clinical research certification or be eligible to obtain one as of their start date. Those not already certified must obtain certification within six months of hire. Accepted certifications include CCRP (SOCRA), CCRA, CCRC, and ACRP-CP (ACRP).

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience in clinical research.
Hold an approved clinical research certification or be eligible to obtain one as of the start date; candidates who are not already certified must obtain certification within 6 months of hire.
Acceptable certifications include CCRP (SOCRA), CCRA, CCRC, and ACRP-CP (ACRP).

Nice To Haves

Four years of experience in clinical research.
Prior experience in oncology.
Supervisory or management experience.
Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Serve as a subject matter expert and primary point of contact for clinical research participants, providing information about research procedures, expectations, and inquiries.
Schedule logistics and secure resources for a defined high-complexity clinical research trial and/or multiple research trials.
Exercise supervisory authority over at least 2.0 FTE employees, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked.
Monitor program budgets and approve unit expenditures.
Recruit, screen, and enroll trial participants; collect complex information; perform medical assessments; and answer detailed questions under the supervision of a medically licensed professional.
Collect, prepare, process, analyze, and submit participant data and samples to appropriate entities in accordance with research protocols and applicable policies and procedures.
Assist with review of current research trials and development of operational protocols and work-unit policies, and recommend improvements to leadership.
Provide clinical support, leadership, and supervision to one or more Disease-Oriented Teams and oversee patient-related clinical activities.
Ensure research activity adheres to applicable international, federal, state, and institutional laws, policies, procedures, and requirements.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously and work independently using initiative and good judgment.