PS Manager, Program(s)
Job Summary
We are excited to bring in a new member to our Population Sciences Research Infrastructure Systems and Management Population Sciences Trials Office and Adapt team! Our PRISM PSTO/Adapt staff are involved in research studies associated with population sciences based research at Huntsman Cancer Institute. If you are passionate about contributing to HCI's vision of delivering a cancer free frontier by developing and leading studies, this is the role for you!
Responsibilities
Administration
- Serve as liaison/point of contact between study sponsor, investigators, study coordinators as well as regulatory or finance where applicable
- Participate in Canvas Update Working Group for the implementation and oversight of the training program and platform
- Provide feedback on policies and procedures for investigator services, staff management and budgetary goals/objectives
- Market and promote PSTO/Adapt services
- Facilitate relationships with the community and across the University of Utah and Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Develop strategies for continuous quality improvement
- Project management duties and tasks for PSTO/Adapt studies
- Organize UBox
- Represent the research program at meetings, national and international research consortia
- Correspond with appropriate parties to execute agreements (CTA's, CDA's, DTA's, etc.)
- Aid in development and implementing strategic initiatives for PSTO/Adapt
- May be assigned other duties as needed based on department need.
Study Operations
- Manage overall research studies from start-up to completion
- Cookordinate program activities across multiple studies
- Foster collaboration and communication, ensure investigator satisfaction
- Evaluate the needs of each site for studies
- Coordinate Oncore setup with regulatory and finance personnel
- Develop work practice documents and review standard operating procedures
- Build study templates
- Ensure adherence to ICH Guidelines, Code of Federal Regulations and Standard Operating Procedures
- Attend study meetings
- Update Ubox folders for studies as needed and moves studies to ‘completed' status when applicable
- Create ‘fast facts' sheets and checklists
- Provide back-up for study team
- Provide updates on study progress
Finance
- Allocate resources effectively within programs
- Frequently meet with finance teams for study invoicing
- Review and provide input on study budgets to completion
- Primary contact with finance team
Regulatory
- Supervise coordination compliance across studies
- Primary contact with regulatory
- Implement best practices
- Create and/or review study documents, except the informed consent, for IRB submissions
- Document amendment changes needed for ERICA
- Gather and review study documents for IRB approval
Supervision
- Report to PSTO/Adapt Clinical Research Manager
- Provide guidance and support to study coordinators and clinical research coordinators
- Supervise PSTO and ADAPT study and clinical research coordinators but not limited to the following:
- Assist in interviews
- Performance management
- 1:1's
- Kronos Time off approval
- Complete annual reviews and probationary meetings as needed
- Provide training, mentorship and guidance to study coordinators and clinical research coordinators to ensure comprehensive completion and compliance with their job responsibilities
- Assist with monitoring study effort reports, metrics and evaluate workload for and research staff bandwidth for individuals listed above.
Onboarding/Training
- Ensure competency of staff through education programs and informing clinical research manager of any performance management concerns
- Include clinical research manager on all performance concerns and escalate for the clinical research manager to address after second occurrence
- Train coordinators on study-related tasks and documentation
- Ensure training requirements are met for coordination.
- Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
- Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
- Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
- Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
- Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.
- Bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience).
- Four to six years of progressively more responsible management experience.
- Background knowledge of hiring department's area of specialization in order to analyze, plan and draw conclusions for recommendations to superiors.
- Demonstrated leadership skills in planning and directing employees and processes in order to effectively monitor and develop subordinates and to ensure the smooth operation of department.
- Completion of provided supervisory training within one year of employment may be required.
- Master's degree in a related area may be preferred.
- Preference will be given to those with ACRP/SOCRA certification.
- If the individual hired does not have this certification, they may be required to pass the exam within 1 year of hire.
- Excellent communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organization and attention to detail.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Experience in a healthcare setting or health care certification.
- Experience with health and research specific electronic data capture systems.
Disclaimer
This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required
The staff member must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development and the ability to assess data regarding the patient's status and provide care as described in the department's policies and procedures manual.
Minimum Qualifications
Priorities
Special Instructions
Requisition Number: PRN45350B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary
Department: 02059 - HCI Popul Sci Trials Office
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 60000 - 80000
Close Date: 7/12/2026
Open Until Filled
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