Research Manager, Surgery

Nevada System of Higher Education•Evanston, IL

9d•$39 - $60•Onsite

About The Position

The Surgery Research Manager will prioritize and manage clinical trials, while providing and maintaining oversight of project operations and strategic planning. This position requires a broad understanding of the clinical trial processes, such as writing protocols and consent forms, preparing regulatory and grant submissions, fulfilling contract requirements, and overseeing and fulfilling financial operations. Will establish timelines and goals for projects, ensuring all IRB submissions are accurate, study procedures are followed, and all research staff are following institutional policies. The research manager will oversee clinical research operations and assume significant HR responsibilities, including hiring, onboarding, training, mentoring, and managing research staff. May be required to assist research staff and investigators when staff coverage is needed. This may include data collection and data management. Will assist the senior manager in facilitating communication and work operations with non-senior staff. This position helps orient new surgeons to the research procedures and requirements at Endeavor Health and assists with the surgeons strategic planning of their research program. This position also handles the financial reporting, tracking and transfers of all surgery research accounts and special purpose funds. The position’s responsibilities to the Senior Manager involve tracking all research related projects including databases and revenues. Will modify budgets and oversee continued growth of studies, research program, and funding. The person in this position is expected to exhibit excellent leadership characteristics and to be willing and able to make independent decisions and assume responsibility for them.

Requirements

Bachelor's in the health field
Background in surgery or surgery research preferred
Five plus years of experience in IRB preparation, grant writing, and publication preparation
Drafting and managing sponsored budgets and grant budgets, federal and non-federal
One to two years of supervisory experience is strongly preferred
Broad knowledge of the clinical trial process
Ability to manage projects and collaborate with physician leadership and cross-departmental leadership
Must be detail-oriented
Excellent oral and written communicator
Excellent computer and database literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office platforms, Outlook
Proficiency with equipment as necessary to carry out study protocols, device protocols

Nice To Haves

Master's or doctorate preferred
CCRP, ACRP, or related certification is preferred
Experience with Epic EMR strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Prioritize and manage clinical trials
Provide and maintain oversight of project operations and strategic planning
Write protocols and consent forms
Prepare regulatory and grant submissions
Fulfill contract requirements
Oversee and fulfill financial operations
Establish timelines and goals for projects
Ensure all IRB submissions are accurate
Ensure study procedures are followed
Ensure all research staff are following institutional policies
Oversee clinical research operations
Assume significant HR responsibilities, including hiring, onboarding, training, mentoring, and managing research staff
Assist research staff and investigators when staff coverage is needed (e.g., data collection and data management)
Assist the senior manager in facilitating communication and work operations with non-senior staff
Orient new surgeons to research procedures and requirements
Assist with surgeons' strategic planning of their research program
Handle financial reporting, tracking, and transfers of all surgery research accounts and special purpose funds
Track all research-related projects including databases and revenues
Modify budgets
Oversee continued growth of studies, research program, and funding
Exhibit excellent leadership characteristics
Make independent decisions and assume responsibility for them