Senior Administrative Director, Clinical Research Services

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The SCCC Administrator serves as an advisor and consultant to senior leadership, develops strategic plans, and monitors the status of all current administrative and operational issues of a specific area of SCCC Research (for example, Shared Resources, Clinical Research Programs, Programmatic, Sponsored Programs, and/or specific high-level area). This position ensures compliance with all applicable external laws and regulations, and University policies and procedures.

Core Job Functions

• Confers with SCCC clinical research, shared resources, or appropriate leaders and staff in solving administrative/operational and sometimes personnel problems to ensure that resources are properly staffed.
• Oversees and develops the management of SS technologies, products, and services to facilitate interaction between researchers and SCCC members.
• Selects and uses appropriate software applications necessary to enhance scientific productivity.
• Promotes multidisciplinary interactions and collaborations among all Sylvester’s research programs.
• Handles human resource related issues, and is accountable for the hiring, disciplinary, termination and salary decisions.
• Develops plans to ensure that SCCC shared resources, clinical research services and/or assigned area provide economies of scale to generate revenues increase each year while limiting expenses.
• Acts as liaison between SCCC and other University departments.
• Develops and implements formal training and development programs for leaders, staff, and users.
• Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience required

Department Specific Functions

• Serves as the administrative leader for the entire Sylvester Clinical Trials Office.
• Serves as an advisor and consultant to senior leadership, develops strategic plans, and monitors the status of all current administrative and operational aspects of SCCC Clinical Trials Office.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable external laws and regulations, and University policies and procedures.
• Oversees and manages all SCCC Clinical Research Services in alignment with Cancer Center leadership, the strategic plan and the needs of the Catchment Area.
• Supports Clinical Research Service leaders with continuous evaluation and improvement efforts, such as user surveys, progress reports, annual reviews.
• Enhances communication and collaboration between Clinical Research leaders.
• Evaluates and advises existing and developing Clinical Resources leaders on strategy, service, funding, and fee structure.
• Oversees all SCCC Clinical Research Services in alignment with Cancer Center leadership, the strategic plan and the needs of the Catchment Area.
• Works closely with the AVP of Research Administration and SCCC Finance leader to oversee all Clinical Research Service funding.
• Represents SCCC Clinical Research in SCCC meetings as well as in external meetings and/or conferences.
• Collaborates with SCCC leadership to ensure that SCCC Clinical Research are supporting and advancing cancer research for all CC members.
• Collaborates closely with Oncology Service Line and standard of care teams to ensure smooth operations and mitigate roadblocks for research patient experience.
• Interacts with appropriate University committees and academic leaders to advocate for optimal, cost-effective access to CR services that advance the clinical research goals and mission of the CC, leveraging the resources and expertise of the entire University.
• Provides an overview of Clinical research productivity and current state to AVP Research Administration, SCCC Director and Sr. Leadership.
• Leads SCCC Senior Leadership in assessment of ongoing relevance of existing CRs to members, identifying any gaps.
• Supports the AD, Clinical Research in the writing and preparing of the CPDM and PRMS sections of the Cancer Center Support Grant, and other reports, grant submissions, and presentations pertinent to clinical research operations and the strategic plan.
• Oversees all clinical research committee support (e.g., SDGs/CRTs, Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee, Data Safety Monitoring Committee).
• Oversees quality and training team to ensure staff are properly equipped, meeting national standards for clinical trials.
• Provides dotted line support of research nursing for administrative guidance and strategic planning.
• Oversees clinical research lab operations to ensure optimal processes, billing and compliance.
• Responsible for the optimal time to trial activation metrics and improving the pre-PRMC timeline, study start up support and feasibility review.
• Ensures optimal protocol development support to ensure optimal proportion of investigator-initiated studies.
• Leads relationship with the University of Miami’s Office of Research Administration, IRB, the offices of monitoring and auditing, and Clinical Research Management and Support Office.
• Works in alignment with Sylvester’s finance team to monitor financial management of clinical trials and lead discussions on ensuring best processes.
• Works in alignment with Human Resources to ensure staff engagement, retention, team-leadership and proper staffing through development of business plans in alignment with Center strategic plan.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

Pay

Competitive salaries offered.

Schedule

Full-time Employee Type: Staff