Supervisor, Clinical Research Nurse (Mays Cancer Center)

About the role

Mays Cancer Center is advancing cancer care through clinical trials and research. Our specialties include cancer drug development, meaning you may be among the first in the country to benefit from new therapies. This means our care teams can offer eligible patients medications not yet approved for the general public. We operate clinical trials for all aspects of cancer care, including prevention, detection and supportive therapies. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has recognized our commitment to high-quality care. As the only NCI-designated cancer center in Central and South Texas, we are part of an elite network of programs and deliver trusted care.

The Research Nurse Supervisor is a working supervisor responsible for providing both operational leadership and direct support for oncology clinical trials. This position supervises a multidisciplinary team of Research Nurses, Research Coordinators, and Research Assistants while maintaining an active portfolio of clinical research studies.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervise Research Nurses, Research Coordinators, and Research Assistants.
• Recruit, interview, onboard, train, mentor, and evaluate staff.
• Conduct performance evaluations and establish individual development plans.
• Monitor workload distribution and staffing needs across assigned disease site teams.
• Foster employee engagement, accountability, and continuous professional growth.
• Address performance concerns and implement corrective action when appropriate.
• Maintain an active portfolio of assigned clinical research studies.
• Coordinate Phase I-IV oncology clinical trials from activation through study closeout.
• Screens potential participants for protocol eligibility and collaborates with investigators regarding enrollment.
• Coordinates protocol-required research activities with investigators, clinic staff, pharmacy, laboratory, imaging, and ancillary departments.
• Reviews study protocols and informed consent documents to ensure appropriate implementation.
• Serves as a clinical research resource for investigators, sponsors, and study teams.
• Monitors participant safety through review of clinical information and protocol compliance.
• Ensures accurate and timely study documentation.
• Assists with sponsor visits, monitoring activities, audits, and inspections.
• Participates in investigator meetings, site initiation visits, and multidisciplinary planning meetings.
• Maintains continuous oversight of Epic electronic health records (EHR) patient and study statuses to ensure strict adherence to clinical documentation standards, regulatory, and NCI reporting requirements.
• Conduct routine, randomized audits of the electronic and paper records to verify medication accuracy, timestamp precision, and the thorough documentation of nursing interventions.
• Lead the formal review, implementation, and periodic maintenance of Hospital Outpatient Department (HOPD) Standing Delegation Orders (SDOs) and Standing Medical Orders (SMOs) to ensure clinical alignment with current evidence-based practice and state nursing regulations.
• Monitor departmental utilization of SDOs and SMOs to ensure consistent clinical application; perform gap analyses on order sets and initiate corrective actions when process variance is identified.

Qualifications

• Experience in research in medical setting and knowledge of institutional review boards.
• Ability to communicate and liaise with research participants, research team members, and other relevant partners/key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
• Detail oriented with strong planning and organizational skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient knowledge of all Microsoft applications.
• Current, unrestricted nursing license.

Education: Bachelors degree in Nursing is required.

Skills

• Five (5) years of professional nursing experience is required. Experience must include two (2) years in a research capacity.
• Texas Board of Nursing RN License is required.

About us

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) is a nationally recognized, top-tier public research university that unites the power of higher education, biomedical discovery and healthcare within one visionary institution. As the third-largest research university in Texas and a Carnegie R1-designated institution, UT San Antonio is a model of access and excellence — advancing knowledge, social mobility and public health across South Texas and beyond.

Benefits

UT Health San Antonio offers an excellent benefits package for its employees. Employees who work at least 20 hours a week, with an appointment of at least 4.5 months, are eligible for benefits.

• Medical - UT SELECT Medical insurance is offered free for employees and administered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
• Dental - Three dental insurance plan options are available for employees and their families through Delta Dental Insurance Company, two PPOs and one dental HMO plan.
• Vision - Fully insured Vision Care benefits are offered by Superior Vision Services.
• Disability - Employees can enroll in the Disability Insurance which provides income if a non-work related illness or injury prevents you from working.
• FSAs - Employees can enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) to set aside money from earnings before taxes for qualifying dependent day care expenses or out-of-pocket health care expenses.
• Retirement - Employees are eligible for either the Teacher Retirement System (TRS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP).
• Time Off - A generous leave program offers multiple paid leave options: Front-loaded Paid Time Off, Extended Illness Bank, Paid Family Leave, and Holidays.
• Discounts - Employees enjoy a range of discounts on services, tickets, and gym membership.