USR Quality and Operations Leader

Oregon Health & Science University • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The Office of the Chief Research Officer seeks a Quality & Operations Lead for University Shared Resources (USR) to support coordinated execution, accountability, and operational rigor across OHSU’s shared resource portfolio. The Quality & Operations Lead reports to the USR Strategic Lead and works in close coordination with the Finance & Compliance Lead as part of the interim triumvirate USR leadership model, designed to ensure continuity, rigor, and accountability across the USR portfolio. USR leadership model. This role focuses on driving consistency across cores, strengthening documentation and reporting practices, and advancing quality and rigor across the USR program. Note: This position is offered as a secondary appointment to an OHSU faculty member as part of a new USR leadership model. The model will be trialed and evaluated for success at the 6–9-month mark. The duties of this position include: Drive consistency across USR cores through implementation of shared policies, procedures, and reporting standards. Standardize documentation practices and templates to ensure clarity and reproducibility. Establish and uphold quality and rigor standards for core operations and reporting. Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and institutional requirements to ensure accountability. Identify process gaps and lead cross-core improvements to strengthen alignment and operational follow-through. Success in This Role Will Be Reflected By: Consistent adoption of shared procedures, documentation, and quality and rigor standards across USR cores, in collaboration with Core Directors and staff. Complete and on-time submission of required USR reports and metrics.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, or equivalent) required.
• Appointment at a professorial or research-prefixed faculty rank at OHSU.
• Prior leadership experience in research, programmatic, or core operations settings.
• Experience coordinating compliance, documentation, and reporting processes, with accountability for institutional or sponsor deadlines and deliverables.
• Excellent organization, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to align stakeholders around shared standards, timelines, and deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with quality improvement or documentation standardization efforts.
• Experience working within a centralized service or shared resource environment.
• Experience developing shared templates, guidance documents, or structured reporting frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Drive consistency across USR cores through implementation of shared policies, procedures, and reporting standards.
• Standardize documentation practices and templates to ensure clarity and reproducibility.
• Establish and uphold quality and rigor standards for core operations and reporting.
• Coordinate timelines, deliverables, and institutional requirements to ensure accountability.
• Identify process gaps and lead cross-core improvements to strengthen alignment and operational follow-through.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees