SPVR NON THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH OPS

Responsibilities

• Maintains appropriate staffing levels with qualified employees by working directly with HR.
• Develops and maintains retention programs for research staff.
• Oversees the orientation and education process for all NTRO research staff (new and present), ensuring familiarity and working knowledge of current research regulations at the local, state, and national level.
• Provides input to manager on personnel management activities including recruiting/interviewing, development of SOP's and career development of the supervisor's direct reports.
• Annually and on-going, provides input to the manager and communicates performance management to direct reports.
• Initiates processes and procedures to run non-therapeutic studies more efficiently.
• Monitor protocol movement through the Moffitt system for study start-up and assess if resources are sufficient to conduct the protocol at the Center.
• Re-evaluate protocols in the pipeline, making changes as appropriate.
• Ensures all employees are appropriately trained and monitored, conducting high quality work and maintaining compliance by providing appropriate feedback on an ongoing basis.
• Develops strong relationships with extramural research partners working with this Office and facilitates clear communication between Moffitt and extramural research partners to ensure that joint activities move forward in a programmatic and logical manner.
• Provides general operational, scientific, and administrative support for all activities related to extramural research initiatives supported by this Office with academic partners, industry collaborations, and/or collaborative networks.
• Analyzes processes to be improved and takes initiative to recommend changes and implement new processes.
• Provides ongoing review, guidance, and action to conduct operations in an efficient and financially sustainable manner.
• Ensures that NTRO research operations (as assigned), including consenting, biospecimen collection, and data collection, are being carried out in accordance with the IRB approved protocol.
• Responsible for ensuring that research operations are conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines, Moffitt policies, and local, state, and federal regulatory requirements through implementation and dissemination of internal monitoring activities.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a Science or Health Care related field is required, Master’s degree in a Science or Health Care related field preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of research experience in clinical research and/or observational-based studies is required. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an Associate's degree with an additional 2 years of experience (for a total of 5 years of experience) may be considered.
• Experience must include coordinating and managing efforts of research staff and closely interacting with internal and external health care personnel (MDs, RNs, PharmDs, etc) to satisfactorily conduct research studies.
• 1 year of supervisor and/or leadership experience is preferred.
• Research Certification CCRP, CCRC and/or ACRP is preferred.
• Working knowledge of policies and procedures that govern clinical and biorepository research.
• Strong knowledge of clinical trial coordination, regulatory compliance, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• The ability to work well under the pressure of meeting mandatory deadlines.
• Careful attention to detail.
• The ability to plan, organize, and coordinate multiple work assignments across a research team.
• The ability to function independently and as a member of a large team; motivate people to achieve excellence; work with multiple faculty and staffing levels and with multiple business units to achieve departmental goals.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• The ability to train personnel to implement rigorous research protocols.