Director of Research Nursing, Cancer Clinical Trials Office

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

58d • $180,000 - $230,000 • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. This position will operate out of an office location at 133 Brookline Ave, Boston MA (Fenway Area) as well as the BIDMC main campus. Job Summary: The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Nursing Director for the Cancer Clinical Trials Office (CCTO) reports directly to the CCTO Director. The Nursing Director supervises the CCTO research nursing staff and coordinates nursing coverage for trials, including directly working on clinical trials. The Nursing Director is responsible for working with the Director in the oversight of the Research Nurses. This role will work closely with the Research Clusters, Pharmacy and Disease Program Leaders to directly staff clinical trials and in managing the research nurses to achieve individual programmatic goals. The Nursing Director will contribute to the development, maintenance and implementation of training for Research Nurses. The Nursing Director will train new Research Nurses by providing continuing education to ensure high standards of clinical research practice. This position works closely with senior staff members to plan, prioritize and implement operational goals, as well as establish appropriate quality control procedures to ensure compliance with federal, state, local, and institutional guidelines. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by an Accountable Nurse Leader to the department.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• License Registered Nurse required., and Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
• 5-8 years related work experience required and 0-1 years supervisory/management experience required
• Four to six years of clinical research experience, preferably focused in Oncology or other high risk research specialty and proven competence in industry, cooperative group and investigator-initiated sponsored research.
• Demonstrated analytical experience to effectively manage large-scale, highly visible projects.
• Strong understanding of policy and practice governing research compliance within a large institution and ability to operationalize evolving research policy (IRB, FDA, OHRP, DHHS) relating to human subjects research.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.
• Ability to make decisions with significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a major department or multiple departments. Participates in decisions on overall strategy and direction of the organization.
• Ability to address problems that are broad, complex and abstract, often involving Medical Center-wide issues and requiring substantial creativity, resourcefulness, staff engagement, Lean diagnostic techniques, negotiation and diplomacy to develop solutions.
• Ability to set direction and vision for major departments or multiple departments. Establishes priorities, develops policies and allocates resources.
• Ability to communicate complex information in English effectively in writing to all levels of staff, management and external customers across functional areas.
• Ability to verbally communicate complex concepts in English and address sensitive situations, resolve conflicts, negotiate, motivate and persuade others.
• Ability to demonstrate broad and comprehensive knowledge of theories, concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex and/or unprecedented situations across multiple functional areas.
• Ability to lead collaborative teams for larger projects or groups both internal and external to the Medical Center and across functional areas. Results have implications for the management and operations of multiple areas of the organization.
• Ability to lead operational initiatives to meet or exceed customer service standards and expectations in assigned unit(s) and/or across multiple areas in a timely and respectful manner.
• Employees in this job must be competent to provide patient care to the following age groups: Young adult: 16-30 years, Middle Age: 30 - 60 years, Elderly: 60 -.
• Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently to move objects. Some elements of the job are sedentary, but the employee will be required to stand for periods of time or move through out the hospital campus

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Nursing and/or oncology based clinical specialty preferred.
• Personnel management/mentoring experience to effectively manage a large and diverse staff.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the CCTO Director in the development of operational goals and optimal operating environment.
• Responsible for developing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for CCTO Research Nursing and managing staffing of protocols across the CCTO.
• In collaboration with the disease team leaders, takes a lead role in the hiring, supervision and evaluation of CCTO Research Nurses and directly staffs protocols as needed.
• Works closely with Disease Program Investigators to provide input on feasibility of new trials and provides nursing and clinical research expertise to investigators during the course of a trial which may include direct work on clinical trials.
• Interfaces with PCS and professional nursing through collaboration with the Associate Chief Nurse for Prof Development and Rsch and other nursing leaders; operationalizes core values of the organization; develops and sustains excellence in clinical nursing practice and the care of patients and families; serves as a member of the Nursing Leadership Nurses Council and other leadership forums.
• Collaborates with CCTO Director to develop and implement appropriate quality control guidelines to ensure all study conduct activities conform to Institutional regulatory standards, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), national cooperative group standards and other applicable state, federal and local regulatory requirements.
• Has the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities.
• Has authority to undertake or recommend the following employment actions: hiring, termination, corrective action and performance reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees