Team Leader - Clinical Research Business Operations

Nationwide Children's Hospital•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Clinical Research Business Operations Team Leader provides strategic leadership to the Feasibility Team, ensuring the highest level of rigor on the development of high-quality research study budgets. This role is responsible for overseeing the creation of budgets that are not only accurate and feasible but also well-negotiated and critically evaluated. Success in this position requires an in-depth understanding of the complex balance between sponsor expectations, principal investigator (PI) priorities, and Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) objectives.

Requirements

Master’s Degree or equivalent experience, required.
Strong interpersonal skills and strong verbal and written communication skills, required.
High level of initiative, self-direction and accountability for actions required.
Strong leadership and decision-making skills, required.
Exceptional customer service, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal relationship skills required for interaction with contacts.
Competence in personal computing and beginning competence in the use of Microsoft Office software.
Experience in research related programs and activities, required.

Nice To Haves

CITI certification, preferred.

Responsibilities

Defines and implements infrastructure to support research growth.
Creates an environment where clinicians are comfortable asking for the support they need to explore their research passions.
Identifies research-related educational needs within the division and create or acquire programming to meet those needs.
Prepares and teaches research-related education sessions.
Facilitates training and maintains training records for all researchers.
Educates faculty regarding production of intellectual property.
Monitors changes in grant application requirements and ensures that all researchers are educated in the new processes.
Mentors researchers in all phases of grant application and management.
Monitors grant-related finances and assists with grant funding and writing.
Identifies funding sources available to support research and communicate this information to potentially interested researchers.
Develops and tracks research performance measures.
Prepares and presents ongoing performance reports that are updated on a weekly or biweekly basis.