Director, NCCT Clinical Research Facilitation and Site Engagement Position Available In Forsyth, North Carolina

Director, NCCT Clinical Research Facilitation and Site Engagement
Winston Salem, NC, United States

Job ID:

156489

Job Family:

Director/AVP (Dept Head)

Status:

Full Time

Shift:

Day

Job Type:

Regular

Department Name:

55811085045839-WF Clinical Trial Methods Center of Excellence
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Overview

JOB SUMMARY

The National Center for Clinical Trials (NCCT) is designed to serve as an innovative platform to revolutionize and catalyze the conduct of clinical trials−greatly accelerating the translation of scientific findings into improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease for ourmunities and patients. The NCCT will offer core services for patient recruitment and enrollment, trial administration and follow-up, and to gather real world data and evidence.
The Clinical Trial Methods Center (CTMC) has been established within the Wake Forest University School of Medicine to provide the necessary tools and expertise that the NCCT will access and to deliver many of its core services. This position will be primarily responsible for the navigation and facilitation of industry-sponsored clinical trials through the NCCT; as well as the identification, engagement, tracking and development of Advocate Health clinical sites that will participate in NCCT-designated trials. This includes leading all aspects of sponsor and internal feasibility, study activation, and the monitoring associated with study conduct and study closeout for each NCCT participating site. Developing relationships with research and service line leaders across Advocate Health, Site Investigators and research site study staff, this position will help ensure the success of NCCT trials deployed across the Advocate Health foot.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree in Business, Hospital, Public Health, Higher Education Administration, or a related field with ten years’ experience in research, academic healthcare, and/or higher education management with successful track record of progressive responsibility required.
Demonstrated experience managing direct reports andpleting performance management activities.
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and process large amounts of information.
Demonstrated ability tomunicate effectively with diverse clientele both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated leadership, knowledge, and administrative experience with relevance to clinical research administration.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Leads all personnel and processes related to site feasibility identification and assessment, as well as study start-up and study oversight for NCCT-designated clinical trials and Real-World Data Evidence (RWDE) studies with clinicalponents.
Establishes and maintains Advocate Health clinical site relationships with the NCCT. Identifies service line points of contact for each site targeted for trial activation.
Develop and catalogue the knowledge of each site’s capabilities and past performance to assess their potential as NCCT-designated sites. Works across functional areas to ensure the effective and efficient activation and conduct of each NCCT trial at each NCCT-designated site (e.g., Recruitment, Informatics, IT, Education, Central Trial Services Platform, and RWDE).
Works with NCCT leadership to finalize site management plans including PI identification/engagement and funds flow. Ensures that all staff involved in the conduct of clinical trials at each site are trained in accordance withanizational policies and procedures.
Collects and reviews metrics to track Advocate Health site successes. Identifies trends and opportunities for process improvement in collaboration with the NCCT Evaluation Team.
Responsible for designing and implementing strategies that support the readiness of each NCCT-designated clinical site and uses data analytics to track and achieve site readiness goals.
Develops, implements and maintains strategic action plans that drive continued improvements in site activation and site conduct. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described in.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in clinical research operations within an Academic Health System, Clinical Research Organization, Pharma/Biotechpany. Experience in clinical research site management/oversight and site-level study conduct.
Detailed understanding of all aspects of clinical study implementation and site monitoring.
Strong collaboration, influence andmunication skills to partner effectively with relevant stakeholders.
Experience with managing clinical research study personnel. Highly developedanizational, problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to prioritize time-sensitive tasks.
Ability to work independently, make decisions and ensure project progress
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