Supervisor, Clinical Research Nurse (Mays Cancer Center)

UT Health San Antonio•San Antonio, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mays Cancer Center is advancing cancer care through clinical trials and research, specializing in cancer drug development. As an NCI-designated cancer center, we offer patients access to new therapies and operate clinical trials for all aspects of cancer care. This position is for a Research Nurse Supervisor who will provide operational leadership and direct support for oncology clinical trials. The role involves supervising a multidisciplinary team and maintaining an active portfolio of clinical research studies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and serving as a resource for investigators, sponsors, and research staff. Research Nurses in this role support protocol interpretation, participant safety oversight, and study coordination, rather than providing direct patient care.

Requirements

Experience in research in a medical setting.
Knowledge of institutional review boards.
Ability to communicate and liaise with research participants, research team members, and other relevant partners/key stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
Detail-oriented with strong planning and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient knowledge of all Microsoft applications.
Current, unrestricted nursing license.
Bachelors degree in Nursing is required.
This position may require the ability to maintain the security and integrity of UT San Antonio and its infrastructure per Texas EO-GA-48.

Responsibilities

Directly supervise Research Nurses, Research Coordinators, and Research Assistants.
Recruit, interview, onboard, train, mentor, and evaluate staff.
Conduct performance evaluations and establish individual development plans.
Monitor workload distribution and staffing needs across assigned disease site teams.
Foster employee engagement, accountability, and continuous professional growth.
Address performance concerns and implement corrective action when appropriate.
Maintain an active portfolio of assigned clinical research studies.
Coordinate Phase I-IV oncology clinical trials from activation through study closeout.
Screen potential participants for protocol eligibility and collaborate with investigators regarding enrollment.
Coordinate protocol-required research activities with investigators, clinic staff, pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, and ancillary departments.
Review study protocols and informed consent documents to ensure appropriate implementation.
Serve as a clinical research resource for investigators, sponsors, and study teams.
Monitor participant safety through review of clinical information and protocol compliance.
Ensure accurate and timely study documentation.
Assist with sponsor visits, monitoring activities, audits, and inspections.
Participate in investigator meetings, site initiation visits, and multidisciplinary planning meetings.
Maintain continuous oversight of Epic electronic health records (EHR) patient and study statuses to ensure strict adherence to clinical documentation standards, regulatory, and NCI reporting requirements.
Conduct routine, randomized audits of the electronic and paper records to verify medication accuracy, timestamp precision, and the thorough documentation of nursing interventions.
Lead the formal review, implementation, and periodic maintenance of Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) Standing Delegation Orders (SDOs) and Standing Medical Orders (SMOs) to ensure clinical alignment with current evidence-based practice and state nursing regulations.
Monitor departmental utilization of SDOs and SMOs to ensure consistent clinical application; perform gap analyses on order sets and initiate corrective actions when process variance is identified.
Perform all other duties as assigned.