Senior Manager, Clinical Trial Program - Neurology (Stroke Institute)

UTHealth Houston • Houston, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The mission of the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases is to advance and transform stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation in the dual contexts of community population health and a learning health-care system. We are committed to high-quality, rigorous research across the continuum of stroke care; developing new treatments and innovative healthcare delivery models for stroke; and promoting stroke awareness and education for the general public. We are a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge research dedicated to cerebrovascular, brain, and mental health while providing a valuable resource for patients seeking to participate in groundbreaking research studies.
This position will provide comprehensive support to the research team by assisting with research project activities, coordination, documentation, and administrative processes. This position will work with and be the primary person to manage our clinical trials programs and provide regulatory support.
Preferred Skills: Seeking a person experienced in human research studies, with the ability and experience to train research staff on how to manage clinical trials. This is a working leadership role in the Institute for Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease with the expectations that the person will have good knowledge on research compliance, has experience in audits for clinical trial studies and is capable of leading internal audits on the studies. Experience with CAPA plans and being able to oversee day-to-day activities and is knowledgeable and have the ability to find resources for questions that come up from research staff. This role will be expected to assist with writing research protocols as well as be the lead in writing RFA’s for pilot studies and manage the administrative components of those pilot studies.
This is not a research administrators (pre/Post award) position.
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 7 years of relevant experience required
• Pharmaceutical or clinical research strongly preferred
• Registered Nurse (RN) State Licensure or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) by Texas Board of Nursing (BON) depending on clinical trial may be required
• Human Subjects Research (HSR) by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) may be required
• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual-English/Spanish preferred
• Experienced in human research studies
• Ability and experience to train research staff on how to manage clinical trials
• Good knowledge on research compliance
• Experience in audits for clinical trial studies
• Capable of leading internal audits on the studies
• Experience with CAPA plans
• Able to oversee day-to-day activities
• Knowledgeable and have the ability to find resources for questions that come up from research staff
• Assist with writing research protocols
• Lead in writing RFA’s for pilot studies
• Manage the administrative components of those pilot studies

Responsibilities

• Manages subject recruitment, site development, enrollment of human subjects and clinical trial monitoring.
• Manages all aspects of the clinical trial including but not limited to budget development, budget negotiation, coverage analysis development, contracts, regulatory compliance, and pre and post award activities.
• Identifies and evaluates programs, companies, universities/colleges, etc., where large populations of potential subjects reside.
• Identifies, develops, and maintains suitable site(s) for on-going trial visits.
• Develops and implements presentations/recruiting initiatives for clinical trials including presenting to potential trial subjects.
• Maintains regular communication with clinical sites, investigators, subcontractors, and/or pharmaceutical companies.
• Manages collaboration with all principal investigators to implement processes and structure for conducting clinical trials by institutional guidelines.
• Interacts with project teams and provide required/necessary training.
• Creates annual budget, negotiate with service contracts, and reports on progress and authorizes expenditures.
• Oversees and assigns responsibilities, monitors progress of the clinical trials, and provides supervision and education to research personnel, nurses and principal investigators.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Awesome retirement/pension plan
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care

What This Job Offers

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